Power play

Do you know who your competition is? Where they are, what they do, how they do it better than you, faster than you, and what it takes to beat them to the top? If you think you have the answers, you might want to think again. Richard Parnham is back again on p29 to ruffle your feathers.

Need another lesson in the best ways to get clients to give you money? Glyn Morris’s second column will explain what you need to know (p14). How about some lessons from a firm in the north? The law firm profile this month (p20) takes a look at rradar, it’s ‘one to keep your eye on’.

Hear about how it gives its clients stations and podcasts and videos. And that’s not
all, it has a fancy artificial intelligence called Grace – perhaps AI isn’t just for the big firms after all.
We hear industry views from JustBeagle  on what disruptive technologies mean for the future and  Teacher Stern on why the firm uses Thomson Reuters’ Pratical Law and Westlaw.

LAW FIRM PROFILE

Gary Gallen, founder and CEO at rradar, on how an idea and some hard work blossomed into a partnership with AXA.

BRAIN TRAINING

Sarah Charlton, executive council, tutor and trainer at the Institute of Legal Finance Management, reviews the process for deregulating the rules for solicitors in the modern age.

AI FUTURE LOOK

Kate Briscoe, CEO at LegalBeagles and JustBeagle, reviews how disruptive technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence will impact the legal sector.

IN THE KNOWHOW

Jon Poole, corporate and commercial associate at Teacher Stern, discusses how Thomson Reuters Practical Law and Westlaw are essential for law firm knowhow.