The executive summary of the 20th PWC survey http://www.pwc.co.uk/eng/publications/pwc_annual_law_firms_survey.html talks about the deteriorating profitability of all but the most successful firms since 2008 with the 2011 financial results painting a broadly flat picture compared to last year. The key findings are as follows: Variation in net margins - UK net margins range from Read More
As a member of the Media Board of this great organisation http://www.scl.org/site.aspx?i=ho0, the topic of social media had been raised a number of times at recent meetings. So I was asked to lead a short (2.5 hour) session on social media in the legal profession generally, how lawyers as individuals can use social Read More
When selling has been a key part of your role for over 30 years, and you have been teaching and coaching both the professions (lawyers, accountants and surveyors) as well as marketers for almost 20 years, it is easy to forget how important it is to remember the basics. On Read More
As a marketing consultant, I like to keep to date with the developments in systems available to marketers and their firms and so I spent some time with the folk at Thomson Reuters to see what is on offer with Hubbard One which is used by a significant number of Read More
The International Association of Matrimonial Lawyers (IAML) session titled “Catching up with the EU Maintenance Regulation: are England et al ‘Little Englanders’?” was presented by Tim Amos QC of Queen Elizabeth Building and hosted in the offices of Charles Russell which afforded a stunning view of the City night skyline. Read More
