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Mafalda Barreto highlights the transformation of the Portuguese legal market and emphasises the strategic role of new management models | Líder Legal
10 March, 2026
Mafalda Barreto, managing partner of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo in Lisbon, is among the group of leaders interviewed by Líder Legal to analyse the evolution of the Portuguese legal market and the organisational models that will shape 2026.
Mafalda Barreto notes that automation and technology make it possible to direct legal work towards tasks with higher added value, freeing teams from repetitive functions and enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of processes. This development, highlighted in the Líder Legal article, forms part of a broader transformation in the Portuguese legal market, where competitiveness increasingly depends on the ability to innovate and to adapt organisational structures to the real needs of clients. In this sense, the law firm of the future in Portugal will be the one capable of combining talent, technology and sector‑specific knowledge within a more strategic structure focused on the client’s business, able to deliver more comprehensive, specialised legal solutions aligned with an ever‑changing business environment.
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