
Solicitors risk management podcast series: Episode two — File requests
Joe Bryant, professional liability partner at Beale & Co Solicitors, and Andrew Rose, claims executive at Miller, talk through how file requests can be the first sign of a client’s discontent and what firms need to do
Andrew Rose|Miller|

Train your own, grow your firm: the business case for the SQE in SME law firms Case Study
Henna Zafar | Business development manager, BARBRI | 14 October 2026
For many of the SME law firms we work with, this autumn is the first time they will support trainees through the SQE. The concerns we hear are consistent — firms don’t feel they know enough about the SQE, most don’t have a learning and development team and partners are already stretched. Those concerns are […]

From legal technician to strategic partner: what it takes to win in the UK legal market
Thomson Reuters | | 14 October 2026
Highlights from Thomson Reuters’ State of the UK Legal Market 2026 report include: UK legal market growth is polarising, with regulatory and labour and employment surging while other practice areas soften. Corporate legal departments now outpace law firms in genAI adoption, exposing a widening technology and accountability gap. Clients increasingly judge firms on outcomes and […]
