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Record pay. Rising rates. Less demand for routine work. Is AI about to make elite lawyers more valuable, or expose the legal profession’s biggest bubble?
Since 2019, South Africa’s legal market has seen international firms close, separate or go independent, reshaping competition, talent and cross-border business.
Record pay. Rising rates. Less demand for routine work. Is AI about to make elite lawyers more valuable, or expose the legal profession’s biggest bubble?
What helps a law firm get off the ground often becomes the very thing that prevents it from scaling. Letting go is far from careless. It means moving from being the business to building the business.
Team-based billing can create a difficult trade-off for South African law firms: collaboration improves, but individual underperformance can become harder to see.
Feeling underpaid is not the same as being underpaid. But ignoring the question is equally dangerous. Here's how to pressure-test your income and build a case to align your remuneration with value.
Repeated exposure to toxic firms erodes confidence and drives talented practitioners out of law. Here's how to identify toxic employer types, and vet employers BEFORE you sign.
Repeated exposure to toxic firms erodes confidence and drives talented practitioners out of law. Here's how to identify toxic employer types and vet employers BEFORE you sign.
Does your growth strategy for 2026/7 include hiring more bodies and billing more hours? Think again. Here's a practical perspective on growing your firm over the next 12 months.
Chinese and Gulf (UAE) capital dominate Asia-linked investment growth into Zimbabwe over the past five years.
It is entirely possible for foreign investors to repatriate profits, dividends, and capital. But it requires navigating a real regulatory framework in a historically challenging environment.
