Welcome to the Law Firm Disrupted, a briefing from Law.com editor Dan Packel that surveys new competitive pressures on law firms and how their managers are coping, plus insights on the tactics and tech employed by would-be disruptors. Have an opinion? Email me here. Want to be alerted to this dispatch in your inbox every Thursday? Sign up here.

It's a tough moment for leaders of large law firms. They're immediately focused on steering their firms through the obstacles posed by inflation and shrinking economic output, and these pressures demand tough choices on talent management. Rightsizing, both with regard to attorneys and professionals, is one such decision point, and the specter of large group departures looms as an ever-present threat. And of course, there's the interpersonal challenge of satisfying equity partners who rightfully consider themselves the owners of the business.