In each edition, The Lawyer magazine interviews an in-house lawyer or Group Counsel. I picked up the following trends into general counsel needs and selected some highlights to inform those either pitching to or building relationships with similar in-house counsel. Trends The importance of on-the-ground local counsel Use of preferred firms Read More
From the last six months of The Lawyer magazine, I picked out the following highlights from the various reports of law firm panels and pitches: Collaborative working with Barclays or RBS (30th June) “If you want a panel place then you need to get used to working in partnership with Read More
To support the training in the “Helping fee-earners prepare the perfect pitch” session I present for PM Forum http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/ (the next scheduled session is on 6th Feb), I regularly review trends and developments in pitching in the professions. Using information reported The Lawyer magazine, here are my observations on the Read More
One of the most valuable sessions at the annual Professional Marketing Conference is where a panel of clients are asked questions about how professional advisers can improve their services and market more effectively to them. Client feedback is always useful. This year’s line-up – moderated by Elliott Moss, Director of Read More
At the beginning of February I released a survey into the price of divorce in conjunction with www.onlydads.org and www.onlymums.org The key findings from the research are as follows: 71% of those responding were male 50% had an average gross household income of between £25,000 and £100,000 55% said that the children lived Read More
