Description

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Corelegal is an organised group of business professionals who all specialise in the legal sector in the UK. We have various skills and expertise between us and the reason for this book, was to share this collective knowledge with a wider audience. Corelegal first launched in 2009 and has ran various seminars for legal professionals (namely solicitors) in different cities in the UK as well as webinars with the purpose of imparting knowledge on each members key specialist subject. With new developments in the economy underway, there has been an increasing trend for more firms to start up, and existing ones to consolidate, so we decided to create a book which would help those who are already practising law, and perhaps who are thinking of starting their own law firm business, or who have been running a law firm for some time, and need to stay ahead and on top of their game. Between the writers there is collectively over 100 years experience in working with solicitors / lawyers. Using our first hand client experience (in case studies when mentioned - names have been changed to protect the innocent ), we have a valuable understanding of the legal industry, the changes that are underway and ideas that can help the savvy solicitor to come out on top. Different members have contributed a chapter or two. The book aims to bring fresh ideas and perspective, no matter if you are UK-based, or in the field of law in another part of the world. Note that we tend to use the term 'solicitors' a lot in the book, but for our purpose, we mean lawyers, attorneys, briefs, notaries and barristers too The book is divided into four units - Finance, Operations, Marketing and Future thinking. You can skip to the part that interests you the most, or just read it from cover to cover. You may also be interested in visiting or subscribing to our YouTube channel, as snippets from previous seminars have been uploaded on there, as have webinar interviews with various members. We post articles regularly on our blog at www.Corelegal.net.

About the Author

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ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS Jason Cobine Company: Cobine Carmelson Specialism: Insurance Cobine Carmelson was founded in 2008 by intrepid entrepreneur Jason Cobine and primarily offers business insurance for owner/managers and company insurance for Managing Directors or Partners. The solicitor's insurance service has been developed following research into the current market and offers a service lead alternative with the emphasis on getting claims paid. Ray Fox Company: The Bottom Line Consultancy Specialism: Buying, Selling, Valuing Law Firms For over 18 1/2 years, he has been running a very successful marketing consultancy specialising in the Legal profession. To date, he has worked with over 650 Solicitors' Practices, Law Firms, Patent Agents and Licensed Conveyancers, both in the UK and overseas. Company: The Fedora Consultancy Specialism: Marketing Jon Hepburn is founder of The Fedora Consultancy, a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing with over 20 years experience within a variety of marketing disciplines. His specialisation is marketing and business development for smaller law firms and professional services providers. Doug Mather Company: DougMather.co.uk Specialism: Human Behaviour, Influence & Motivation. Doug believes in the in the capability and power of people, and the effectiveness of collaboration within, and between, organisations. Company: IRN Consultants Ltd Specialism: Marketing Research David is a co-founder and co-owner of IRN Research, formed in 1991. We have a strong track record in providing market research services and client surveys to law firms. Lisa Newton Company: Find Me A Bookkeeper Ltd Specialisms: Legal bookkeeping, Training on the SARs (Solicitors Accounts Rules), Payroll, Cost Reduction & back office support services. Allen Sternstein Company: Hoskyns Consulting Limited Specialism: Digital business systems, IT and Projects.