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.