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    Regional law firm · Legal

    An AI roadmap for a 25-person law firm in six weeks

    We ran a six-week AI strategy engagement for a 25-person regional law firm, ending with a phased roadmap the managing partner could present to the partnership.

    • Legal
    • AI Consultancy
    8AI use cases identified
    6wkskickoff to signed roadmap
    2unsuitable tools avoided

    Where the business was

    A regional law firm working in family law, residential conveyancing and employment had been approached by two AI vendors in six months. Both gave convincing demonstrations. Neither could explain clearly how their tools would work with the firm's case management system, how client confidentiality would be maintained or what return a firm of its size could expect. The managing partner wanted independent advice before spending money.

    What needed to change

    The firm had no in-house technical expertise to assess AI tools. It needed to avoid buying a tool that would not integrate with its systems or that raised compliance questions it had not anticipated.

    The work · AI strategy

    The work we delivered

    Over six weeks we interviewed fee-earners across the three practice areas one to one about where their time went, reviewed the firm's case management and document systems, and assessed available AI tools against its compliance and integration requirements. We delivered a prioritised opportunity register with effort and risk ratings, and a phased roadmap.

    What changed

    The firm identified eight AI use cases worth pursuing across its three practice areas, with a Phase 1 shortlist of three. The partnership approved budget for Phase 1 at its next quarterly meeting, and the firm began a structured procurement process the following month. Two tools that would not have integrated with its case management system were ruled out.

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    A written plan of which tasks AI can take on in your business, what each would cost and which to start with.

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