What Future? – MHA MacIntrye Hudson’s Kate Arnott on the future of the legal profession

With the fourth industrial revolution upon us, the legal profession is facing a period of rapid change. Competition is increasing, client expectations are higher and the downward pressure on fees continues – all while the sector braces itself for the impact of Brexit. At the same time, for many practices, performance has plateaued or, in […]

Stressed up, nowhere to go by Frank Saxby, Burgess Mee Family Law

This article was originally featured as a column in the November 2017 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. I have seen many intelligent and hardworking lawyers, legal support and essential business-support members gradually become ground down by the stresses of their jobs. But others seem to still be smiling and enjoying (for the […]

Understand the influence by Steven Allen, Hogan Lovells

This article was originally featured as an opinion piece in the November issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. We find ourselves in a world, increasingly, operating without borders. Commerce sans frontieres. Companies, particularly those listed, are under pressure to find new revenue lines and look to new markets in which to sell goods or […]

Data like gold dust by Graham Moore, Katchr

This article was originally featured as a column in the October issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Most law firms are sitting on a goldmine of information that could radically improve their profitability through more appropriate pricing of their services. At the two LPM conferences in London and Birmingham in 2017, Katchr ran […]

Managers in motion by Gemma Garen, Ellisons Solicitors

This article was originally featured as a column in the October issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Innovation sometimes emerges through revolution, but most of the time it comes from evolution. Against the backdrop of innovative technological revolutions, SME law firms have evolved their working practices – and one such evolution is the […]

Can legal learn from sport by Steven Treharne, Mogers Drewett

This article was originally featured as a column in the October issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. British cycling has experienced a rough ride recently – with allegations made of bullying, discrimination and a ‘win-at-all-costs’ mentality. But the history of the sport evidences success, with 22 Olympic gold medals won over the past […]

LPM London calling by Natasha Rawley, Archive Document Data Storage

This article was originally featured as a column in the July issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Happy July LPM readers – 2017 is really flying past us. I’m sitting down at File Queen HQ to write this column and thinking about everything that has happened over the past few weeks. One of […]

Follow the leader by Alan Cousins, Paris Smith

This article was originally featured as a column in the May 2017 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM.   There are plenty of business gurus that are happy to charge significant fees to come in and tell you what good leadership looks like – and how important it is to the success […]

How to forget your clients by Natasha Rawley, Archive Document Data Storage

This article was also featured as a column in the February 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM.  Happy new year, LPM readers. Yes, it’s a bit belated – but to those who haven’t received our newsletter, we wanted to say may 2017 be a wonderful year. Now let’s move onto the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation […]

Partners in planning by Janine Parker, Paragon LawSelect

This article was also featured as a column in the February 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM.  With the regulatory and legal landscape in a constant state of evolution, what services should you expect from your insurance broker, and how have these expanded over the past decade? Traditionally, a broker will represent your risk in the […]