WISDOM DECODED Law firms sit on decades worth of expertise, client information and operational data. But its value and potential to shape a firm’s future depends entirely on leaders’ ability to curate, compile and mine data and knowledge for insight that powers critical legal and business decisions. This is by no means a new challenge, […]

Tech spend: testing the margins Technology investment and profitability can no longer be treated as separate conversation. Given the high costs of tech tools, finance leaders face a delicate balancing act: investing enough to stay competitive and boost efficiency while ensuring new tools strengthen profitability rather than erode margins. Several finance leaders tell Briefing assistant editor […]

destination: law firm of the future The hardest part of any firmwide transformation isn’t buying tools, it’s landing change. Transformation leaders from CMS, Eversheds Sutherland, Irwin Mitchell, Trowers & Hamlins and White & Case highlight to Briefing editor Andreea Dulgheru why disciplined change management — underpinned by early and steady communication, empathetic leadership, and complete focus […]

Mind the client experience gaps As competition increases and GCs’ expectations rise, the end-to-end client experience can make or break the relationship between in-house teams and their law firms. Marketing and business development experts from DAC Beachcroft, Mishcon de Reya, Simmons & Simmons and Stevens & Bolton speak to Briefing editor Andreea Dulgheru about where […]

How top UK law firm finance leaders are managing the three key variables feeding improved financial performance