United Kingdom Legal Events Calendar
May 9, 2013
Training
Training
Re-designing the law firm equity and reward structures
London, United Kingdom
If another firm was offering you a better rewards structure, would you leave? If it is a critical factor in your decision making process, are you sure your partners and top talent aren't considering this as well? If law firms are to gain competitive advantage over their rivals they must ensure that they are consistently delivering what their clients require and doing this better than their rival...Ark Group
May 9, 2013
Training
Training
Alan Hodgart: Choosing the right pricing model for your firm
London, United Kingdom
Can you afford to lose your clients to a more competitive pricing strategy? In an increasingly difficult and complex market it has never been more important for your firm to choose the correct pricing strategy. Whether your aim is to maximise profits or to differentiate yourself in an increasingly crowded and competitive market, one of the world's leading advisers to professional service business...Ark Group
May 13, 2013
Seminar
Seminar
The future of civil costs and funding - assessing the impact of the Jackson reforms
London, United Kingdom
Following Lord Justice Jackson's wide-ranging reforms to civil costs and funding - this seminar will be an opportunity to share latest thinking on how an evolving civil justice system is likely to impact on legal practitioners, consumers and businesses. Sessions will bring together key policymakers and judicial representatives, alongside legal professionals, insurers, business associations, acade...Westminster Forum Projects
May 14, 2013
Training
Training
Introduction to anti-money laundering compliance
London, United Kingdom
Are your staff fully equipped to deal with the practicalities of anti-money laundering compliance? Are you certain? As the regulatory landscape continues to evolve, the increasing demands and expectations of our regulators means it has never been more important to ensure that your staff are suitably trained and have the knowledge to protect themselves and your firm from the risk of money launder...Ark Group
May 14, 2013
Training
Training
How to retain your firm's key people
London, United Kingdom
Poaching of the most senior City lawyers is forecast as the country's biggest law firms try to bolster their bottom lines" - Financial Times Research has indicated that 64% of directors are more likely to hire senior teams from rivals. The study also states that clients are willing to follow their favourite lawyer to new firms with many general counsels having stopped using a law firm because the...Ark Group
May 15, 2013
Training
Training
Measure and report what matters: Effective presentation of financial information to lawyers
London, United Kingdom
Many law firms are still not providing their partners and fee earners with adequate financial reports to allow them to improve their performance. This results in essential reports being ignored and important actions are not being taken, as shown by this comment from a fee earner in one firm: "I don't have a clue about the financial reports I receive." High quality financial measurement is necess...Ark Group
May 15, 2013
Conference
Conference
KM Legal 2013
London, United Kingdom
Never before in its fourteen year history, has Managing Partner’s KM Legal conference had a more important role. Valued for supporting you with inspiration and reassurance over the years, in 2013 this conference will step up a gear, mirroring the new and growing challenges that you will be taking on in order to secure and facilitate a strategic role for knowledge in your law firm. No longer can l...Ark Group
May 16, 2013
Training
Training
Cyber crime security: How to safeguard your organisation
London, United Kingdom
A report released in February 2013 by the National Audit Office revealed that the UK IT skills shortage means that Britain could have trouble defending itself from cyber-attacks over the next 20 years*. Ranked as number four in the top thirteen 'cyber-mature' countries, the UK Government has also placed cyber threats (to infrastructure) within the top-ten risks faced by the UK and with over 2 bil...Ark Group
May 21, 2013
Training
Training
Understanding the SRA Accounts Rule
London, United Kingdom
To achieve compliance, having an understanding of the SRA Accounts rules is CRUCIAL. Understanding the SRA Accounts Rules and the compliance requirements is essential if you and your firm are to enjoy a good relationship with the SRA. The role of the Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration creates a bridge between your firm and the regulator and makes understanding the Accounts Rules a...Ark Group
May 22, 2013
Conference
Conference
Compliance for law firms
London, United Kingdom
It has been a very busy twelve months for law firm Compliance Officers and departments everywhere. If you aren't diverting resources into nominating, setting up and supporting your new COLP and COFA; making sense of the terminology surrounding breaches and establishing internal reporting procedures and training, then you're being asked to explore compliance issues pertaining to new markets and est...Ark Group
May 23, 2013
Training
Training
The role of the law firm partner: Strategic career mapping in a changing legal market
London, United Kingdom
Changes to the default retirement age (DRA) and an increased emphasis on performance management means that firms can no longer sit back and believe that Partnership is indeed a plateau on to retirement; especially within the context of ABSs. The tendency is to view career mapping as an all or nothing approach where the next step for a Partner is to be outside the firm. This masterclass aims to ch...Ark Group
Jun 4, 2013
Training
Training
Client relationship management for law firms
London, United Kingdom
Choosing the right clients is crucial to your success and there are many aspects to consider not simply who are the biggest and best. Long-term, lucrative client relationships stem from compatibility and the role of the relationship partner within your firm is pivotal in client selection and management. It is critical that you are compatible with your clients in order for strong relationships to ...Ark Group
Jun 5, 2013
Training
Training
Undertaking a risk and compliance audit of your firm
London, United Kingdom
