How do law firms maximise the benefits of remote working?  What stays the same and what needs to adapt?  What best practice examples are available?  Katherine Thomas has collated her experience of working remotely as well as from running...

The 2019 PwC Law Firms Survey revealed that, “…the finance function’s top three priorities are pricing and profitability, working capital and business analysis/ reporting. These priorities are reflective of the continued high fee income write off levels and widening...

Where’s the legal services pricing puck heading? is a compelling interview with Richard Burcher, the leading authority on pricing legal services and contributor to the Dialogue on Remaking Law Firms. Thank you for joining the Dialogue on Remaking Law Firms for...

A practical lunchtime workshop. Learn how knowledge reviews *during* projects work at Arup Global Rail, with guest speaker Andrew Trickett, Business Knowledge Manager at Arup Global Rail. When: 20 November 2019 & 27 November 2019 Where: Bristol & Birmingham Andrew…

Pricing is a key area for law firms and an area that can have a huge impact on profitability. Otterburn Legal Consulting is holding a strategic pricing masterclass which will cover a number of pricing areas. The key speaker with…

Validatum has written and lectured extensively on previous occasions about law firms misaligned meritocracy structures and the capacity for that misalignment to encourage pricing behaviour that is sub-optimal for both the client and the firm. So, kudos to someone...

Partner retreats or conferences are a great management tool – an ideal vehicle for making tricky decisions, for building cohesion and for bringing on the next generation.  It is easy to see the retreat as end in itself and,...

Interested in the intersection between knowledge, learning, innovation and creativity and its place in your business’s success? Ark’s latest multi-author book, with a contribution from our Helene Russell, is now available. Innovation is arguably an integral part of the...

If you are looking to understand the fundamentals of knowledge and learning, whether a PSL, Head of Knowledge or an interested Partner or Associate, this afternoon workshop will give you the grounding you need. When: Tuesday 24 September 2019 Where:…

How did a conversation about knowledge and learning lead to Helene Russell humming Britney Spears all evening? In the 1990s, when knowledge management was relatively new as a discrete discipline, many people thought new technologies and warehouse-databases of knowledge were…