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Briefing Frontiers 2026

Firm agendas and foundations for change/improvement over the next 12 months

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AI adoption demands the right culture — and the right ROI equation

Halimah Nisa | 9 March 2026

The Briefing/HSBC UK law firm strategy and investment research 2025/26 found that 70% of leaders expect to use genAI for summarisation as part of legal workflows over the next year — up 15 percentage points from 2024/2025 — with similar proportions seeing strong use cases for knowledge and business functions. Despite increased AI use, hesitations […]

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Tech spend: testing the margins

Several finance leaders tell Briefing assistant editor Celeste Rivas how their firms are balancing rising pressure to invest in technology with the need to protect margins

AI: the great use case search

Attendees at a recent Briefing roundtable discussed the challenges of identifying AI use cases, and why firms that fail to take calculated risks and embrace experimentation may be left in the dust in the AI adoption journey

The PE effect: sharper focus, sustainable value

Lucy Johnson, chief operating officer at HGF, reflects on the firm’s journey as a private equity-backed organisation and shares how this step has reshaped its operational performance

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Briefing spotlight: Hotspots of AI value

How are law firms leveraging AI to drive efficiency, and where is it bringing the greatest value in legal business operations?

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Briefing Frontiers 2026

How do UK legal business leaders feel about strategic choices and myriad options for investment and operational improvement in 2026?