by Libby Maynard | Jul 1, 2026 | Editor's picks, PM Magazine
AI is changing more than legal workflows. It is beginning to reshape the economics of law firms themselves, says Libby Maynard. Artificial intelligence can now analyse documents, retrieve authorities, review contracts and produce draft advice in seconds. Much of the...
by Naomi Butson | Jul 1, 2026 | Editor's picks, PM Magazine
Communications works best when it stops feeling like marketing, says Naomi Butson. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a professional services firm in possession of a great reputation must be in want of someone to tell people about it. What is rather less...
by Chris Hinze | Jul 1, 2026 | Editor's picks, PM Magazine
The artificial spokesperson has arrived – polished, scalable and endlessly available. But when digital avatars start speaking for business leaders, who, asks Chris Hinze, is really accountable for what they say? There’s a peculiar loop in how we imagine the future: we...
by James Lumley | May 1, 2026 | Editor's picks, PM Magazine
Many professional services firms are financially highly successful businesses. But that doesn’t mean that they get their pricing right. Byline.London’s James Lumley finds out why many firms are leaving money on the table, and why partners may be the worst-placed...
by Kim Tasso | May 1, 2026 | Editor's picks, PM Magazine
As private equity accelerates across professional services, firms attending the Managing Partners’ Forum’s Professional Services Growth Conference faced a critical question: How do you turn investment into sustainable growth? Kim Tasso joined them to discover the...
by Deborah Brightman Farone | May 1, 2026 | Editor's picks, PM Magazine
Drawing on interviews with more than 60 leading women rainmakers, Deborah Brightman Farone identifies five consistent approaches to business development and what they mean for firms and BD teams. When I set out to write Breaking Ground: How Successful Women Lawyers...
