For Law Firms Raising Capital, The Partner Matters More Than The Price
There’s far more to selling a minority stake than the upfront price
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Why Partner Consensus Is Becoming Big Law’s Toughest Strategic Challenge
Tech and external capital are changing the investment equation for law, forcing decisions partnerships were never designed to make
The Steepening Curve
AI was supposed to flatten the value curve in law firms. It is steepening instead, and the firms with the balance sheet to act on that will pull away from the rest.
The MSO Trap: Why Private Equity’s Legal Workaround Hollows Out Law Firms
Managed services organisations are a much-touted route for private equity into law, but whoever owns the platform, ends up owning the firm.
It's Time to Scrap Bans on Non-Lawyer Ownership of Law Firms
Regulations banning non-lawyer ownership of law firms have become outdated and outflanked and should be modernised for the good of the profession, clients and society
Private Capital for Law Firms: The 10 Main Questions Answered
What would we do with the money? Why not just take debt instead? Why would we give up control? Addressing lawyers' concerns about private equity investment in law
Why the AI Revolution May Demand More Junior Lawyers, Not Fewer
Cutting back on junior lawyers may be the biggest strategic mistake law firms could make in the age of AI.
How Private Equity is Transforming Your Law Firm's Future Today
PE is no longer at the gate of the legal profession - it's inside. The question for law firm leaders: if a rival scales, digitises and rebrands backed by investors where does that leave you?