Here is a summary of the highlights of the MBL “Business development for professional service firms” conference which took place in London on 1st October 2014. The delegates were an interesting mix – half were fee-earners and the others were marketing/business development professionals. Medium sized law firms dominated although there Read More
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
Oh dear. In the same edition of a London newspaper today there were two stories highlighting the pricing problems in the professions. In one article, a chain of estate agents had sent out a mailer to home owners in the wealthy areas of Central and Greater London to say that Read More