Two weeks ago I was speaking at a seminar entitled “Competing in a Changing Environment” 1 on the subject of “Tesco Law” and the implications of Alternative Business Structures on the profession. One of the delegates, a solicitor, asked what our “union” i.e. the Law Society was doing to promote its members’ interests. I demonstrated my [...]
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Product vs Service
Completing Tesco Law week here on Jobsworth, I thought I would comment on a very interesting post that I read on the “DirectLawUK” blog a couple fo days ago. The central point of the piece was that solicitors have to recognise the difference between a “product” and a “service”. On this thesis, clients want a product [...]
Can Social Media Save Solicitors?
In my last post on this topic I argued that the introduction of Alternative Business Structures (ABSs) does not have to entail the destruction of the smaller firms in the legal profession, although it undoubtedly poses a very severe challenge. High Street firms without a recognised “brand” of their own haven’t got the financial resources [...]
What Way Forward for Solicitors?
Last week I gave a talk to solicitors and practice managers at a workshop addressing the issues arising from the Legal Services Act 2007 (“LSA”) and, in particular, what the implications of the so-called “Tesco law” will be for firms. There was some good discussion between all the delegates and there have also been some [...]
