Powerful perspectives

Welcome to LPM August! In this month’s issue, we dive into the top headlines from the LPM Conference 2025.

From keeping up with technology and the AI landscape and navigating uncertainty, to building and nurturing talented teams, our flagship event dove into the key challenges faced by the SME legal industry.

Now, it’s time to reflect on some of the valuable insights and solutions discussed by our community of business leaders, which showcase how leaders are — or should be — navigating these key issues to bolster business resilience, maintain competitiveness and drive growth.

In this edition:

• Editor Andreea Dulgheru provides a roundup of the day’s live polling, deep-dive roundtable discussions and candid panel conversations, discussing solutions to key challenges faced by the SME legal market
• Daniel Adams, co-founder of Arbor Law, explores the rise of the freelance solicitor in the legal sector — and why this trend is here to stay
• Dora Bumber, head of risk and compliance at Myerson, shines a spotlight on the top five areas of risk SME law firms should keep in their sights

Plus:

• Gudgeons Prentice outlines how Access Legal’s case management and inCase client onboarding platform has streamlined client processes and delivered measurable efficiency
• Jonathan Worrell, director of business development at BARBRI, addresses some of the top misconceptions about SQE implementation to bring clarity and offer guidance
• Hunters Law outlines how the firm has transitioned from outdated infrastructure to a fully cloud-based environment thanks to Extech Cloud
• Oliver Tromp, regional VP, UK, at Actionstep, explains why it’s time for midsize law firms to ditch the old ways of managing legal operations, and embrace modern solutions
• Lockton highlights why law firms must instil the principals of effective management early on, through a holistic and structured approach.

As always, thank you for reading — see you next months with plenty more practice management perspectives!