Practice Management

A law firm in Nottinghamshire founded in 1888 has become the first regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers to transfer to employee ownership.

A national survey exploring what clients want from a law firm in 2026 has revealed a distinct split between the acceptance of digital services compared to AI.

A personal injury law firm in Arizona has launched a management services organisation with a $125m (£94m) investment from an unnamed private equity backer.

A range of acquisitions completed yesterday, with private equity-backed group Lawfront adding a seventh law firm to its stable.

The government is relaxing rules that control the amount of remote client consultations civil legal aid providers can offer, as well as their office opening times.

A private equity-backed group of law firms in Sweden has already had interest from UK practices as it looks also to expand across the Nordic region, its chief executive has revealed.

A law firm that limits its solicitors to 25 billable hours a week has seen annual growth of 40% over the last two years.

Listed law firm Knights has confirmed that it is in talks with a leading South-East practice in what would be by far the biggest deal it has ever done.

As many as half of law firm clients believe that AI can replace a qualified solicitor, although most say this would only be for routine matters.

An investor-backed search fund has acquired a conveyancing and private client law firm as the start of a ‘buy and build’ strategy aimed particularly at SME practices with succession issues.