Today’s most successful firms know they must continually adapt and evolve. Those that have done so in the past can now take advantage of the new digital realities shaping our modern legal market.

Law firms are being swayed by the promises of artificial intelligence to automate routine work, deliver faster results and potentially provide greater value to clients.

For all the talk around wellbeing in the workplace, burn-out continues to plague the legal profession at an alarming level, with more reports of lawyers struggling with heavy workloads and toxic cultures.

Following the government’s announcements of the impending ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, the time to prepare is now.

After a slowdown at the end of last year, 2023 continues to see a considerable appetite for M&A amongst law firms, not least Allen & Overy which has announced one of the biggest transatlantic deals ever .