On this site, you will find information about Nick’s experience, capabilities and expertise and details about Nick’s approach to strategic planning and business advice for law firms.
Nick’s consulting philosophy is summed up in the old saying “Strategy drives Structure, Structure drives Behaviour, Behaviour drives Performance, and Performance drives Results”. Nick advises at all stages in this chain.
He has one driving objective – to help law firms in tackling their urgent and important business issues. His unique blend of practical experience and high level thinking has
helped law firms thoughout the world.
Using the Pareto Principle in decision-making
Using the Pareto Principle in decision-making
By Nick Jarrett-Kerr
First published in the Edge International Communique January 2012
Law firms often have huge problems with their decision-making processes. In the first place, lawyers are infamous for the glacial …
Read MoreAnticipating Scandal, Randomness and Unlikely Disasters in Law Firms
Anticipating Scandal, Randomness and Unlikely Disasters in Law Firms
By Nick Jarrett-Kerr
This article first appeared in Law Business review December 2011
Scandals such as the News International …
In Case of Trouble, Change the Leaders!
In Case of Trouble, Change the Leaders!
This recession just refuses to go away. From 2008 onwards, the survival strategy of some firms has been to batten down the hatches and to survive the recessional storms …
Read MoreGoodwill Hunting – Are law firms starting to acquire a value?
This article first appeared in Edge International Communiqué.
Are law firms starting to acquire a value?
A whole generation of law firm partners – those born in the baby boom just after the Second World War – is …
Read MoreMind Over Matter
Mind Over Matter
This article first appeared in the New Law Journal for 28 October. It suggests routes towards the expansion of educational horizons for lawyers
After five years of expensive study, …
Read MoreTackling Partner Underperformance in Law Firms
Tackling Partner Underperformance in Law Firms
Disagreeable as it is, the matter of partner underperformance is a live issue for law firms today. Not handling it correctly can have …
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Nick is one of the leading UK and international advisers to law firms on business issues, strategy, leadership and management. In addition to matters of strategy, Nick has a particular interest in law firm governance, partner compensation, partnership performance criteria and partner development. He regularly leads or facilitates strategy days, retreats, partner conferences, practice group retreats and away days.
Nick’s new book Strategy for Law Firms – After the Legal Services Act has now been published by the Law Society (November 2009). To read a recent review click here. To buy it click here or go to Amazon or contact us
