Professional services firms are navigating a period of unprecedented change.
Artificial intelligence, changing client expectations, evolving talent dynamics, alternative ownership models and increasing competition are challenging long-held assumptions about how professional services firms are structured, governed and grown.
Yet amidst the headlines, hype and speculation, an important question remains:
How much is really changing, and
It’s no secret that AI is driving seismic shifts in the operating models of modern law and other professional service firms. Aspects being disrupted include how firms manage talent, structure partnerships, and plan for succession as key talent retires. Traditional progression pathways from junior partnership to retirement are being rewritten, creating both challenges and new
Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) are most often considered relevant in relation to employees. But how do they apply in the context of firms?
In the next of CM Murray LLP’s Ten-Minute Talk series, Partner and General Counsel Beth Hale and Partner Corinne Staves discuss NDAs, with a particular focus on the key issues arising in
We are delighted to share with you the recording of our recent webinar, ‘The Greater Good; How Professional Firms Are Embracing B Corp Status, ESG & Other Non-Profit Making Objectives’, in which partnership law specialists and sustainability management experts discuss the importance of promoting accountability and transparency to a wider group of stakeholders
The recent decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to dismiss a claim for costs by a successful respondent has sparked a renewed discussion as to whether the ‘starting point’ that the SRA should not be ordered to pay the costs of a failed prosecution remains justifiable.
In this news alert, CM Murray’s new SRA Professional
CM Murray LLP is delighted to share the second in their Law Firm Founder Conversations podcast series, in which Managing Partner Clare Murray discusses all things Law Firm Founder with Joydeep Hor, Founder and Managing Principal of leading Australian employment law firm and management consulting business, People + Culture Strategies (PCS).
PCS is
The success and stability of any professional services firm will often depend on its ability to retain its best people. There are of course many “push” and “pull” factors (some of which will be outside the firm’s control) that will determine whether some partners remain committed to a firm. Long-term home working during the pandemic
The LLP Agreement of any professional firm is a living document, as it is a constant reference point throughout the business cycle of the firm. As well as containing day-to-day management and decision-making provisions, an LLP Agreement needs to adequately address all of the crucial junctures commonly faced by professional services firms, for example partner