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Who Can Help My Law Firm Get Found by ChatGPT?

If you want your law firm to be found and recommended by ChatGPT, look for a specialist who can do more than conventional SEO or produce additional we

By Claire Mullaney, Founder

Why Can ChatGPT Find My Law Firm by Name but Not Recommend It?

ChatGPT being able to find your law firm by name does not mean it understands when to recommend you. A branded question gives the system your identity

By Claire Mullaney, Founder

“The Job Was Always Judgment”: Colin S. Levy on What AI Should and Should Not Take From Lawyers

*In conversation with Colin S. Levy, General Counsel at Malbek and author of* *Code Switched: A Lawyer’s Guide to the Era of AI* ## Key takeaways - AI

By Claire Mullaney

Safety Net for Solicitors: Best Kept Secret?

A career in law can be hugely demanding, but it can also be deeply rewarding. Through every stage of the profession, one thing matters: making sure pe

By Anita McCallum

The AI Answer for Boutique Law Firms Is Already in Plain Sight, But Are Firms Looking in the Right Place?

Key takeaways - Boutique law firms have many of the same confidentiality, supervision and governance responsibilities as much larger firms, but withou

By Claire Mullaney

The Crime and Policing Act 2026: What the New Offences Mean in Practice

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 began coming into force on 29 June 2026. It is, by any measure, one of the most wide-ranging pieces of criminal justic

By Claire Mullaney

When a Suspended Sentence Is No Longer Lenient: The Deportation Rules That Changed in March

Until March this year, a foreign national who received a suspended sentence faced a very different set of immigration consequences to one who received

By Claire Mullaney

The Employment Rights Act 2025: What UK Employers Need to Do Before October

The Employment Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025. Prime Minister Keir Starmer described it as the biggest upgrade to workers’

By Ruby Kelly

Rethinking the £1 Million Milestone: Is Turnover the Wrong Target?

There is a number that haunts the ambitions of almost every small law firm owner: £1 million in turnover. It sits on business plans like a finishing l

By Claire Mullaney, Founder

AI-Drafted Grievances, Uncapped Claims and a Tribunal System Under Strain

The employment tribunal system in England and Wales is under significant and documented strain. There were 531,000 open tribunal claims at the end of

By Ruby Kelly