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Agenda 14.05 STREAM 1 Please choose one of the following three sessions Facilitated Workshop Approaching, managing and implementing a merger if you’re an SME law firm • Understanding the significant impact a merger has on a smaller firm, its culture and on staff morale • How to approach and prepare for a potential merger • Ensuring the merger is financially viable and conducting due diligence • Managing negotiations, particularly if you’re the smaller party • Implementing a merger, managing the practicalities and integrating the two firms • Retaining your role post-merger Frans Post, chief operating officer, Gates and Partners STREAM 2 Panel Discussion Securing the best PII cover for smaller firms and minimising your time spent on renewal • Update on changes to PII • Securing the best deal and terms • Developing a good relationship with your broker and underwriter • What new information are insurers likely to request at renewal this year? • What should you put into your renewal and making your renewal more manageable and less time consuming • Demonstrating best practice in risk management and putting the right standards in place Mandy Suchocki, practice manager, Barker Gotelee Trevor Dyer, head of finance and administration, Brethertons Solicitors Richard Brown, director, Prime Professions Moderator: Tim Prior, director, PNCR Legal STREAM 3 Facilitated Workshop HR management and resourcing for SME law firms; future-proofing your firm • Examining the changing structure of SME law firms with the rise of legal apprentices and paralegals and the reduction in training contracts • Resourcing strategies for today and tomorrow’s SME law firm • Managing, engaging and motivating overstretched staff in a difficult economic climate Paul Hinchliffe, managing partner (non-lawyer), Bott & Co Jenny Pelling, business director, CILEx Law School
14.50 Coffee 15.40 Driving efficiency and effectiveness – key to survival • Why a radical and holistic view to firm efficiency and effectiveness is important for survival • How can you improve efficiencies around the practice of law? How can you leverage efficiency to drive both quality and profitability and compete effectively? • Client management – how to improve efficiency in client interactions and why this is so critical to success and growth • Digitisation – where can you drive efficiencies? What are the easy wins? Jitendra Valera, chief marketing officer, IRIS Legal Interactive Roundtable Discussion 16.00 IT strategy and operations for smaller firms • What are the essential foundations of an IT strategy for a smaller firm; balancing big ambitions and a desire to be cutting edge with a tight budget and minimal resource • Keeping up to date with IT; an update on the latest tools and technology • Which are the best systems and why? Choosing the right software and hardware for your firm • Outsourcing IT or managing IT in-house Adam Makepeace, practice director, Tuckers Solicitors Martyn Bateman, practice manager, Breeze & Wyles Solicitors Moderator: Vincent Denham, chief executive, Verisona 16.55 Summary and closing address 17.00 Networking drinks reception Don’t miss this unique opportunity to network and share experiences with your peers Who should attend? • Practice managers • Practice directors • COOs • Heads of operations • CEOs • Business support directors • Heads of administration • Office managers • Heads of finance • Accounts managers
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