10 Trends & Signals Lawyers Should Watch In 2025
Lawyer Future Focused Trends 2025
As you know it is well into 2025.
So we would like to share with you, some things that we are watching closely and that we think you as lawyers and legal professionals should also be watching closely (lawyer future trends) for yourself, your clients and for the long term benefit of your law firm and the legal profession.
2025 is a year we believe will be marked by profound change - spearheaded by AI in the legal industry.
We believe that lawyers who look ahead of the game for their clients, stay ahead of the game.
Lawyering in 2025 is not just about the lawyer with the best technical skills - it is more about the one who can see societal, cultural, business and technological changes and see how they will impact legal practice before others and especially their clients.
The Top Ten Future Focused Trends Lawyers Should Watch Out For
Economic stabilisation
The difficulty of leadership of a law firm with the balancing of global, national, organisational and societal issues as well as accommodating generational differences.
Mental health and wellbeing.
Migration, both in terms of optimal numbers and the right types of skillsets.
The tug of war relating to balancing working from home, and returning to the office.
Climate change, energy transition and ESG
More advances in AI & automation of routine tasks.
Generational differences and silos, and how these can be reconciled.
Continuous learning and training particularly relating to upskilling regarding Generative AI
Cybersecurity and deep-fakes
