What we do
Establishing a Practice
- Provide advice on the most appropriate business structure
- Facilitate practice funding and accounting support
- Locate and establish premises
- Negotiate supplier agreements (communications and IT systems, office equipment and supplies)
- Advise on and recruit legal and administrative staff
- Advise on external support suppliers (eg marketing, HR, IT support, website design)
- Evaluate legal software systems
- Establish and document systems, policies and processes to suit the practice
Existing Practices – Management and Administration
- Provide general business advice, coaching and support
- Assist with business planning, budgeting and cash flow management
- Provide business development advice
- Establish financial and management reporting systems
- Provide Partnership/ Management Committee secretarial services (Agendas, Minutes, Action Lists, follow up)
- Independent chairing of Partners/ Management Committee meetings
- Advice on staff performance management and coaching
- Debtor and creditor management
- Assistance with tenders
- Audits for incorporated legal practices
- Assistance in achieving Quality certification
- Evaluation of computer based practice management systems
- Advice on web site development
- Office re-location or upgrade projects
- Mediation and conflict resolution services including Partnership disputes
- Provide leadership coaching for partners and senior managers
Practice Succession
- Developing succession strategies and plans
- Undertaking preliminary vendor due diligence
- Negotiating directly with target practices
- Negotiating with practice brokers