The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly had a seismic and lasting impact
on how the business of law is conducted. Whilst 2020 certainly expedited
changes that were already trending - flexible work schedules,
fully-remote offices, revised resource allocations, new client
expectations - it also forced firms to adopt practices, methodologies,
and strategies that pre-COVID they insisted they could not.These changes
are not only here to stay but have become the expectation. Law firm
attorneys, staff, and indeed clients are no longer interested in a
traditional office, nor the practices that typically occurred within
them. The modern law firm needs to evolve with both employee and
consumer expectations in order to stay abreast with the post-pandemic
world.The Post-Pandemic Law Firm looks at how law firms can make a
paradigm shift, adopting an entirely new business model that focuses on
providing outcomes, outputs, and results to their clients and internally
places the wellbeing of their team as a cornerstone to the future
long-term success and sustainability of the legal profession. Chapters
include changes to business models, virtual and remote working, how the
pandemic has affected women in the profession, the future of dispute
resolution, M&A activity and changes to pricing models - all authored by
highly respected practitioners in the modern legal system.For those law
firms leaders and lawyers that realize a 'return to normal' is exactly
the wrong approach, there is an opportunity to create a brighter future
where work-life balance, market innovation, and smart use of technology
will define the law firm of the future.
