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Shining a light on the shadows
The legal profession’s enthusiasm for artificial intelligence has birthed a dangerous trend known as ‘Shadow AI’, where employees are using personal or unapproved tools.
Price over local reputation – surely not!
There seems to be a suggestion that consumers might shop around away from their own location because there are significant price variations from region to region. But will they?
AML isn’t just a risk issue – it’s about client experience too
Something that gets forgotten among all this noise is the impact onerous AML rules have on client experience. It’s a source of friction and it reduces trust and confidence.
Breaking down barriers between fee-earners and finance teams
Many law firms grapple with a divide between fee-earners and finance teams, which can create friction that risks undermining regulatory requirements, profitability and client service.
Agentic AI and the importance of knowledge management for law firms
AI is the go-to capability to drive higher productivity for organisations. Those that are not yet implementing it may find themselves being left behind in the race for both talent and clients.
Will you embrace AI or risk being left behind?
The UK legal sector is an established and traditional institution. Whilst now it may not be fully embracing AI, its presence can now not be ignored by the profession.
Championing injured people – and their lawyers
Personal injury lawyers deserve respect for the work they do, says the new APIL president. We help injured people to piece their lives back together.
How lawyers can turn climate ambitions into enforceable action
The path to net zero runs through the legal department. By transforming transition plans into enforceable obligations, lawyers play a vital role in making climate action real.
What the first AI law firm tells other practices about compliance
The SRA’s approach to the first AI-driven law firm provides important insights into how it may handle future AI implementation across the legal sector.
Wills are changing but do your financial partners know?
The Law Commission reforms to wills make this an excellent time to reflect, not only on how they will affect your own clients and processes but also those of your financial planner partners.
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The new metrics for success in conveyancing
While technology has made much of the conveyancing process faster, there remains a practical limit to how many matters anyone can manage while still keeping standards intact.
The UK legal market is polarising – and the middle is disappearing
Consolidation and the boutique boom are not contradictory. They are the same market stretching apart at both ends – and it changes what your firm is worth, and to whom.
Conveyancing’s consistency problem is about pressure, not skills
When I qualified, a conveyancer had perhaps 10 or 12 plates to keep spinning. Today’s conveyancers have 20 or 30, and almost none of the room for error I had starting out.
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