According to a post by the Wall Street Journal's blog, law firm profits rose in 2014, and they are expected to rise again in 2015 by 5%. Gains will come in transactional work, while litigation, which has traditionally been the money maker for law firms, will continue to be flat. A few more trends could include a lot of lateral moves and law firm usage of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, although the article suggests that AI will not replace lawyers.