Penguin Blog
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Is Residential Conveyancing in the Doldrums?
Some findings from the ‘Pricing Confidence, Profit Awareness and Strategy’ survey of residential property lawyers conducted by Big Yellow Penguin in 2023
In May I was delighted to be interviewed by Osprey Case Management to give my take on the billable hour. Hope you enjoy reading what I said.
The billable hour is under scrutiny. Despite being the default way to charge clients and measure fee earner performance for many decades, a recent report has highlighted that a significant number of law firms – 43% – are offering alternative fee arrangements post pandemic, such as fixed fees.
Make 2023 The Year You Embrace Value- Based Pricing.
I was delighted to be asked by Matt Baldwin of PM Magazine to write an article about value-based pricing. The article below appeared in the Jan/Feb edition 2023.
Hanging up Your Legal Boots - The Options Available to Solicitors Considering Retirement
Deciding to sell, merge or shut down a solicitor’s practice is not an easy decision to make, and probably one of the most stressful, emotional and challenging.
In this webinar held on 1st September Chaired by Shaun Jardine , a group of legal industry experts explain what they consider are the most important things for law firm owners to consider when seeking to dispose of or shut down their businesses, and the legal and compliance hoops that must be jumped through.
The results of an unscientific conveyancing pricing poll!
During a Law Society webinar presented by Scott Simmons and myself on 16 May 2012 called “Win , Price , Do and Repeat”, Scott and I asked a few poll questions- you know the kind of thing to get a bit of interaction and make sure that the delegates were awake.
New Year’s Resolutions for Lawyers
So, what New Year’s resolutions can a lawyer make…and keep? Sure, there will be the usual ones of get more exercise and lose weight, try and spend more time with family and friends etc. But these are all time consuming and if there is one thing a lawyer is usually always worried about, it’s time. Chargeable time in particular.