Legal Mentors assist Lawyers to take advantage of the increasingly competitive market for Legal Services. Whether it is because of impending de-regulation or just a desire to go for growth, Legal Firms are moving rapidly towards a more commercial approach to managing their practice. Legal Firms rely on the team at Legal Mentors to guide them through the process of creating a new Vision for their practice; linking goals and activities to that Vision, to gain the buy-in of all staff and finally, to ensure that the intended progress is made.
Premium Practice Plan
The future of your business is too important to leave to chance. Both SRA regulations and the Lexcel accreditation process recommend that lawyers create a strategic plan.
When you are running a busy practice, it is easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. It is vital that time is spent establishing the strategic direction of your business, setting clear written goals and objectives. Your well thought-out plan will help you to improve your business performance whilst ensuring you remain firmly in control.
Our Premium Planning session is designed exclusively for Law Firms and helps you to create your plan by following a proven process. Your plan allows members of the team to create a clear, agreed focus and direction for the successful future of the firm.
Who should attend?
All partners in this in-house session
Agenda
- Partners’ personal objectives
- Partners’ business objectives
- Agreed strategic objectives
- Business development
- Products and services, image, brand, pricing, marketing
- Key Performance Factors and management information
- Partners’ roles and management Structure
- Team motivation - staff and training
- Location and premises
- 5 year Financial Plan
- Agreed Action Plans and Review dates
Using an approach developed for over 10 years and refined in many hundreds of professional firms, our experienced facilitator will guide you through the process to help you achieve the best outcome. You will gain consensus among partners so you are all agreed on your future direction. Once you have your plan with clear goals and actions, we continue to work with you to help you to keep on-track to achieve the success you want.
Outcomes
- A better understanding between partners about both personal and business objectives
- A clear, agreed written plan for the firm’s strategy for the next 5 years
- All partners’ commitment to the success of the plan
- Clear, written goals with responsibilities and actions in a printed, bound plan
- The ability to make fundamental changes to the products, services and behaviour of the practice to meet the challenges of the future
Timing and Fee
One day for up to 5 partners, two days for 6 – 10 partners, three days for 11 or more. Price: £1,000 +VAT per day. (Plus reasonable travel and accommodation expenses)
What others have said
“I have always assumed there was little point in paying for outside help in planning the future of the business - what could an outsider tell me that I didn't already know? After 17 years, I took the plunge and invited help from Legal Mentors Ltd. The day we spent formulating a Strategic Plan was well worth the effort and has given me a new focus for the future. I would certainly recommend this process to others.”
Justin Nelson, Property Lawyer