How professional services firms are actually using AI

Not the hype. Not the theory. What's actually working in legal, recruitment, accountancy, and training firms right now -and how to start.

Legal -How a two-person firm handles 200+ startup clients using Claude for contract review, due diligence, and client communication

Recruitment -Screening, matching, and candidate communication running with minimal human touchpoints

Accountancy -Compliance workflows, client reporting, and advisory preparation automated across the practice

Training Providers -Course development, learner matching, and quality assurance streamlined with AI

Awarding Bodies -Assessment moderation, centre management, and standards compliance at scale

This guide is for managing partners, practice heads, and founders running professional services firms of 5–50 people who know AI matters but haven't figured out where to start -or have started but aren't seeing real results.

Written by Alex Lockey -20+ years building businesses, operating partner to professional services firms, and author of sector-specific AI implementation guides for legal, recruitment, accountancy, training providers, and awarding bodies.

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