Paul McCluskey
Paul McCluskey is managing director at Gemstone Legal. As former UK head of professional practices at Lloyds Bank, Paul has worked with law firms across the UK and Northern Ireland. Paul is a Law Society approved Lexcel assessor and consultant.
He combines his experience to help legal firms improve their approach to finance and operational risk management. Paul speaks and writes regularly on financial factors impacting the UK legal sector
FeatureWorking remotely and your Lexcel commitments
Paul McCluskey looks at meeting your Lexcel obligations when we are all still social distancing.
FeatureHolding fraud to account
Paul McCluskey looks at whether using third party managed accounts can mitigate fraud
FeatureOn the money
In the first of a new series, Paul McCluskey looks at how law firm banking has changed in the last decade, and what impact third-party managed accounts could have in future
FeatureA sneak preview
The 2019 Law Management Section Financial Benchmarking Survey will be published very soon. In the meantime, Andy Harris , lead author of the report, gives a sneak peek at some of the key findings
FeatureGo with the flow
With uncertainty around the timing of the next interest rate rise, law firms need to get prepared and ensure that their cashflow is robust enough to weather any financial storms, says Paul McCluskey