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
We are delighted to share with you the recording of the recent Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) Webinar, Partner Remuneration: Trends, Pain Points & What Firms Are Changing in 2026. Listen to the recording above.
In this recording, Corinne Staves (Partner at CM Murray LLP), Zulon Begum (Partner at CM Murray LLP),
Another article that draws on lessons from way back (this time the late fifteenth century) to explain the changes we are experiencing today and make sense of what to do about them. Whether you find the tale of Abbot Johannes Trithemius allegorical or directly relevant, I hope you find it interesting and useful. I had a lot of fun writing it!
Continue Reading Scribes and Gutenberg; Lawyers and AI?
In 1865, the British Parliament passed the Locomotive Act. Better known as the “Red Flag Act,” this law required self-propelled vehicles to travel at no more than two miles per hour in towns and four in the countryside. They were required to be crewed by three people, one of whom had to walk ahead and
Given that OpenClaw has already been around for roughly two weeks, this article might be a bit slow to market. It is nonetheless useful to reflect, I think, on what this lobster-themed, open-source personal assistant app is and what implications it might hold for law firm business models. To me, the OpenClaw saga (so far)
Is your firm ready for the seismic shift AI is bringing to succession planning, partnership structures and the future of legal leadership?
We are delighted to share with you the recording of our recent webinar, Succession Planning in the era of AI: Navigating new partnership challenges.
In this audio recording of the
On the Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) webinar that I chaired recently, on the topic of succession planning in an age of AI, I mentioned a stat taken from Peter H. Diamandis‘s Moonshot podcast …. that AI intelligence costs are hyper-deflating at 40X p.a. (!!!) This would mean that the cost of AI tools
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
We are delighted to share with you the recording of our recent webinar, Professional Services in the Age of AI: Regulation, Strategy, and Real-World Impact.
In this discussion, Anthony Davis (FisherBroyles), Devika Kewalramani, (FisherBroyles), Dr Robert Millard (Cambridge Strategy Group), David Shufflebotham (PepUp Consulting) and