Advisory & Fractional Leadership
Most law firms don't need a full-time IT director. They need the right thinking at the right moments.
Technology decisions in a law firm used to be straightforward. The questions now are harder. AI is changing what software does. The SRA's expectations are rising. Vendors are selling hard. And the gap between firms making good technology decisions and those making reactive ones is widening.
Thinkwild's Advisory & Fractional Leadership practice provides senior technology thinking for firms that don't carry it full-time. We're vendor-agnostic. We work only in the legal sector. And we've seen enough implementations — good and bad — to know what actually works.
The problems we see most often
Technology leadership problems rarely appear as one big issue. More often, they show up as reactive decisions, unclear ownership, supplier uncertainty, and a lack of time to turn technology into a proper business plan.
Reactive technology decisions
Technology decisions get made when something breaks, a vendor calls, or a renewal date is suddenly close.
Supplier uncertainty
You have been with the same IT supplier for years, but you are no longer sure they are still the right fit.
Confusing AI choices
You are evaluating AI tools, but every vendor says theirs is the best, safest, or most transformative.