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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 .

Years ago, law firms took a naive and simplistic view of fertility, offering many of their female employees egg freezing and fertility ‘MOTs’, a monstrous and much-hated phrase.

Sitting down to write this article about how artificial intelligence is changing marketing, I briefly wondered if I could ask ChatGPT to write it for me instead.

Law firms should be exploring options to earn additional income and, with interest rates hitting 4.5% earlier this month, one option is to review the interest rates they are receiving on client funds.

The move towards alternatives to hourly billing is mostly being driven by clients who are now seeking out firms that offer – among other things – results, value for money and no unexpected extras.

Anxiety, the theme of this Mental Health Awareness Week, is pervasive amongst legal professionals and is one of the top three reasons people turn to LawCare for emotional support.