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Conduct a business-model adaptability study in the context of a legacy sector facing technological disruption

Case study
Finance & Professional Services

Conduct a business-model adaptability

study in the context of a

legacy sector sector facing

technological disruption

Client

Top-tier, Full-service Canadian Law Firm

The Big Question

Transforming your Model

How to reinvent your formula before it gets jumbled by the market forces

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The Actions

  • Discussions with relatable, Canadian and international firms on the topic of market transformation
  • Global-scale analysis of business models, pricing, talent management and alternative services
  • Summarization of economic/regulatory/technological/competitive pressures that are redefining the legal profession
  • Diagnosis on the implications of AI, ALSP and client expectations on the business model

254

lawyers/100,000 residents in Quebec, above the Canadian, British, German
and French averages.

84%

of law firms believe the environment in which
they operate changed significantly between 2010 and 2020.

76%

of law firms believe they did not evolve quickly enough to keep pace with the last 15 years of transformation.

81%

of Canadian law firms spend too much time
on administrative tasks, at the expense of practicing law.

72%

of law firms declare using AI in 2024, compared to 36% in 2023.

58%

of firms with 250 lawyers+ believe employee/partner
overcapacity is eroding their overall profitability.

The Result

A shared vision of the disruptive pressures affecting the legal industry, paired with a trade-off framework that can be fed into the 2030 Strategic Plan and favor engagement from partners to evolve the business model.