Practice Management
Most law firms and in-house teams struggling to recruit
Three-quarters of law firms and in-house legal departments have found it difficult to hire staff in the last 12 months, new research has found.
Top law firms embrace branding with “emotional buy-in”
There is “an emerging class” of law firms among the top 100 which have adopted brands “evoking emotional buy-in and defining themselves as social and client champions”.
Law firm uses trainees to find problems and solve them with AI
A law firm is using teams of trainee solicitors to find problems that can be solved by artificial intelligence, develop solutions and present them to managers.
Mental health challenges “costing large law firms millions”
Mental health challenges are costing large law firms millions of pounds every year and reducing productivity by 19%, a report has indicated.
Make wellbeing “part of lawyers’ performance assessments”
Lawyers’ approach to wellbeing should form part of their performance assessments, while firms should have “open and honest discussions” with clients about mental health.
Large law firms negative about impact of GenAI on finances
The majority of large law firms outside of the top 10 are negative about the impact of generative artificial intelligence on their practices, new research has shown.
Traditional partnership losing appeal, says boss of PE-backed firm
The traditional partnership model is losing its grip on solicitors, according to the boss of a private equity-owned firm who says it has been able to do things it could not before the takeover.
Smaller firms falling out of love with merger, research finds
One in 10 smaller law firms are open to mergers or acquisitions, a proportion which has fallen steadily over the last two years, new research has found.
Scottish law firm extends English footprint with City acquisition
Scottish law firm Gilson Gray has extended its expansion south of the border by acquiring City of London-based PCM Solicitors, with plans to enter other markets too.
Gap between EDI policy and practice at law firms and in-house
There remains a gap between policy and practice when it comes to diversity, equality and inclusion at both law firms and in-house legal departments.
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What high-performing consumer claims firms get right
Recurring concerns about parts of the volume claims sector show that the gap between well-run firms and those struggling to manage volume effectively is widening.
The SRA’s 2025 AML report: What law firms need to know
The SRA has released its 2024-25 anti-money laundering report and the scale of supervision is striking – it carried out 935 proactive engagements in the year to 5 April 2025.
The managing partner in 2026: skills, security and strategic technology
The legal sector stands at a pivotal moment. The pace of technological change is accelerating, cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated, and client expectations are higher than ever.
