Andy Cullwick considers how law firms are facing up to an uncertain future, & how they can best adapt to it
- The latest White Paper from First4Lawyers looks at the big issues affecting law firms and what they are doing to prepare themselves for the difficult year ahead.
- Whiplash reforms continue to bite, with a quarter of firms exiting the small claims road traffic accident market and more set to follow.
- Despite the popularity of review sites, just over a third of firms read or respond to what is said about them online.
It’s at this time of year that we start seeing predicted legal trends for the next 12 months. Sadly, the outlook for 2023 is not so much of a prediction as a foregone conclusion. Rising inflation and the impending recession make it likely that the months ahead will be difficult for many, but particularly for law firms in the personal injury (PI) sector, the number of which has dropped significantly
