For over 140 years, John Barkers Solicitors has been a cornerstone of the Humber region’s legal community, providing expert legal services to personal and business clients — and now, it’s undergoing a merger between three well-established law firms in the area, aiming to become a unified entity by 2026. This strategic move is about more […]
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The race to automate: why strategic modernisation matters now more than ever
Automation has become a defining priority for the legal sector, driven by rising client expectations, economic pressure, and rapid advances in legal technology. Yet, as our Legal Trends Report 2026 highlights, many firms remain caught between ambition and execution, struggling to turn investment into impact. A saturated legal tech market: choice without clarity The legal technology market is […]
OneAdvanced Legal Trends Report 2026: From AI ambition to operational reality
As the legal sector looks ahead to 2026, one thing is clear: AI is no longer an emerging technology on the horizon. It has become the connective tissue binding law, regulation, risk and commercial decision-making. This year, OneAdvanced’s Annual Trends Report marks its tenth edition by reflecting on a decade of disruption, offering a candid […]
Trust at the heart of meaningful innovation
Nowadays, law firms have their hands full dealing with a myriad of complex challenges. The ever-changing regulatory environment, macroeconomic factors, client demands and accessibility to new technology are reshaping clients’ expectations around pricing and service delivery, making profitability more difficult, and placing a greater compliance burden on law firms — a recent LPM survey revealed […]
Will AI finally kill the billable hour? The rise of value-based pricing
The billable hour has long dominated law firm pricing models. However, as artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes legal work, this traditional approach faces increasing scrutiny. Clients are demanding transparency and fairness, while AI’s ability to speed up routine tasks is challenging hourly billing. As such, are law firms now exploring value-based pricing and alternative fee arrangements […]
Glaisyers chooses OneAdvanced to streamline processes and support their customers
Sean Edwards, projects and business solutions manager at Glaisyers explains why the bespoke legal services provider chose OneAdvanced Legal as its software partner, demonstrating the ability to adapt and work together to improve the software they use every day
How law firms can responsibly harness AI
Doug Hargrove, senior VP for legal and professional services at OneAdvanced, offers a playbook for how law firms can balance AI’s powerful capabilities with the insight and nuance that only people can provide
Navigating security and compliance in 2025
Doug Hargrove, senior vice president of legal and professional services at OneAdvanced, highlights that building a culture of compliance isn’t just about protecting the business — it’s also a display of a law firm’s integrity and competitive edge in the digital age
Why you should consider an AI strategy
Artificial intelligence can boost profit margins and firms that don’t keep up may lag behind, says Doug Hargrove, senior vice president, legal and professional services at Advanced
How to become a digital-first law firm
Doug Hargrove, Legal and education managing director at Advanced, offers 10 steps to transforming your firm with technology, enhancing all parts of your practice: from client service to improving your employee value proposition and being compliant