Publish with Smokeball

I am Natalie Thompson, Product Manager for Smokeball.

When you publish with Smokeball you join over 55 other legal professionals who have collectively published over 120 publications across Australia and Malaysia. Smokeball authors enjoy the freedom of retaining copyright of their publications and receive 50% of the revenue generated from sales. Our authors do not have to bear any costs for editing or marketing – Smokeball looks after it all! In addition to these benefits, we are proud to state the following facts:

• We are great to work with - and have testimonials from published authors to prove it!
• We value our authors - We keep them up-to-date with a monthly e-newsletter and hold author functions throughout the year.
• We have a powerful email marketing system - this system allows us to send out sophisticated emails to best market our publications.
• We are focused on the needs of small law firms and sole practitioners - and have been doing so for 18 years.
• We ensure our publications are relevant - our authors are provided with feedback from small law firms before they begin writing.
• We are focused on technology - our developers are constantly improving website usability and delivery of our publications.
• We have over 4,000 legal professionals registered with Smokeball.

Current opportunities

Smokeball prides itself on publishing useful Step-by-Step Legal Practice Guides, Legal Practice Manuals and well written legal precedents and documents. We are seeking authors who have a practical and hands-on knowledge of the law, having practiced as either a solicitor or barrister. We are looking for professionals who can not only write a great publication but who can work with us to ensure updates are made when required.

We have opportunities currently available in the following areas:

• Practice and Procedure
• Wills and Estates
• Criminal Law
• Commercial and Business Law
• Property Law
• Personal Injury
• Immigration
• Tax
• Workers Compensation
• Workplace Relations
• Liquor and Gaming
• Intellectual Property
• Building and Construction

We can work with you whether you have a publication which is ready to publish, have an idea for a publication or would like to write but are not sure where to start.

To find out more please contact me, Natalie Thompson, on 603 2117 5135. You can also email your ideas or questions.

Best regards,
Natalie