Legal profession
CategoryThe Agentic Era: Agency, Sovereignty, and Getting AI Right First Time
Earlier this year, I wrote about the rapid shift from simple GenAI tools to Agentic AI in the professional services sector. The piece focu..
Beyond AI Adoption: Re-thinking Professional Services (new report available)
Twelve months ago, we published our first snapshot of how UK professional services (starting with the legal profession) were using AI. It ..
Beyond AI Implementation: Navigating the Human Transition
Since the release of “The Broken Ladder” Green Paper, I have been very encouraged by the breadth of interest from those on the front line ..
Mind the Volatility Gap: Why 2026 Must Be the Year We Fix the Broken Ladder
As we close the book on 2025, the narrative around Artificial Intelligence has shifted perceptibly. If 2023 was the year of awe and 2024 t..
Are You Preparing for the AI Tool Phase, or the AI Unbundling Era?
Over the last few years I’ve watched law firms and other businesses scramble to respond to the Generative AI revolution. The energy is pal..
The Ground is Shifting. You Need a Guide for the AI Revolution (and why I have written one)
Since ChatGPT burst onto the scene in late 2022, the world has felt like it’s accelerating. Artificial Intelligence is no longer a futuris..
Resilience Isn’t Enough: AI, Client Pressure, and the End of the Billable Hour as We Know It
The headline finding from PwC’s 34th Annual Law Firm Survey is one of reassuring, if uneven, resilience. Against a backdrop of macroeconom..
Beyond Adoption: Our September AI Report Update Reveals a New Reality for Law firms
Back in May, our research report, “AI in UK Law Firm: Benchmarking Its Adoption and Anticipating the Future“, confirmed what many in the s..
The summer holidays and how to avoid AI FOMO
As the holiday season unfolds and the flow of emails hopefully slows, there’s the prospect of a well-deserved break and a chance to rechar..
Is Your Law Firm AI-Ready? A Strategic Checklist for Leaders
The rapid integration of Artificial Intelligence into the UK legal profession is no longer a future forecast; it’s the present reality. Wi..