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Better Together – New Law Journal Article
4 Feb 2012See the article by Phil Jepson and Viv Williams on Law Firm Mergers in the New Law Journal http://www.newlawjournal.co.uk/nlj/content/better-together 13 important merger lessons Get help—DIY doesn’t work. Follow a merger matrix (a document that helps see early in negotiations which parts of the businesses fit and helps decide if each candidate is worth pursuing) and [...]
Read MoreHow to do Merger
20 Jan 2012If you are a firm which is considering combining your business with another then how can you best prepare and execute? Be clear and honest about why you are doing it You may have clear objectives and a strategy in place to take you towards them, in which case a merger could be a way [...]
Read MoreLinder Myers/RFC – A merger of our times
20 Jan 2012A merger of two long standing Manchester firms. The process leading to the acquisition of RFC began in Summer 2010. Linder Myers had a strategy to grow their business in Manchester and in a set of other locations. They knew what markets they were focused on. They wanted to move forward more quickly than organic [...]
Read MoreIncreasing Productivity
20 Jan 2012We can all be more productive, as individuals and organisations. There is always value that can be added with only the resources at hand. But what increases productivity? Productivity Consultant David Allen suggests the following: Not more resources, as a rule. More money that produces the same result per pound spent is no improvement. What [...]
Read MoreTheory of Constraints
20 Jan 2012No matter what you do, there is often scope for boosting overall performance. A great way of doing this is to identify and eliminate “bottlenecks,” or things that are holding you back. So how do you identify these bottlenecks? One approach is to use the Theory of Constraints (TOC). This helps you identify the most [...]
Read MoreWork More Effectively
18 Jan 2012A lot of us work hard. Sometimes it feels like we work too hard. Sometimes it feels like we are working hard but not performing well. How can we make sure that we get as much as possible out of the time we spend at work and maybe even do more in less time? Tony [...]
Read MoreWhat can law firms learn from Apple?
15 Jan 2012When Apple’s first business plan was created in 1976 it was called “The Apple Marketing Philosophy” and was a 1 page document. It contained 3 principles: • Empathy – Understand the needs of your customers better than your competitors do. • Focus – To be good at what we do we must eliminate things which [...]
Read MoreWhat are you still doing here?
15 Jan 2012Grey, cold, wet January morning. The economic news is depressing and no one can quite see the light at the end of the tunnel. At one time English qualified lawyers were pretty much stuck in England because re qualifying was difficult and the only overseas jurisdiction we could work in without re qualifying was New [...]
Read MoreTestimonial
1 Dec 2011An interview with a Partner from a major UK firm who we recently placed with one of our long standing clients: What was your situation when you first came into contact with Jepson Holt? I had been at my firm for a very long time. I was looking round for something that would be different [...]
Read MoreWeb 2.0 in the legal world
1 Dec 2011A recent survey, commissioned by RTS Media, found that two-thirds of law firms cannot find the time or resources to build and maintain a strong online presence, even though more than 75% have committed to using social media as a business tool. So what’s stopping firms from truly embracing web 2.0? According to the survey [...]
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