Having a lawyer who adds value, responds quickly and who offers a high-quality service at a good price, are the most important considerations, says Exterion's Juan José Hijas Galvez.

€1.9bn worth of deals in the last year means law firms have experienced a surge in instructions, with some recruiting more lawyers to meet demand

A relationship-only approach is increasingly uncommon among clients and is being replaced by a professional, business-driven method of sourcing legal services, says Silvia Hodges Silverstein.

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.

Judicial resistance to arbitration has subsided, and it is also a subject that is now popular with academics and students alike, says Bernardo M. Cremades

As bank lending for developer financing is increased, and international funds look to team up with local developers, unmet demand for homes will be addressed.

With drones and satellites being more commonly used in a range of industries, businesses are looking to lawyers in Iberia to help create an appropriate legal framework.

PwC Legal recently announced it had incorporated newly-established Portuguese law firm CCR Legal into its legal network.

New data shows the likes of Deloitte, KPMG Abogados and PwC Legal are advising on more M&A deals and suggests auditing firms are winning instructions at expense of traditional market leaders.

New survey indicates that political instability in Catalonia means law firm partners in Spain are now less confident about economic prospects than they were a year ago

Under the current regime for Portuguese law firms, law firms are required to distribute all of their profits each year.

Good external lawyers are aware that their added value will be the practical insight they can offer into enforcement and court practice, says Samsung's Carla de Abreu Lopes

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.

One in five people working in law firms in Spain and Portugal know of a colleague who has been bullied or sexually harassed, new research shows – it's time for the profession to do more to address this issue

When needing advice in foreign jurisdictions, Hispasat seeks local firms linked to the company's preferred firms in Spain, says general counsel Javier Folguera

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.

Private equity funds, sovereign funds and infrastructure funds fight for assets in Spain's finance, insurance, telecoms and real estate sectors

The emergence of cutting-edge healthcare technology is rendering current legal frameworks obsolete, while the sector is also generating significant levels of transactional work

Law firms should help their professionals to focus on common goals, create spaces for them to collaborate and incentivise lateral thinking, says Fernando Vives

Biggest Spanish law firm by revenue has announced it will use robots to speed up analysis of legal documentation, while Uría Menéndez confirms it is evaluating the use of AI for speeding up processes