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03 December 2015 / Dr Marc K Peter
Issue: 7679 / Categories: Features , Profession
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Dr Marc K Peter explains how mid-sized law firms can use technology to succeed in a challenging marketplace

In today’s legal market, it is no longer enough for law firms to excel at providing legal advice to their clients. Consumers are getting smarter and, in response, law professionals have to increase the effectiveness of their client servicing, the quality of their legal information, and the business processes of their practice.

It is only by understanding the challenges facing the legal profession as we move towards the 2020s, that organisations supporting the industry can truly provide value and return on investment. In a series of interviews conducted in July this year, a number of partners of mid-sized law firms discussed the challenges and opportunities facing their business. During discussions, four core issues affecting law firms in today’s market were identified (see diagram below).

Attracting new business in a competitive marketplace

Finding and retaining new clients is a challenge for any business. However, since the legal industry was deregulated four years ago, lawyers have had to

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

HFW—Simon Petch

HFW—Simon Petch

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Freeths—Richard Lockhart

Freeths—Richard Lockhart

Infrastructure specialist joins as partner in Glasgow office

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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