10 Easy Tips & Hints - How to Save Money When Using a Lawyer. By Michael Anderson, Australian Corporate Lawyer of the Year. With over 15 years experience instructing lawyers Michael shares with you his simple top 10 tips of how to brief a lawyer. Michael helps you make cost effective use of a lawyer to keep your costs down and to achieve a focused and improved outcome for your business. Michael is known for "turning the legally complex into the commercially simple".