Legal Operations

Identifying the risk that deepfakes pose to your organization, providing your employees with tools to identify, respond, and mitigate a deepfake fraud scheme, and considering implementing detection and behavior monitoring tools will help prevent your organization from being victimized.

The gap between advice and ownership is rarely visible on a résumé. It becomes clear only when decisions carry weight and personal consequences linger. Pedigree may open the door. But in complex organizations like law firms, leadership credibility is ultimately determined by the ability to execute once inside.

The firms leading right now chose to ask what would become possible if they managed the entire revenue lifecycle — from invoice generation to cash receipt — in one place, and what AI could actually accomplish with complete data instead of partial feeds. That is the Power of One.

AI amplifies efficiency, but efficiency alone does not win or keep clients. What matters is the synthesis of technology, judgment, responsiveness, pricing philosophy, and industry fluency. Firms that embody this blend will not merely keep pace; they will lead.

Organizations are buying technology but failing at transformation. The difference between the 48% that succeed and the 52% that don’t isn’t the software. It’s how they manage the human side of change.

The firms that will thrive when it comes to the adoption of AI will not be those with the most tools or the most prompts. They will be the ones with clear standards, defined human ownership and a dedicated AI partner able to turn raw generation into reliable, high‑value content.

Litigation is now digital, but is it more efficient? With hybrid work, AI enhancements, and billions of dollars invested in legal tech, are we achieving the right goals of empowering litigators to spend more time on productive (and billable) work? The answer is clear — and surprising: no.

The average law firm delivered a profit bonanza through most of 2025. But the good times could begin to wane in 2026, say industry analysts in a new report, with warning lights in the form of monumental expense growth, unsteady realization and poor economic fundamentals.