Although the challenge is not right now, you can already see how technology has evolved and how sophisticated databases or research mechanisms have became with the use of artificial intelligence

José María Alonso, managing partner of Baker & McKenzie´s Madrid office, says that, while clients expect more involvement from senior lawyers on deals, fees have not grown in accordance with these expectations.

Clifford Chance counsel Juan Calvente says employment lawyers now need to give more strategic advice and explain to clients how courts are interpreting new employment legislation.

Twenty-first century lawyers now need to understand that law firms must be run as businesses and that legal services are provided on a global scale, according to Manuel Martín, managing partner of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo

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Indications that the good times are back as two-thirds of partners say their income level is higher than it was before the economic crisis

In-house lawyers that used to work at law firms know when external lawyers are billing for time unnecessarily, says Siemens Gamesa's Javier Cabezudo.

Most associates want to work fewer hours, while a significant number want more tools to help them work remotely – but most are happy with the firm they joined, says new study.

Growth of 7.7% at the French outfit Fidal means it replaces Spain´s largest firm as Europe´s number one

Orange faces a consistent flow of litigation and therefore favours external firms with branch offices across Spain, says legal commercial general counsel Antonio García Martinez.

Urbaser has a number of preferred firms it works with on a regular basis.

Law firms' inability to innovate is due to their "short-termism" – partners have little incentive to build-up the long-term value of their firm as a business

Amid fears that AI will mean law firm associates are laid off, leading firms in Spain in Portugal insist lawyers will not be replaced by machines, though security risks exist.

With competition increasing in the Spanish legal market, top performing lawyers may want to move elsewhere if more senior colleagues are in the 'comfort zone'.

It is now crucial that every lawyer within a law firm is able to offer more than simply technical ability, says Filipa Mendes Pinto, partner at Lisbon recruiter FIND.

Machine intelligence is replacing humans in many areas of the law, but leading 'superstar' lawyers may be able to use technology to earn even greater rewards.

Most businesses in Spain and Portugal have recently dropped at least one of their external legal advisers due to poor service or because they found a cheaper option

Announcement of Cuatrecasas' results confirms Spain's major firms are growing again due to foreign investor interest in the country's energy, real estate and telecoms sectors.

A significant number of in-house legal departments in Iberia are paying more for legal services than they were a year ago, but if law firms want to earn even higher fees, they must improve their understanding of their clients' business

The proportion of women partners at leading firms in Portugal is currently almost twice that at top firms in Spain, new research shows.