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Research Notes · 16 published

Notes from the desk.

Short, free reads on how professional-services firms are using AI in practice. The same editorial standard as our reports, none of the price tag. Each note points to the deeper report if you want the full picture.

LatestField note · Product

What Nichetel's Intel Pass includes

Three monthly credits, 20% off additional reports, standard PDF delivery, cancel anytime. The plain inventory of what is in the Pass and what is not.

The Nichetel research desk · 7 min read · Updated 2026-07-18

Field note · Buying

Is Intel Pass worth it for your team?

€49 a month for three credits and 20% off extras only wins if you actually read three reports in the cycle. The arithmetic, and when to stay on single purchases.

11 min read · Updated 2026-07-16

Field note · Product

Sample report: what you actually get

Before you spend money on niche research, know what lands in your inbox: executive summary, vendor tables, methodology, and a dated stamp you can defend in a meeting.

8 min read · Updated 2026-07-14

Field note · Accounting

What AI actually does for accountants

The marketing oversells it. Here is the narrow, useful version: what AI takes off an accountant's desk, and what it still gets wrong.

6 min read · Updated 2026-06-20

Field note · Law

AI in the legal industry: where it's real

Wide gap between the headlines and the daily reality. What is genuinely in use in firms, and what got switched off.

6 min read · Updated 2026-06-11

Field note · Recruiting

Recruitment automation: what to automate first

Most teams automate the wrong end first. A simple order of operations, from the safe wins to the parts that cost you placements.

5 min read · Updated 2026-05-15

Field note · Governance

Are AI governance certifications worth it?

Useful for the person, not a substitute for the firm. When an AI governance certificate earns its fee and when it is just a badge.

5 min read · Updated 2026-05-09

Field note · Governance

What to ask an AI vendor before you sign

A short, unglamorous list of questions that separates the tools you can defend to a regulator from the ones you can't.

6 min read · Updated 2026-04-18

Field note · Accounting

Is AI bookkeeping accurate enough to trust?

The honest answer is: for some tasks, yes, and the firms that benefit most are the ones clear about which tasks those are.

5 min read · Updated 2026-04-10

Field note · Law

How law firms actually use AI in 2026

Not the conference-keynote version. What partners at four-to-eight-attorney firms have running on a Tuesday, and what they quietly turned off.

6 min read · Updated 2026-04-03

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