Here come the bean-counters (at least in some parts of the world):
“The trend towards accountancy firms offering legal services could grow to encompass more traditional law firm practices such as M&A and corporate advisory…’The talk at the moment is, the big accounting firms in particular are looking to move into legal services in a bigger way…They’re really looking to move into the M&A, corporate advisory type work in a more aggressive manner.'”
Read: Accountants eye complex legal services at Lawyers Weekly