The shape of the U.K. legal industry has undoubtedly changed in recent years, and lawyers are increasingly called upon by business not just to offer judgement and provide advice based on legal fact, but to also advise on the immediate commercial and business climate and outlook.

The U.K. financial services industry has also experienced change, and over the last decade has been moulded by new regulation, an upsurge in private equity deals and investments, and more recently, the adoption of transformative new technology, such as AI.