Diversity, inclusion and equity (DEI) has been a fundamental part of our business from the start. Our firm is named after Lewis Silkin, whose determined rise from poverty and discrimination to become a solicitor, MP and Cabinet Minister inspires our ethos of bravery and kindness today.While our advice has set legal precedents and helped disrupt […] The post Taking big strides towards true workplace equality appeared first on Briefing.| Briefing
Recruitment continues to be a challenge keeping law firm leaders up at night. In fact, identifying and recruiting talent was the top challenge identified by 59% of leaders planning any form of strategic growth, according to the latest Briefing/HSBC UK report — far ahead of concerns around the volume or complexity of changing regulation (12%), […] The post Has the BD talent pool dried up? appeared first on Briefing.| Briefing
Does AI have a place in training the next generation of practitioners, or does it do more harm than good? Knowledge management experts weigh in.| Briefing
Hybrid working is now standard across the legal sector — but that doesn’t mean it’s risk-free. Through my work as a leadership coach and consultant in the legal sector, I have seen that one of the biggest long-term risks of hybrid is culture erosion. By this, I mean that the culture of the firm becomes […] The post Reducing culture risks in hybrid and remote models appeared first on Briefing.| Briefing
In recent years, the legal sector has experienced significant transformation driven by the shift to remote and hybrid working models — brought on largely by the Covid-19 pandemic. As firms continue to adapt to these new ways of operating, they face both notable benefits and distinct challenges that are reshaping traditional practices and fuelling the […]| Briefing
Leaders weigh in on a range of options for reliably incentivising the best behaviours that lead to a financially healthy, profitable, sustainable legal business The post Financial process improvement: solutions-focused or a people problem? appeared first on Briefing.| Briefing
Law firms’ demand for innovation resources has hit a new high — with the latest Briefing Frontiers 2025 research reporting that 94% of senior leaders seeing a rise in interest for their innovation teams and capabilities, and budgets for such work are also on the rise to match. Digital transformation is particularly high on leaders’ […] The post GenAI still leaving transformation leaders wanting more appeared first on Briefing.| Briefing
A Briefing roundtable of risk leaders discussed how strategic risk management that will inspire trust and appreciation cannot be a dry or static enterprise| Briefing
Legal business leaders reflect on approaches to enterprise risk management and strategic management of data as an investment asset| Briefing
When it comes to marketing and business development (MBD), there is one word that lawyers seem to dread: sales. The stigma around this taboo was one of the key points of discussion at this year’s Briefing MBD Leaders event. According to several senior marketing and BD leaders, aversion to sales — or more specifically, lawyers’ […]| Briefing
As tech becomes more embedded in legal business management, what new challenges does it bring to the table for law firm finance leaders?| Briefing
A Briefing roundtable of finance and operations leaders heard that the genAI juggernaut could be a pivotal moment for elevation of the finance function within firms — if the system and process foundations are first set up for that success| Briefing