Focus on practice management

Every month, Canadian Lawyer will produce a series of articles on a theme affecting the legal profession. All coverage through the month can be found here

Focus on practice management
By Tim Wilbur
Jun 26, 2026 / Share

Every month, Canadian Lawyer will produce a series of articles on a theme affecting the legal profession. All coverage through the month can be found here


June: Practice management

AI is making the partner the new bottleneck in law firms | Canadian Lawyer

As AI absorbs the work once handed to junior lawyers, senior judgment is becoming the constraint
 

Erin Cowling of Flex Legal Network on how small law firms can turn AI disruption into an advantage | Canadian Lawyer

A Canadian Legal Summit panelist on why agile small firms can outpace larger rivals as AI reshapes practice
 

From six-hour reviews to one: Matthew Peters on what AI is actually doing inside McCarthy Tétrault | Canadian Lawyer

Peters gives a ground-level account of AI adoption – from deal work to hiring to vendor strategy
 

Flat-fee billing: how one litigation firm competes with Big Law | Canadian Lawyer

Allison Speigel of Speigel Nichols Fox on value funds, phase-by-phase pricing and the communication gap that costs firms clients
 

Why some associates succeed where others fail: It is not just about knowing the law | Canadian Lawyer

Paul Karvanis spoke to many law firm leaders for his book about how young lawyers can make partner
 

A British AI law firm just won a court case. Canada's legal profession should take note | Canadian Lawyer

It’s claimed that for the first time anywhere in the world, an AI law firm beat a traditionally represented opponent at trial. The implications reach well beyond England