I was recently asked to lead a day’s training session on developing a family law practice for firms in the LawNet group http://www.lawnet.co.uk/. Sarah Scott, a partner in the family team at Oxley & Coward http://www.oxcow.co.uk/, provided a short presentation on their experiences with media relations and social media and Read More
At the MASS (Motor Accident Solicitors Society) http://www.mass.org.uk/ conference last week, I was asked to introduce the panel on marketing with an overview of the need for a marketing strategy for personal injury lawyers when trying to reach the consumer. And in just 15 minutes! The key points I covered Read More
In most of the courses I teach and the coaching provided to senior lawyers, accountants and surveyors I talk about the importance of having a firm-wide strategy. Even if it is merely an “umbrella strategy” of overall parameters about how the equity partners hope that the firm will develop and Read More
As a result of the White Paper on selling and social media for the professions (see 15th December 2010) and the blogs on why and how to use Twitter in December 2009 several of my clients (including the barristers) have asked for a beginner’s guide to LinkedIn for lawyers, accountants and surveyors as Read More
Unlike lawyers who rarely have repeat business, accountants have portfolios of work – a large proportion of which is ongoing compliance work (e.g. audits) and a smaller amount which is ad-hoc advisory work. Of course, some accountants – such as those working in the corporate finance arena – will have Read More
