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Lazarus Real – Interview with Beyond Billables

Mark Lazarus - An interview with Beyond Billables

Mark Lazarus on challenging the status quo of running and marketing a law firm

Honoured to have been invited to participate in a podcast with Maciek Motylinski of Beyond Billables. Please check out the podcast at the link below. You will hopefully gain further insight on my journey and how I plan to grow Lazarus Legal.
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The law is changing fast and those who don’t change with it are in danger of being left behind.

A shout out to Beyond Billables

Beyond Billables is an awesome platform for existing lawyers looking to build and grow their practice, for those young up and coming lawyers wanting something different, or even for those who may be looking to move away from the law entirely. If you need advice or assistance, Maciek Motylinski and Michael Bromley will have you covered!

Thanks again guys for having me on the show. I had a ball!

For more information, take a look at their impressive website or get in touch with them.

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What is in the podcast?

The law is changing fast and those who don’t change with it are in danger of being left behind. One person who knows this all too well is today’s guest on Beyond Billables, Mark Lazarus. Mark’s career has zig-zagged back and forth between Australia and the UK, all the while making space for a barrister role along with various stints with Monster Energy Drink and weathering the GFC in the process. 

After working for one of the hottest global energy drink brands on the planet, Mark has now taken some of that “energy” from Monster and put it into building his own practice working with Startups, SME’s, FMCG’s and creatives in the sports, music, entertainment, and fashion industries. Mark’s got some very progressive ideas about legal marketing, the business of law, and how lawyers can embrace the future. Speaking with him was an absolute pleasure.

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Listen to the full episode to hear things like:​

  • Mark’s mindset advice for young lawyers
  • Revivifying efforts at Lazarus Legal
  • The importance of using a great CRM
  • The keys to Lazarus Legal’s marketing approach
  • The acronym ‘SEFO’,
  • Lazarus Legal’s special sauce
  • The best compliments Mark ever received
  • Why fixed fee agreements can often be misleading
  • Why Mark became a barrister (and why it ultimately wasn’t for him)
  • Why the goals you set always end up changing
  • The effect of the GFC on Mark’s career
  • Why Mark considers himself a ‘glorified gardner’

If you need legal assistance, Lazarus Legal’s team of lawyers provide legal services across a range of practice areas. Call us on 02 8644 6000 to start a conversation

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Mark Lazarus

Mark Lazarus, the visionary behind the business and the fresh blood of the Lazarus Legal team, Mark (or Laz as he is often known) owes much of his success to his past experiences. And he’s made it his personal goal to bring that wisdom and formula to the firm.

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Barry Lazarus

CEO & Notary Public

barry@lazaruslegal.com.au 

We’d be lying if we told you that this bloke isn’t the big honcho of our team, but his name is a dead give-away. The founder of Lazarus Legal, Barry is an old school, tough as nails lawyer. They don’t forge litigators like this anymore.

With decades of experience in both Australia and South Africa, his wisdom is as renowned as his name. Back in the days when Schwarzenegger and Van Damme were kicking ass on VHS, Barry was kicking ass in the courtroom. And after all these years, he still has a reputation for refusing to back down.Barry is definitely the badass you’d want in a fight – in court or otherwise. But really, he’s a big softie. Just don’t let him know you know that (although he probably won’t read this anyway – navigating the Internet is not his strong point).

Aside from putting other lawyers in their place, taking long walks on the beach and spending time with his family, Barry enjoys seeing others succeed. Not only is Barry a staunch and unmoving litigator, he has sharp business and commercial acumen having started up ventures from scratch and growing them into full-blown franchises – from real estate to creating ice cream, to making pasta. With his experience on both sides of the commercial and legal equation, you want this guy to be on your side, whether you’re the next Zuckerberg realising your genius, or the next Zuckerberg taking on your opponents in court.

When Barry is not busy lawyering about, he is a part-time lawn bowler and a wannabe comedian, but never took both as a day job, because let’s face it, he’s a lot better at his day job.

If someone ever threatens you to lawyer up…relax, call Barry and he’ll handle the rest. 

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Mark Lazarus

Director

mark@lazaruslegal.com.au 

The visionary behind the business and the fresh blood of the Lazarus Legal team, Mark (or Laz as he is often known) owes much of his success to his past stories and experiences. And he’s made it his personal goal to bring that wisdom and formula to the firm.

He’s a bit of jet setter, splitting his time between Australia and the UK, maximising every hour of his professional life. He thrives on this adrenalin. It allowed him to work in private practice in Sydney, act for a host of famous celebrities in London, do a two year stint as a NSW barrister (and not the pretentious coffee type in the Melbourne laneways) and more recently did a gig as the Legal Director covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa for one of the world’s coolest fast-moving consumer good brands!  

As an Aussie and UK lawyer and former barrister, Mark not only has the gift of the gab but he’ll walk the walk to prove it too. He likes to think he’s a bit like Harvey Specter or Michael Corleone, the main difference is you can actually retain him as your lawyer and consigliere. He’ll tell you how it really is and will take on any challenge head on. Although litigation and court advocacy comes naturally to him, commercial and IP is what gets his blood pumping! 

When Mark is not out there doing his thing, you will probably catch him chilling at home with his family, on the sidelines of the soccer (football) pitch cheering on his two boys, crawling through mud obstacles, or training hard at the gym. Passion and commitment is what drives Mark to succeed, along with his burning desire to disrupt the legal profession by finding new ways to change the game.

He has sights on the future. So if you’re breaking new ground, ahead of the times, and on the verge of something big, but you need someone who’s got your back and who can give you straight up advice, this is the guy you will want on speed dial.

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