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Merger & Consolidation Summit
22 Feb 2012Little less conversation little more action needed, merger conference hears “Lots of talking but little action” is endemic among law firms in respect of merger and consolidation but it is fear of not knowing how to merge, rather than not recognising the opportunities that merger presents, that is holding law firms back, according to speakers [...]
Read MoreAre you a lion or a lamb?
21 Feb 2012The combination of the tough economic climate and the visible raft of merger activity is causing some perfectly good law firms to panic and to surrender their existence to predators. Why? There is no reason apart from the fact that they are finding the job of surviving and thriving is hard these days and looks [...]
Read MoreDevelop your career
17 Feb 2012// In the new legal market your ability to sell and look after clients and your general commercial skills and understanding will be even more important than before. We are looking for a group of lawyers to work with to help them develop and improve these skills. If you may be interested in finding out [...]
Read MoreHow to do mergers
17 Feb 2012We are told that 75% of law firms have spent some or all of the last 12 months in discussions about “merger”. In the USA it is reported that mergers are up by 80% in the first three quarters of 2011 against the same period in 2010. The market there is being driven by transactions [...]
Read MoreMerger News
17 Feb 2012There have been major developments in the last month: Software and Outsourcing firm Quindell Portfolio acquired Silverbeck Rymer for £19.3m Duke Street Capital acquired a majority stake in Parabis for somewhere between £150m and £200m Slater & Gordon acquired Russell Jones & Walker for £53.8m Pinsent Masons announced they will merge with McGrigors on 1st May [...]
Read MoreBetter Recruitment
17 Feb 2012Law is a people business. However good your systems it is the people who make the difference. We all like to develop our own people but we also have to recruit. Many medium sized law firms spend six figure sums on recruitment but the agencies send you the Candidates that it suits them to send you. You [...]
Read MoreBetter Together – New Law Journal Article
4 Feb 2012See the article by Phil Jepson and Viv Williams on Law Firm Mergers in the New Law Journal 13 important merger lessons Get help—DIY doesn’t work. Follow a merger matrix (a document that helps see early in negotiations which parts of the businesses fit and helps decide if each candidate is worth pursuing) and have [...]
Read MoreHow to do Merger
20 Jan 2012If you are a firm which is considering combining your business with another then how can you best prepare and execute? Be clear and honest about why you are doing it You may have clear objectives and a strategy in place to take you towards them, in which case a merger could be a way [...]
Read MoreLinder Myers/RFC – A merger of our times
20 Jan 2012A merger of two long standing Manchester firms. The process leading to the acquisition of RFC began in Summer 2010. Linder Myers had a strategy to grow their business in Manchester and in a set of other locations. They knew what markets they were focused on. They wanted to move forward more quickly than organic [...]
Read MoreIncreasing Productivity
20 Jan 2012We can all be more productive, as individuals and organisations. There is always value that can be added with only the resources at hand. But what increases productivity? Productivity Consultant David Allen suggests the following: Not more resources, as a rule. More money that produces the same result per pound spent is no improvement. What [...]
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