Helping Law Firms Find the Right Path to Working Smarter
AI (Augmented or Automated Intelligence to us) is certainly high on every firm’s agenda - but it's only one piece of a much bigger picture. For many firms, the real challenge is understanding what will actually make a difference - whether that’s AI-enabled tools, smarter use of existing systems, better internal processes or engagement with people.
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Our Smarter Working Project
helps solicitors and law firms take a structured, confident approach to help improve how people work, deliver more of what clients value, grow and manage the business more effectively. Empathy with lawyers - as a lawyer - and wide experience of the legal technology tools available, enables us to work collaboratively with with you to:
- Understand what technology is already in use, what is and isn't delivering value
- Where people can fit better and achieve more for themselves and the practice
- Identify where efficiency, client service or compliance can be improved - adopting AI or otherwise
- Get a sound, AI Adoption policy in place so you can develop that with confidence
- Ensure data and systems are structured and secure for any form of digital transformation
- Run focused pilots to test, learn, and embed better ways of working, whatever that entails
This is about helping your firm find the right solutions, adopted safely and sustainably, with AI explored where it adds genuine value.
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Get in touch if your practice is ready to take a practical, confident step forward, I would welcome a chat to share experience and explore how this approach might help your practice.
Author Bio
Allan Carton is Lead Consultant at Carton & Co, specialist consultants to UK law firms on technology adoption, client relationships and business development. A qualified solicitor with an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School, Allan has advised over 200 UK law firms since transitioning from legal practice in 1990. He works directly with managing partners and senior leaders as an independent sounding board — helping firms make confident decisions on AI, legal technology and client strategy.
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