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Benchmarks, governance, AI strategy, operations and buyer guides. Founder-written, India-anchored. New piece every week.
The 2026 Indian Law Firm Benchmark: Realisation, Utilisation, Partner Economics
Eighteen months sitting with operations leads at nineteen Indian law firms; nine shared P&L. The numbers most managing partners suspect, finally on the page.
The In-House AI Mandate: What Clients Will Demand by 2027
GCs at India's largest companies are quietly drafting AI-use clauses for outside counsel. The questions you will be asked in 18 months, and how to be ready before the RFP arrives.
What to Ask Your Legal-AI Vendor: A Buyer's Checklist for Indian Firms
The 22 questions every managing partner should put in writing before signing a legal-AI contract. Covers data residency under DPDP, training rights, indemnity, evaluation methodology and exit terms, with the answers a serious vendor should be willing to commit to in the MSA.
PEP is Lying to You: How to Read Profit Per Equity Partner Honestly
Profit per equity partner is the headline number every Indian league table leads with. It hides leverage, realisation, lock-up and partner hours. Here is how to read it honestly, with the four-line decomposition every managing partner should run before the next compensation cycle.
DPDP 2025 for Indian Law Firms: A Managing Partner's Compliance Playbook
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act is now in force. What changes for client data, vendor due diligence and partner liability at Indian law firms, with a 90-day implementation checklist managing partners can actually run against.
The Best Legal AI Tools for Indian Law Firms in 2026
Eight tools across drafting, Indian legal research, contract review and practice operations. What each one is actually good at, where it will trip you up, and how to stack them.
Why Per-Matter P&L is Broken at Most Law Firms
Most firms cannot tell you which matter made money last quarter. The four hidden costs that distort matter-level profit, and the one-page P&L view that actually works.