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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Most of the top 100 law firms now recognise ‘the need to respond to the digital age’ in the face of market disruptors, but less than a quarter have actually done so, accountants PwC have found. They said the future would become “increasingly difficult” for those firms that could not marry the need to invest to respond to the changing market, with the traditional ‘full distribution’ partnership model. Full story - Legal Futures
FOCUS OF THE DAY: Most of the top 100 law firms now recognise ‘the need to respond to the digital age’ in the face of market disruptors, but less than a quarter have actually done so, accountants PwC have found. They said the future would become “increasingly difficult” for those firms that could not marry the need to invest to respond to the changing market, with the traditional ‘full distribution’ partnership model. Full story - Legal Futures
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