Law firms have witnessed ever-increasing regulation over the last decade, and firms now have to do much more than just pay lip service to risk management and corporate governance. The masterclass recognises that there is a lot of talk about risk management for legal practice, but there is often a lack of practical awareness of what the real risks are and what should be done about them.Ark Group
Jun 5, 2013
Training
Training
COLP & COFA: Identifying and reporting material breaches and patterns of non-compliance
London, United Kingdom
With the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) guidance on Outcomes Focused Regulation (OFR) stating that the nature of systems and controls will vary according to the size of your firm or form of practice; its complexity, the activity that it conducts and your client base, it makes sense for Managing Partner to prepare executive briefings at which COLPs & COFAs representing firms of similar size ...Ark Group
Jun 6, 2013
Training
Training
Infographics: Creative and effective delivery of information
London, United Kingdom
Is your message drowning in a sea of information? Information overload cannot be avoided in this day and age. However, clear communication is crucial if you want to get your message across and make it memorable. Creatively delivering the information is essential to this process and an infographic enables the recipient to understand the message with a greater efficiency.Ark Group
Jun 6, 2013
Training
Training
Senior Law Leadership: Strategies for the new legal services landscape
London, United Kingdom
An intensive 1 hour 45 minute briefing designed to bring you up to speed with all the current movement in the legal services sector, including early indications of future trends. Huron Legal has analysed the marketplace in order to bring you a comprehensive forecast of where the market is headed and what the winners, losers and survivors will look like, in order that you can adapt your firm's busi...Ark Group
Jun 11, 2013
Training
Training
Client care: How to tackle complaints and claims for law firms
London, United Kingdom
You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time. - John Lydgate But you can develop a strategy to effectively deal with unhappy clients in a way to ensure they don’t take their business to your competitors. Treating clients fairly should be a core value of all authorised SRA firms and get...Ark Group
Jun 11, 2013
Training
Training
E-billing for law firms
London, United Kingdom
This highly successful masterclass, which has received some of the best feedback scores from our delegates, will get you fully updated on e-billing standards in the UK and show you how other firms are successfully implementing e-billing. It will ensure that you are aware of how to operate a maximum efficiency e-billing initiative in your firm.Ark Group
Jun 13, 2013
Training
Training
Developing an information retention and disposition programme for law firms
London, United Kingdom
Discovery and review costs have increased between 50% and 70% and this is in part due to the difficulties of searching through petabytes of data that may not need to be retained. Organisations must ensure that they have the policies and processes in place to retain or dispose of the information they need in a compliant and relatively risk free environment that supports their business needs. The m...Ark Group
Jun 19, 2013
Training
Training
COLP & COFA: Influencing skills for COLPs and COFAs
London, United Kingdom
Update your powers of persuasion during this intensive morning session designed for the multi-faceted COLP and COFA roles. Having your nomination for COLP or COFA approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is one thing but having your name on the official list is no guarantee that you will be able to get what you need to get done. With personal liability at stake, you can’t afford for...Ark Group
Jun 20, 2013
Training
Training
Tackling the ABS application process
London, United Kingdom
Currently tackling the ABS application process? "Despite the perception that a changing legal landscape is afoot, only 80 out of 454 firms have completed their alternative business structure (ABS) application and have had licenses granted." Bringing non-lawyer interests into your firm is a credible way to diversify and develop your legal business. In order to provide reserved legal services, you...Ark Group
Jun 20, 2013
Training
Training
Blogs and wikis for law firms
London, United Kingdom
Are you extracting the maximum value from your blogs and wikis? In the current legal market, it is essential for you to maximise the benefit of social tools available to your firm. Effectively sharing your information and knowledge both internally and with clients plays a crucial factor towards your firm's success. Blogs and Wikis are more than just a "nice to have" option. Internally, blogs an...Ark Group
Jun 20, 2013
Training
Training
Senior Law Leadership: Running a law firm effectively to adapt quickly to market change
London, United Kingdom
The current, rapidly changing conditions in the legal services market require agility, flexibility and a management structure that is capable of making quick and responsive decisions. To achieve this, you need an effective governance model, as well as talented individuals that you can trust, not only in your core leadership positions but also at the helm of each of your departments. At this second...Ark Group
Jun 26, 2013
Training
Training
Lateral hires: Implementing a successful integration process
London, United Kingdom
Has your firm developed a strategy to ensure lateral hires don't fail? A recent study indicates that a third of the 2,763 partner hires made between 2005 and 2012 were no longer with the same firm. The study reveals that areas such as corporate and finance are the toughest to hire partners successfully, while 80% of real estate partners hired in 2005 have since moved on*. In the increasingly com...Ark Group
Jun 27, 2013
Training
Training
Business continuity: Tools to safeguard your organisation in a crisis
London, United Kingdom
What if 75% of your workforce was unable to come into work due to a crisis? Are you prepared? The 2013 Business Continuity Management Survey has indicated that extreme weather was the biggest source of disruption followed by loss of people and loss of IT. Respondents reported an average financial cost of as much as £52,770 due to the disruption caused by snow early in 2013. The survey results in...Ark Group
