The profession’s favourite fantasy is starting to look expensive- LexisNexis

Law firms spend years helping lawyers build credibility, client loyalty and books of business, then act surprised when those assets walk out the door. For a profession that likes to think it’s commercially hard-headed, it’s been far too comfortable with that setup for far too long. Our report, Death of the rainmaker, suggests that comfort is […]

Harvey’s PitchBook integration: Private capital markets data in Harvey

Private capital markets professionals run on PitchBook for deal intelligence, fund benchmarks, company profiles, and the market data that anchors every diligence summary, IC memo, and comparables analysis. Previously, that meant leaving Harvey to find this information. Harvey’s integration with PitchBook brings trusted, timely, and comprehensive private markets data on companies, deals, funds, investors, and […]

The firm that built for the future and arrived there early – Clio

How Adam Benedict put clients and technology at the core of its operations to build an award-winning firm When Adam Creasey and Benedict Cressey founded Adam Benedict in 2023, they designed it as a deliberate challenge to how law has traditionally been practised. Adam is a solicitor, while Benedict brings a non-legal professional perspective to […]

Incredible innovations: rethinking business with legal at the table – LexisNexis

Avoiding risk protects the business. Seeing the opportunity hidden inside that risk is what moves it forward. As AI, automation and new business models reshape the C-suite agenda, in-house legal teams are being asked to do more than manage risk. They are being asked to help the business move faster, make better decisions and build […]

Why multi-jurisdiction law firm operations fail without a connected system- sa. global

Key takeaway Multi-jurisdiction law firm operations break when systems built for one region are extended across many without a connected data environment Global law firm compliance cannot be maintained through manual tracking when requirements differ by jurisdiction Cross-border legal billing fails when tax treatments, currencies, and billing formats are applied outside the matter workflow Law […]

OneAdvanced webinar: future-proofing law firms with cybersecurity, compliance and AI readiness

Law firms are under growing pressure from every angle: rising cyber threats, stricter compliance expectations, increasing client scrutiny, and rapid AI adoption. From ransomware attacks and credential theft to deepfake fraud and shadow AI, the legal sector is becoming one of the most attractive targets for cybercriminals because of the highly sensitive client and matter […]

Powering leadership through change – Briefing

As the legal sector undergoes profound change, five law firm leaders explore the essential skills current and future firm leaders must have to weather the storm Claire McNamara, director of knowledge and learning, Penningtons Manches Cooper Agility is a key skill for law firm leaders. The pace of change across client expectations, regulation and technology […]

Scaling operational readiness: Lessons from Troutman Pepper Locke- Harbor

Troutman Pepper’s merger with Locke Lord provides a blueprint for successful M&A integration, especially in the professional services sector. Starting early, building strong governance, encouraging ownership, and communicating transparently enabled the teams to work successfully toward seamless integration from Day One. When Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord agreed to combine, creating a 1,600-lawyer, 30+ office […]

How one firm cut billing time from days to hours with Clio

How Leiper Gupta Family Lawyers rebuilt its operations to grow faster, bill smarter, and keep client care at the centre of everything Leiper Gupta Family Lawyers (LGFL) was never meant to be a conventional firm. When Rita Gupta and her co-founder Anne Leiper set it up in 2008, they wanted autonomy and faster decision-making, free […]

LexisNexis: Is your legal work “too complex” for AI?

When you take the time to consider it, the number of steps legal teams have to work through before a matter properly gets moving is mind-boggling. There is the research, the scoping, the client conversations, the drafting, the fact-checking and the proof-reading, often before the substantive legal work has even reached its most difficult point. […]