Law Firm Survey 2024

Celebrating the 30th anniversary edition of the Law Firm Survey, delivering insight and attitudes into the state and challenges of UK legal firms.
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The landmark 30th anniversary of the Law Firm Survey, conducted by S&W in conjunction with The Lawyer, sees a significant portion of the largest UK law firms provide their honest feedback on a range of issues, opportunities and working practices over the past 12 months.

A major theme from this year’s survey has been around implementing and harnessing the right people and technology, to not only protect against cyber attacks of law firms and the adoption of AI in the sector, but also in hiring/employee retention activity as well as expanding the diversification of service offerings and the wider culture in the legal industry.

The survey also provides an in-depth analysis of recent tax reforms and incoming legislation, whether UK law firms are ready for this and how the changes will affect them going forward. With the pandemic firmly in the rear-view mirror for law firms, the legal sector remains confident whilst ever watchful of new challenges and opportunities ahead.

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Katie Illman on the 30th Law Firm Survey

Katie Illman, Director of Private Tax Client Services (PCTS) of S&W, explains the major findings of the Law Firm Survey 2024 in depth and is joined by Thomas Procter, Head of Research at The Lawyer, for his expert insights into the data findings.

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