As we come out of recession, 2014 is proving to be both an exciting but also challenging year. Some firms are starting to thrive, but others are struggling to survive.
The Law Management Section Finance and Business Conference has always been a great opportunity to pick up new ideas, and this year’s conference once again includes some excellent and inspirational speakers.
Programme
09.00 - 09.30 Registration with refreshments
09.30 - 09.40 Welcome and introduction (Andrew Otterburn, vice chair, Law Management Section Committee, The Law Society)
09.40 - 10.20 Plenary 1: How we shaped our firm and made it stand out in a crowded market (Mark Burns, managing partner, Clarion Solicitors)
10.20 - 11.00 Plenary 2: Managing and building a fast growing national firm (Colin Flanagan, chairman, central administration, Freeths
11.00 - 11.20 Refreshments break
11.20 - 12.00 Plenary 3: Financing options (Steve Arundale, head of Professional Sectors and Financial Institutions, Sectors and Specialist Business, Royal Bank of Scotland / Natwest)
12.00 - 12.45 Plenary 4: WIP profiling and its role in business improvement: Unlocking cash, reducing risk & creating opportunities (Zoe Holland,managing director, Zebra Legal Consulting)
12.45 - 13.45 Lunch and networking
13.45 - 14.15 Plenary 5: Interactive Q&A session
14.15 - 15.00 Plenary 6: Motivating and implementing seismic change from within - an insight into the rebranding of our firm (Sangita Manek, partner, Blaser Mills, Erika Moralez-Perez, associate solicitor, Blaser Mills, Lloyd Gash, associate solicitor, Blaser Mills)
15.00 - 15.20 Refreshments break
15.20 - 16.00 Plenary 7: Results of the Financial Benchmarking Survey 2014 (Trish Kinahan, partner, Hazlewoods)
16.00 - 16.40 Plenary 8: Recent changes from the SRA and what this means for your firm (Andrew Allen, partner, Francis Clark)
16.40 - 16.45 Closing remarks (Andrew Otterburn, vice chair, Law Management Section Committee, The Law Society)
16.46 Close
Who should attend?
Finance managers, directors and partners, Managing partners, chief executives
