The main danger when offering a disaggregated legal service is the quality of work of the third party supplier. But there are steps that can be taken to mitigate the risks In the context of the fragmented delivery of legal services, what does disaggregation mean to you and what do you see as the biggest […]
Finance teams are transforming firms’ pricing models while remaining profitable, as budgets remain firmly on the client agenda What are the main ways finance professionals can help their firms in an increasingly competitive and fragmented market? Lindsay Beardsell, general counsel, SuperGroup: Speak to clients. Clients can tell firms what their competitors are doing to attract […]
Marketing and BD teams need to sell lower-cost or disaggregated legal services to clients – both external and internal What role do the marketing/business development (BD) teams play in making it easy for external clients to buy disaggregated legal services? Richard Grove, director of marketing, BD and communications, Allen & Overy: We’re involved in the […]
Recruiting, managing and incentivising a flexible workforce may be challenging, but both the firm and the individual benefit What are the most common types of flexible resourcing models you are aware of being used or considered? Ben Bennett, chief operating officer, Farrer & Co: Twenty-five per cent of the firm (including partners, fee-earners and support […]
The KM conversation has moved from internal document creation and management to creating value for the client How is the role of the knowledge management (KM) professional changing to meet the demands of a disaggregated workplace? David Halliwell, director of knowledge, risk and legal services, Pinsent Masons: Disaggregation works if firms have identified what they […]
The romance has definitely gone from air travel. The last semblance of exotic flying probably fizzled 14 years ago, when sadly Air France’s Concorde burst into flames on take-off at Charles de Gaulle airport. Now travelling by air is all about budget airlines charging an arm and a leg for a cold sausage roll, or […]
Disaggregation and collaboration – two different models that have the same target of improving cost efficiencies. In-house lawyers across the board are taking a closer look at legal spend to see how to get the best from their panel lawyers. Several firms have responded by investing in disaggregated services, which for some (Hogan Lovells, Simmons […]
Take a look at the most-read stories on TheLawyer.com this week and share your views There were celebrations all round this week as The Lawyer held it’s annual awards ceremony, in association with Travelers. RPC and No 5 Chambers were the big winners of the night, picking up gongs for Law Firm of the Year […]
The Lawyer Asia Pacific 150 is the only research report to provide a ranking of the top 100 independent local firms and top 50 global firms in the region. The report offers critical review of some of the fastest growing firms and their strategies, a country-by-country guide to leading legal advisers and legal services market […]
In-house lawyers are not buying the much-trumpeted disaggregated legal services firms are offering them, exclusive research by The Lawyer has found. Indeed, the awareness of new legal services delivery models remains low, with the vast majority of in-house lawyers having never, rarely or only occasionally been offered some form of disaggregated legal service. In contrast […]
Dundee-headquartered Thorntons is on a mission to become the premier firm in the east of Scotland and has just sealed a double merger in Fife to help it on its way. The addition of St Andrews-based Murray Donald and Cupar’s Steel Eldridge Stewart (9 June 2014), which will add £4m to Thorntons’ 2013/14 turnover of […]
Nicky Richmond tries out the classics at J. Sheekey I lay my cards on the table and hold up my hands though not at the same time, obviously. I am not generally a fan of the restaurants in the Caring stable. Don’t get me wrong, they are beautifully run, gorgeously decorated and generally consistent, but […]