We have no choice now but to make virtual collaborations work. But how? This post from Helene Russell, Knowledge Learning and Innovation specialist, draws together 5 top tips from law firm leaders. I’ve been gathering some thoughts from practitioners and…

In the sixth instalment of the Law Chat webcast series, Simon chats with Professor Richard Susskind on the future of legal services and the courts. You can watch the full video by clicking here or on the video below:…

There is a quite extraordinary paradox at play here. On the one hand you would expect many lawyers, particularly those that are long in the tooth, to be quite pessimistic, negative and cynical with a hardwired expectation that most...

In an article first published on Validatum, pricing consultant Richard Burcher explores the question of who is responsible for profitability within a law firm and what firms can do to improve financial management. Legal PR firm, Byfield Consultancy, has just…

In the fifth instalment of the Law Chat webcast series, Simon Tupman explores client-centricity and what defines a successful law firm with George Beaton and Jon Huxley. You can watch the full video by clicking here or on the video…

Okay, perhaps that’s a little rough, suggesting that clients deliberately conceal their real wishes or are plain dishonest about them, but maybe a fairer description would be mercurial – ‘tending to change mood suddenly’ according to the Concise OED. This…

During the fourth instalment of the Law Chat webcast series, Simon chats with US lawyer and author J. Kim Wright, J.D. who for much of her career has been an advocate for systems change in the law. You can watch…

In the third instalment of the Law Chat webcast series hosted by Simon Tupman, he will chat with internationally recognized lawyer, author and management consultant, Gerry Riskin of Edge International about leadership in the legal sector and the challenges...

In the final installment of his Pricing Transformation series, Richard Burcher advises on how law firms can anchor the new approaches they are taking to pricing in the culture of their law firm. While many law firms have over the…

In the seventh part of his Pricing Transformation series, Richard Burcher explains how law firms can consolidate gains made during major change management projects. While many law firms have over the last few years begun pricing improvement initiatives, many have…