This section covers succession, specialisation, mergers, selling a law firm, becoming a partner, and business structure
How to plan and execute the process of starting up a new legal practice that is compliant and financially healthy
How to set up your firm’s systems to provide the information that enables you to improve profitability and cashflow
How to avoid professional negligence claims, with examples of common problems and suggested solutions. Plus FAQs on PII
This section only covers SRA Accounts Rules and GDPR at the moment. Compliance for start-ups is covered in the Starting up...
How to protect your law firm from cyber attacks. What steps to take if your systems are hacked
How to recruit and retain a team that is both happy and highly effective, dealing with the HR issues along the way
In marketing, like anything, you need to get the basics right. Otherwise the time and money you invest in marketing will be wasted
How to win new clients, make the most of existing relationships, encourage referrals and generate new leads
How to approach creating a law firm website that works, from agreeing your objectives to making sure you get the results you want
Why lawyers need to know about social media, how to make the most of the opportunities and how to avoid potential pitfalls
How to use PR to build your firm’s reputation; and how to create cost-effective advertising – traditional and online – that delivers results
Chris is the chief executive of Codex Edge, which produces the Atlas database of lawyers in the UK: detailed data on over 150,000 individual lawyers at over 15,000 individual firms (including overseas-based firms), with 250 searchable categories that allow users of the data to pinpoint exactly the type of person or firm that they are looking for.
The data is used by law firms, recruiters and other suppliers to the legal sector. The easy-to-use visuals set out key facts such as moves, promotions, PQE, and practice areas.
With a background in recruitment himself, Chris knows exactly what users are looking for and how to make the time-consuming research process extremely quick and easy.
Website: Codex Edge
LinkedIn: Chris Hume