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'AI Expected to Transform Legal Field Even More as Technologies Evolve' by Jon Campisi in The American Lawyer
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November 27, 2024 at 11:56 AM
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'Pricing legal technology and the impact on the role of the pricing professional: Changing roles and skills' by Stuart Dodds
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November 22, 2024 at 5:36 AM
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'Job cuts loom at EY as firm reconsiders stand-alone legal practice' [$$]
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February 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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A good read, As you would expect from David Zimmer and Edwina Clarke:

𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐰'𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐔𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐥

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March 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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'Cyberattacks Slowing Down M&A Deals, Firm Report Finds' #ReadFirstLegal #lawyer #legal #lawfirms #bizdev #cyber #cyberattack

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Cyberattacks Slowing Down M&A Deals, Firm Report Finds
Blakes’ annual cybersecurity report says attacks and breaches are having an impact on due diligence practices, and artificial intelligence is ramping up the sophistication of scams and attacks.
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November 20, 2024 at 5:05 AM
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DAC Beachcroft hires team of 30 for US debut
Group including four partners to open offices in New York and Los Angeles at start of next year
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December 18, 2024 at 12:53 AM
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'Law Firms Are 'Pinching Themselves' Amid Double-Digit Profit Growth and Billing Rate Hikes' #ReadFirstLegal #lawyer #legal #BizDev www.law.com/americanlawy...
Law Firms Are 'Pinching Themselves' Amid Double-Digit Profit Growth and Billing Rate Hikes
Billing rate growth continues to drive law firms' performance in 2024.
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November 20, 2024 at 4:59 AM
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'Global accountancy network makes fifth UK law firm investment' via @legalfutures.bsky.social

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Global accountancy network makes fifth UK law firm investment
Multi-disciplinary accountancy network ETL Global has made its fifth UK law firm acquisition after Glaisyers ETL merged with Liverpool firm Quinn Barrow.
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December 5, 2024 at 9:58 AM
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'Only 5% of people with legal problems seek advice from solicitor' by Neil Rose

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Only 5% of people with legal problems seek advice from solicitor
Half of people have experienced a legal problem in the previous 18 months but only 5% of them went to a solicitors’ firm for help to deal with it, major government research has shown.
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January 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Fee-share law firms growing faster than traditional practices

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Fee-share law firms growing faster than traditional practices
Fee-share law firms are still growing “at pace”, with two recruiting more lawyers in the first half of this year than any traditional practice, according to new research.
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November 27, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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'Elevating the Client Experience in Professional Services' by Mark Hunter on Slaw
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Elevating the Client Experience in Professional Services - Slaw
In the super-competitive professional services landscape, the ability to deliver an exceptional client experience continues to be a critical differentiator. While firms have traditionally focused on t...
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November 30, 2024 at 3:36 AM
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Interesting/Thought provoking post by Joel Barolsky on the Edge International blog this week on: '𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐝𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭'.

Definitely worth a weekend read

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Avoiding the Bermuda Triangle of Law Firm Management - Edge International
Mid-sized law firms often face a “Bermuda Triangle” of management complexity, where growth hinders decision-making and partner focus. The key to navigating this challenge? Strong leadership that cuts ...
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December 20, 2024 at 11:38 PM
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'Lawyers Drowning in Cases Are Embracing AI Fastest—and Say It's Yielding Better Outcomes for Clients' by Maria Dinzeo in The American Lawyer
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Lawyers Drowning in Cases Are Embracing AI Fastest—and Say It's Yielding Better Outcomes for Clients
“This is the first technology wave that no lawyer can ignore," said Aaref Hilaly, a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, which invests in legal document automation companies.
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December 5, 2024 at 10:06 AM
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If you missed it, @Jordan Furlong's blog post this week is well worth a read:

𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗲!

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Long live the billable hour must die!
Exploring the legal profession's dysfunctional relationship with a pricing system that became lawyers' unloved but irreplaceable overlord.
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August 15, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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Australian lawyer caught using ChatGPT filed court documents referencing ‘non-existent’ cases #ReadFirstLegal
February 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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‘Australian businesses selling essential goods and services to be forced to accept cash payments’

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Australian businesses selling essential goods and services to be forced to accept cash payments
Treasury confirms cheques will stay in circulation until 2029 but then cease to be accepted as legal tender
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November 17, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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This article on the Legal Practice Intelligence site wis worth a #ReadFirstLegal plug

𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆: 𝗡𝗥𝗠𝗔’𝘀 𝗜𝗻-𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗜

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Case Study: NRMA’s In-House Legal Team Embraces AI
NRMA embeds Thomson Reuters AI to scale legal operations, improve efficiency, and shift lawyers toward higher-value advisory work.
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April 1, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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This is an excellent read:

'𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺' by Neil Cameron

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March 19, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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'The Law Firm Disappearing Act' by Heather Suttie in Slaw
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March 19, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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'Pinsent Masons allies with China Commercial Law Firm in Qianhai' in the Global Legal Post
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March 19, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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'Kirkland Tops $10 Billion Revenue Mark as Profits Spike' by Roy Strom in Bloomberg
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March 19, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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Clifford Chance top earner paid £7m www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/top-ear... #legal #readfirstlegal
January 5, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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Some good take-aways in this post by Janet Stanton over on the Adam Smith Esq blog:

𝟭𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀…
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July 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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'Building a data-driven communications philosophy for your law firm' via the Global Legal Post
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March 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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BCLP to Close Hong Kong and Singapore Offices
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BCLP to Close Hong Kong and Singapore Offices
The firm said that its current priority is to invest in the transatlantic platform and operate selectively in the U.S., U.K., Europe and Middle East.
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March 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM