Legal Life: Past, Present And Future

This article was first published in Business Brief magazine, issue 405 - click here to read the publication in full.

Paul Nettleship, head of Collas Crill's Property team in Guernsey, reflects on changes to the legal profession since he qualified, his current role and the potential impact of AI on legal services.

How has the legal profession changed since you started?

I joined what was Collas Day in 2002, nine years before the firm's merger with Crill Canavan in Jersey. I started life in corporate law. Back then, the Guernsey Bar consisted of fewer than 100 Advocates, which I recall at the time was significant increase from the previous decade or so. Now the Bar numbers around 250.