X

Welcome to CM Murray LLP. This site uses cookies, read our policy here.

author: Zulon Begum

We are delighted to share with you the recording of the recent Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) webinar, Incremental or Disruptive? Business Model Change in Professional Services. In this panel discussion, ​Zulon Begum (Partner at CM Murray LLP), Corinne Staves (Partner at CM Murray LLP), David Shufflebotham (Founder at PepUp Consulting) and Rob Millard PhD (Director at Cambridge Strategy […]

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on Incremental or Disruptive? Business Model Change in Professional Services: Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) Webinar Recording

At our latest Leadership Circle in Copenhagen, in collaboration with Lexington Consultants, 130 law firm leaders from 33 countries explored how AI is challenging some of the fundamental assumptions underpinning the traditional law firm model. Through the fictional case study of “Old & Wise”, we considered what meaningful AI adoption looks like in practice, how firms […]

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on You have bought the AI licences. Now comes the hard part: Key Takeaways from our Leadership Circle with Lexington Consultants in Copenhagen

Hard Choices: The Decisions Professional Services Firm Leaders Can’t Afford to Delay – Leadership Circle with Lexington Consultants – 25 November 2026 – 3pm-5.30pm in London

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on Hard Choices: The Decisions Professional Services Firm Leaders Can’t Afford to Delay – Leadership Circle with Lexington Consultants – 25 November 2026 – 3pm-5.30pm in London

Incremental or Disruptive? Business Model Change in Professional Services – Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) Webinar – Wednesday 16 September 2026 – 9am-10am BST

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on Incremental or Disruptive? Business Model Change in Professional Services – PPA Webinar – 16 September 2026 – 9am-10am BST

The SRA has been consulting on proposals that law firm mergers and acquisitions be subject to a new requirement to notify the SRA in advance. They note this is part of the ongoing review of steps they can take to better protect client money. Clearly it is also due to the directions issued to the […]

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on SRA consultation on advance notification of law firm mergers and acquisitions to the SRA

The market for lateral partner talent continues to place significant pressure on law firms on both sides of the Atlantic. Compensation is increasingly being used as both a recruitment and retention tool, raising important questions about culture, governance and long-term firm strategy. In this podcast, CM Murray LLP Partners Zulon Begum and David Fisher are joined by Lisa Smith, Founding Principal at Fairfax Associates, […]

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on Compensation, Culture and Competition: Balancing Reward, Governance and Growth

Private equity is no longer a theoretical conversation for law firms – it’s happening. But what it actually involves, and what it means in practice, is often less well understood. In this first episode of PE Curious, Corinne Staves is joined by Fredrik Bürger and Mike Strotz of EY-Parthenon, and Zulon Begum and Nick Leale of CM Murray LLP, to discuss the reality behind the headlines – from […]

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on Are You PE Curious? De-Mystifying the Proposition and the Jargon – Part 1: Why Take PE Investment and Let’s Bust Some Jargon

We are delighted to share with you the recording of the recent Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) Webinar, Partner Remuneration: Trends, Pain Points & What Firms Are Changing in 2026. In this recording, Corinne Staves (Partner at CM Murray LLP), Zulon Begum (Partner at CM Murray LLP), Wonu Sanda (Senior Associate at CM Murray LLP) and David Shufflebotham (Founder at PepUp Consulting), Rob Millard PhD (Director at Cambridge Strategy Group) explore how firms […]

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on Partner Remuneration: Trends, Pain Points & What Firms Are Changing in 2026 – Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) Webinar Recording

Partner Performance and Accountability in the AI-Enabled Firm – Leadership Circle with Lexington Consultants – 4 October – 9am-11.30am in Copenhagen

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on Partner Performance and Accountability in the AI-Enabled Firm – Leadership Circle with Lexington Consultants – 4 October – 9am-11.30am in Copenhagen

Partner Remuneration: Trends, Pain Points & What Firms Are Changing in 2026 Tuesday 2 June 2026 – 9am – 10am BST

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) Webinar – Partner Remuneration: Trends, Pain Points & What Firms Are Changing in 2026 – Tuesday 2 June 2026 – 9am – 10am BST