KPMG, which was awarded an
alternative business structure license in 2014, is launching a legal services practice in Birmingham to
add to its existing capability in London and Manchester.
Is it any wonder good people are increasingly looking for better
alternatives than working in a private legal practice; clients are looking to other providers to
add value to their
businesses; and that external disruptors will continue to flock to the legal profession in droves to exploit law firms» soft underbelly - our lack of flexibility, failure to innovate, unwillingness to collaborate, our short term greed for the almighty dollar, our 19th century governance
structures, absence of diversification - and most of all our cultural desert.