The main reason cited by people who do not have a will was a lack of awareness as to how to arrange one. As a professional community, we seem to be failing to get our message across.

From catastrophic firm collapses to endemic compliance failures, the evidence is mounting that the current multi-regulator model is fundamentally broken.

As AI-assisted due diligence becomes embedded in law firm work, a sharper question emerges: what happens when the system misses something material?

Law firm staff generally like their colleagues and the flexibility they have – but feel overworked, under-communicated with, and uncertain about their long-term prospects.

Getting lawyers to use AI isn’t about the tech. It’s about behaviour and the complex mix of beliefs, fears, habits and incentives that shape how people really work.