LPM Risk 2025
FEATURES
A confluence of pressures is complicating the risk landscape for SME law firms in the here and now — but more than ever, leaders are laser-focused on the longer view.
As cyber threats intensify, firms must bolster their strategies for cybersecurity, data governance, and disaster recovery. Victor van der Poel, legal vertical director at Iomart, shares actionable advice to navigate these risks.
From proposed changes to the SRA’s accounts rules to AI innovation in legal, Brian Boehmer and Marc Rowson, partners at insurance brokerage Lockton, explain how your firm can embrace change with confidence.
ISSUE IN BRIEF
Welcome to this LPM risk special! The 2020s has so far been shaped by a global pandemic, major regional wars, political and economic volatility, and seismic technological advances that have often defied forecasts, predictions and conventional wisdom. SME law firms have had to face these turbulent times with enormous resilience — yet the pressure to stay responsive to relentless change shows no signs of abating in 2025.
How must firms maintain focus on developing the agility and scalability they need to sustain their growth ambitions, while staying attuned to the myriad pressures threatening to steer them off course?
From cybersecurity to compliance challenges, talent pressures and more, senior leaders at Blacks Solicitors, Druces, Fisher Jones Greenwood, Fox & Partners, Schofield Sweeney and Stephen Rimmer tell us what’s topmost on SME firms’ radars this year, and the ways in which their businesses are looking to mitigate and manage these risks.
In this special
Feature
Risk and reward: Law firms face a delicate balancing act in 2025, Reem Khurshid, LPM editor
Partner interviews
Practical insights to keep your business cyber-secure, Victor van der Poel, legal vertical director at Iomart
Safeguarding client money and data in 2025, Brian Boehmer and Marc Rowson, partners at Lockton
