Law firms have always had to adapt to change to remain profitable and relevant to clients, but 2024 looks to be the year in which law firm leadership experiences a transformative shift.

Take a look at Accenture’s new Pulse of Change Index, a conflux of factors fueled by advances in generative AI are driving an all-time-high rate of change across the business landscape, and it’s accelerating. To meet evolving client expectations, the questions around how law firms operate, how partnerships are structured and how leadership models adapt are truly at the top of every firm’s agenda.

The big question though is, do you have the right Partners in place making the right decisions, who can deliver today and also help to shape a future-ready firm? A new leadership identikit is emerging, one that is distinguishable by a specific set of skills, beliefs and behaviours, and one that potentially re-evaluates success metrics...