What sort of work did Byrne Lawyers do when you first took over the practice and how has that changed in the years since?

So it was a very general practice.

It was VAJ Byrne and co-lawyers then, and we've now shortened and rebranded to Byrne Lawyers.

But it was a firm that's been in Gladstone since 1931.

So it was a very well-established practice.

It had always been a general practice that did most work types.

We're still a general practice that does most work types, but through the growth, we've been able to increase our offerings and specialize a little bit so we still do most work types but for example in our family law department we now have a very strong litigation base and we don't do just wills anymore we now do quite advanced estate planning and all those sorts of things we've really been able to delve into through our growth the main thing with the growth was just how tough it is to run a small practice and have everything so dependent on you as an individual.

Can you tell me about some of those initiatives in a bit more detail and how they've changed the way the practice operates and perhaps how you train junior staff?