{"id":158392,"date":"2026-07-27T01:59:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/27\/outside-capital-is-knocking-on-the-door-but-most-big-law-leaders-arent-ready-for-the-conversation\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T01:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:59:59","slug":"outside-capital-is-knocking-on-the-door-but-most-big-law-leaders-arent-ready-for-the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/27\/outside-capital-is-knocking-on-the-door-but-most-big-law-leaders-arent-ready-for-the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Outside Capital is Knocking on the Door, but Most Big Law Leaders Aren&#8217;t Ready for the Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two firm leaders in the Am Law Second Hundred who acknowledged discussions with private equity investors said they owe it to their partnerships to learn more.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" 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