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Private Equity’s Big Bet on Law and Accounting Faces an AI Shake-Up
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Subscribe18 JUN 2026 / BUSINESS
The traditional billable-hour model used by law and accounting firms is being challenged by AI, which can complete tasks traditionally undertaken by junior professionals in a fraction of the time. This threatens the revenue models of firms still heavily reliant on such routine, time-consuming work, as clients are increasingly unwilling to pay high rates when work can be completed quickly through automation; it could also impact the training and development of junior professionals. The future is predicted to involve firms charging for business outcomes and judgement rather than effort, with successful firms likely to integrate AI with human oversight.
For decades, law and accounting firms ran on a simple formula: more people, more hours, more revenue. Junior associates reviewed contracts. Staff accountants reconciled transactions. Audit teams sampled records. Paralegals combed through documents. Client...
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