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Considering an exit? The time for succession planning is always now.
14 Jun 2013As alien as it might seem to many at the moment, the point does come for all of us when we don’t want to work any more, instead turning our thoughts to sandy beaches, English gardens and other common retirement activities. For employees, the process is relatively straightforward. For law firm owners it can be [...]
Read MoreTackling Data Silos
12 Jun 2013…or “Where is the value in your financial data?” Many law firms struggle with the effective management and use of their financial data as they seek to improve their performance. Often, for example perhaps following a merger, local practice means that “data silos” exist preventing the proper sharing of information across service lines and across offices or indeed jurisdictions. [...]
Read More5 Tips for Surviving and Thriving After a Merger
31 May 2013There are more proactive ways of coping with your firm’s merger than just ‘keeping your head down’ and getting on with your work. If your firm hadn’t merged you’d be looking to stand out, excel in the workplace and progress your career. Why do anything differently now? Our 5 tips are designed to not only [...]
Read MoreCentralising Pricing
24 May 2013It is now well established that pricing is an ongoing challenge for the legal industry. Amongst all the talk of “the death of the hourly rate”, and “value pricing” relatively little attention has been paid to the value of good process and governance in pricing. Click here to read more.
Read MoreHiring Talent – 10 steps to getting it right
20 May 2013When you’ve got a vacancy to fill, you want to make sure you get the best person possible. Hiring talent is a difficult enough process as it is – you don’t want to be wasting energy and effort getting anyone but the best. We’ve condensed our many years experience in legal recruitment into just a [...]
Read MoreInterview Techniques: Six ‘do’s’ and ‘don’ts’ no-one tells you about
15 May 2013It’s a time honoured topic, but you really cannot do too much preparation for an interview for a top-level position. After all, you’ve worked for it, now you need to make sure you go out and get it! Our ‘do’s’ and ‘don’ts’ guide tries to avoid the very obvious (do wear a tie, don’t turn [...]
Read MoreSpotlight on Iwan Roberts
10 May 2013Hi Iwan, let’s start with work; what does a ‘normal’ day constitute for you? There is no such thing as a normal day! However, typical activities will involve the production of extensive research documents for retained assignments; supporting the business development activities of consultants and headhunting. I also spend a great deal of time learning [...]
Read MoreJepson Holt Helps Cobbetts Partners Find New Home
10 May 2013Jepson Holt are very pleased that we were able to successfully find a new home for Paul Johnson and Sean Fitzgerald. In addition to our core retained work for law firms we have always had a strong practice in representing Partners and senior lawyers who have made the decision to move and this was a [...]
Read MoreHow the legal market might (really) change over the next 3-5 years
8 May 2013I recently attended the ICAEW solicitors’ group conference at Man City’s stadium in Manchester. Amongst the sky blue colour, there was a lot of talk about the shape of the legal profession and how this might change over the next few years. A table showed that of the 10,000 odd law firms over 4,000 are [...]
Read MoreBusiness Planning: what does it mean for candidates?
3 May 2013Business plans mean different things for both candidates and clients but both face challenges when it comes to assessing and producing them accurately. For candidates, the challenges can start at inception. A business plan can initially seem an onerous thing to create, a required part of the recruitment process that has little impact on their [...]
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