Next Level Solo Lawyering - Signals & Trends That Matter For Solo Solicitors - 2025 & Beyond
Not predictions. Not advice. Just unresolved questions I am thinking about that impact sole legal practice.
A brain dump. No particular order. Just what’s on my mind about the things that could impact solo legal practice and the future of solo lawyering
Tech, tech and even more tech, never ending tech at pace and at scale.
The supervision of AI outputs.
What will it take to help solo lawyers stay viable in an AI era.
A tug of war involving the future of work - remote, office, hybrid, productivity, profit, training, supervision & generational silos.
Training AI savvy support staff. AI literacy. Upskilling. Reskilling. How do you do that in a technological environment changing at such a rapid pace?
A digital divide between lawyers believing in and using AI and not, and the wider question of technological competency and if it ever can be achieved.
Routine work. Complex work. All increasingly done by AI. Chargeability and pricing. What does that look like now?
Regulation of AI by the legal profession. Is it even possible practically?
Legal services affordability and access. Will AI actually really make it better?
Cybersecurity.
Lifestyle and wellbeing vs productivity and profit. How to reconcile these.
Can I trust anything I see or read?
Search and research and reading being revolutionised.
Paul Ippolito, Principal of Ippolito Advisory, provides coach for lawyers in Australia, helping sole practitioners starting a small law firm, launch, and grow their practices. He is available for media enquiries, speaking and consulting. You can contact him here.
