Why law firms need to get better at deciphering signals from the noise
The title of this post alludes to the best-selling book by Nate Silver, ‘The Signal and The Noise: The Art…
Feedback and review from legal project management training
Everyone seems to agree in principle that it is good practice to hold project reviews, although it also seems relatively…
Adversity breeding invention: opportunities to do more than practise law
There is much doom and gloom in the English legal profession right now. The current market is clearly very difficult…
Legal Project Management, Pricing and Alternative Fee Arrangements: A Book Review
This book, as titled above, is written by Jim Hassett, founder of the LegalBizDev consultancy. Jim has provided consultancy services…
Project Management and legal service delivery: what would you like to see in a LPM training seminar?
Research conducted by the Ark Group has shown that professional support lawyers (PSLs) and knowledge management (KM) professionals in law…
Tomorrow’s Lawyers: An interview with Professor Richard Susskind
Richard Susskind’s new book, called Tomorrow’s Lawyers, was published on 10th January. Recently I interviewed Richard about his book for…
An interview with Mitch Kowalski: Re-imagining Legal Services for the 21st Century
One of the legal industry events of last year was the publication of Mitch Kowalski's book, 'Avoiding Extinction: Re-imagining Legal Services for…
Legal Process Mapping: will law firms fully embrace change?
Reflecting the way many of their commercial clients operate, an increasing number of law firms are investigating project based techniques…
Implementing Legal Project Management: How your current IT systems can help.
It seems that, slowly but surely, an increasing number of law firms in the U.K. are seeking to solve some…
Project Implementation: Start with a good pilot for a better chance of reaching your destination.
I can think of several instances where it would have been really beneficial for a law firm to run a…