What Failure-Friendly Firms Do Differently
They normalise learning from setbacks Monthly "failure reviews" aren't about blame—they're intelligence gathering. What went wrong? Why? How do we improve?
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The most successful law firms I work with share one counterintuitive trait: they're not afraid to fail.
Yet across the UK legal sector, I'm seeing firms become
UK general counsel are demanding predictable legal costs, with 67% now preferring fixed or capped fee arrangements over traditional hourly billing. Yet many law firms approach alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) with guesswork rather
The UK legal sector is at a crossroads. While clients demand "more for less" and predictable pricing, only 24% of top-100 UK firms have implemented systematic efficiency programmes, despite 83% planning
As we navigate through 2025, the UK legal sector stands at a critical inflection point. The convergence of artificial intelligence, evolving client expectations, regulatory pressures including Fixed Recoverable Costs expansion, and economic uncertainty
