Sunday, 11 May 2014

THRIVING FIRMS.

They certainly exist .
I have recently visited 2 practices which are clearly doing well. Keystone Law regularly host client and staff get togethers and William Robins nobly asked me along. The atmosphere was buzzing and it was evident that this ABS has a happy team , no easy call with about 150 partner level lawyers.It did not take long to crack the secret.
The firm operates a consultancy model with , crucially , direct performance related pay. Anyone who shops at Waitrose will see the effect this has with staff desperate to get it right.In a law firm the direct correlation between results and income  has a phenomenal effect.
I also met the eponymous  founders of Hampson Hughes , an injury firm in Liverpool. This area of work has been mugged by a variety of recent reforms and yet here was another booming practice. i noted a massive appetite for know how and the use of IT. Best of all , the firm remains committed to training through apprenticeships and conventional training contracts. This engenders loyalty and people can see a way to develop.