Slaughter & May (average 8.47 out of 10), Bird & Bird and Berwin Leighton Paisner emerged as the top rated law firms in the UK top 20 according to the ninth major client satisfaction research project by Legal Week which canvassed the opinions of more than 1,200 clients. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Read More
In the pitching course I deliver for Professional Marketing Forum http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/index.aspx – “Helping fee earners prepare the perfect pitch” (next presentations are on 7th February and 6thNovember 2013) and in the training I do for firms in-house, I provide a pack of information on major pitches and panel reviews as they have Read More
Whilst the divorce statistics continue to generate concern and there are constant articles about the causes of divorce, there is a new Open University research project called “Enduring Love?” which explores why people stay together. Following discussions with policy makers, there is an online questionnaire, which has so far been Read More
There are competency frameworks, psychological profiles and considerable debate about what makes a great partner. So in a somewhat lighter spirit, and using 20+ years of observations of partners of all shapes and sizes (the good, the bad and the ugly) here are my thoughts on the 12 Ps of Read More
Last week I went along to one of the free lunchtime seminars by Kelso Consulting and enjoyed a good chat before the session started with some of the commercial lawyers who had gone along to learn about thought leadership. What is thought leadership? Tim Prizeman started by exploring the concept Read More
