Branding Yourself as a Lawyer: Building an Authentic Professional Identity
In a recent Platforum9 session, Alexander Irschenberger of Legal Tekno shared valuable insights on personal branding for lawyers, drawing from his diverse experience as a former law firm associate, in-house counsel at Maersk, and now as a legal tech entrepreneur. As the legal profession faces increasing competition and rapidly evolving client expectations, developing a distinctive […]
How to Streamline Your BD Activity to Be More Effective
In a recent Platforum9 session, Stijn Van Oirschot, co-founder of KLERQ, shared key insights on how law firms can streamline their business development efforts through better knowledge management and technology integration. Drawing from his experience as both a business development professional in law firms and now as a legal tech entrepreneur, Van Oirschot offered a […]
Legal Hiring Trends: Insights from a UK Based Veteran Recruiter
Session on 2nd April 2025 Andre McClean (Strangford Search), a former litigation lawyer turned legal recruitment specialist with a decade of experience placing lawyers across London, shared practical insights on current hiring trends in the legal sector. Drawing from his background as a solicitor who trained at Linklaters before working in white-collar crime and in-house […]
How to Turn Your Network Into New Clients
Session on 28th March 2025 In last week’s Platforum9 session, Rachel Kennedy, a lawyer turned business development professional with over 15 years of experience across UK and US law firms, shared valuable insights on converting professional contacts into paying clients. Drawing from her unique perspective straddling both legal practice and business development, Kennedy offered practical […]
The Division of Human and AI Roles in Legal Document Drafting
In last week’s Platforum9 Session, we were joined by Senne Mennes, co-founder of ClauseBase, (a legaltech company which built an innovative drafting tool) shared his insights on the evolving relationship between human lawyers and AI in the document drafting process. Drawing from his experience as both a former lawyer at DLA Piper and now a […]
Everyday Leadership in Law: Why Everyone Needs to Be a Leader Now
Session on 27th March 2025 We were joined this week by leadership experts Katie da Gama and Moray McLaren, who shared insights into how the concept of leadership and how it’s evolving in legal environments. As we introduce a Law Firm Management Forum, their conversation highlighted a significant shift from seeing leadership as solely the […]
AI and Lawyers: Partners or Rivals in the Legal Revolution?
Source: Forbes In an industry steeped in tradition, a quiet revolution is underway. According to recent data, nearly three-quarters of legal professionals plan to incorporate artificial intelligence into their daily operations. With legal tech investment reaching a record $477 million in 2024, the question is no longer if AI will transform legal services, but how […]
Legal News and Views
This week’s Session on 26th March 2025 Introducing something new this week, Greg Jackson, Director at PwC, joined Founder Patricia Gannon to run through some of the main legal stories emerging from the US and the UK. He shared valuable insights into significant developments in legal news this week. From political pressures on major law […]
Peak Performance Lawyer: Mastering Emotional Energy
Session on 25th March 2025 In the fourth Session of the “Peak Performance Lawyer” series on Platforum9, Patryjusz Zamorski delivered valuable insights into a topic often considered taboo in legal circles: emotional energy. Building on previous discussions of physical and mental energy, this Session explored how lawyers can harness their emotions to enhance performance rather […]
How To Be Successful by Building Strategic Relationships in Law
Session on 24th March 2025 In yesterday’s Platforum9 Session, we were joined by Robert Flint, founder of Adviserly (a boutique network of law firms), who shared insights from his recently published book “Working with Strangers” on how lawyers can build strategic relationships to grow their practice. With experience as a corporate lawyer who transitioned to […]