{"id":390141,"date":"2026-03-10T11:18:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ga-p.com\/?post_type=noticia&#038;p=390141"},"modified":"2026-03-10T17:45:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:45:38","slug":"mafalda-barreto-destaca-transformacao-do-mercado-juridico-portugues-e-reforca-o-papel-estrategico-dos-novos-modelos-de-gestao-lider-legal","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/ga-p.com\/en\/news\/mafalda-barreto-destaca-transformacao-do-mercado-juridico-portugues-e-reforca-o-papel-estrategico-dos-novos-modelos-de-gestao-lider-legal\/","title":{"rendered":"Mafalda Barreto highlights the transformation of the Portuguese legal market and emphasises the strategic role of new management models | L\u00edder Legal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ColumnaMasSidebar-block_d0785c5d680ca1cf20684118d6f7f8d7\" class=\"ColumnaMasSidebar v1\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"hero-inner-blocks\">\n<div id=\"ColumnaIzquierda-block_f026e7bcb74ae1cfd833964b72c6a37c\" class=\"blanco ColumnaIzquierda\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mafalda Barreto, managing partner of G\u00f3mez-Acebo &amp; Pombo in Lisbon, is among the group of leaders interviewed by L\u00edder Legal to analyse the evolution of the Portuguese legal market and the organisational models that will shape 2026.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>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 L\u00edder 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. 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