Why Client Onboarding Software is Vital in Modern Day Law Firms⚖️💻

Modern-day law firms, client onboarding, case management software...why is it vital? 🤔

This week on our Legally Speaking Podcast ™️ powered by Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology we welcomed Michael Chasin to the show to find out more.

Michael is the Co-Founder and VP of TRIO Partnerships at Nucleus.

He is also a Strategic Advisor to Clio and was previously the General Manager of Clio Grow, Clio’s industry-leading client intake and legal CRM platform.

Prior to joining Clio, Michael held the role of CEO at Lexicata, which he co-founded in 2014. As CEO, he led the company to a successful acquisition by Clio in 2018.

Michael has a BSBA in Business from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a J.D. and MBA from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and Loyola Marymount University respectively.

He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, and frequently speaks about legal technology and client intake.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

⚖️ What is client intake and client onboarding and why does it matter for law firms

⚖️ What are the roles and responsibilities of a strategic advisor

⚖️ The impact Clio Grow is having on helping law firms operate

⚖️ Developments in legal practice management, software companies and legal services

🎧 Where can I listen to this episode?

The podcast is available to listen to on the Legally Speaking Podcast website and all major platforms (Spotify, Apple etc.)

Also this week, I had the immense pleasure of having the mics turned around and guesting on Steve Fretzin's BE THAT LAWYER PODCAST.  

Steve is a Plane Crash Survivor, International Best Selling Author, Lawyer Coach and Trainer, Peer-Advisory Facilitator, Keynote Speaker and Advocate for Ambitious Lawyers Everywhere!

The podcast was created to demystify the most challenging elements of growing a sustainable law practice through practical tips, fresh ideas and new methodologies. Each week, host Steve Fretzin interviews top rainmakers, marketing experts and legal tech gurus to explain, teach and present the best ways to improve efficiencies and help break down complex ideas, into simple and digestible concepts.

In this episode, we discuss:

💥 Why firms are struggling to retain talent. 

💥 Firm and personal branding for lawyers. 

💥 How to start a story (hint, it’s not your name). 

💥 Reflecting on your why. 

Key Takeaways from our episode together:

💥 Give trust to your employees – they do not need to be (or want to be) micromanaged. 

💥 If you build a personal brand, more revenue-generating opportunities will come your way. 

💥 Everyone who has a very successful personal brand is excellent at storytelling. 

💥 We, as humans, are drowning in information, but what we are craving is wisdom. 

💥 Contacts are good, but relationships pay. 

 “I’m still finessing my storytelling because the number one thing people buy is a human-to-human relationship. We talk about B2B and B2C. No, it’s H2H, it’s human to human.” — Robert Hanna

🎧 You can listen to the full episode HERE

Need help with your law firm applications?

On 12th July from 5pm – 7pm (UK Time), Jake Schogger from Commercial Law Academy will be covering how to approach commercial law application questions in a session filled with highly practical advice, personal examples and insightful anecdotes, followed by a workshop during which Jake will go through volunteers' applications live on air and answer questions from attendees. 

Any attendee will be able to submit their application for review, with Jake choosing 4 or 5 on a first come, first served basis. Just drop him a DM once you’ve bought a ticket if you’re interested.

Access costs £9.99, but includes 1 months' access to Commercial Law Academy (RRP £14.99), a discount code for handbooks/coaching (worth up to £35), and an e-guide to boosting your employability.

In particular, the webinar will cover:

✅ General application advice and how to avoid common mistakes.

✅ Crafting personal, authentic answers to career motivation questions.

✅ Researching firms, identifying key differentiators and linking these back to yourself.

✅ Effectively articulating competencies/experience, including drawing competencies and capabilities from a wide range of previous experiences.

✅ Understanding what is meant by commercial awareness and how to prepare for commercial interview questions.

✅ Jake Schogger giving live feedback on a range of applications, cover letters and CVs (subject to attendees volunteering to have their applications reviewed live on air).

You can register via this link HERE

Jake also featured on our Legally Speaking Podcast and his episode is our most listened to episode to date. You can check out this episode HERE

*** REMINDER TOMORROW ***

In/Fertility in the City Part 2!

Natalie Sutherland, Somaya Ouazzani, Emma Manzies along with many others will be discussing shared experiences of infertility, baby loss and alternative pathways to parenthood.

This will be a discussion on providing meaningful support in the workplace - an in-person event taking place on Thursday 7th July at 9.00am at the office of Stephenson Harwood (1 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7SH).  

You can register for FREE via Eventbrite HERE

Ahead of tomorrow you can check out our Legally Speaking Speaking Podcast ‘Fertility in the Workplace’ Miniseries, featuring Natalie, Somaya & Emma, which delves into how fertility in the workplace can be addressed more openly and how law firms can do a better job at acknowledging the challenges faced!

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Season 5 of the Legally Speaking Podcast is powered by Clio, a legal case management software that works in partnership with The Law Society of England and Wales and is an approved supplier of the Law Society of Scotland.

Our writers for the upcoming articles included the wonderful Isadora Carvalho,  Hebe Shepherd & Duncan Balcon.

The UK has now identified 5 new areas off the coasts of Cornwall and Wales, which could soon host "floating" wind farms in order to achieve its ambition to provide power to millions of homes around the UK. There have been incredible efforts to escape the impacts of the fossil fuel energy crisis, the Government has looked beyond to invest in revolutionary new renewable energy technologies which could help reduce bills and power without the need to use oil and gas. 

Given the new technologies used, the discovery of the outcome has lightened and acted as a major leap forward for the UK as 5 new areas have been located just off the coast of Cornwall and Wales, where research shows the ability to deploy this technology there. Further, research shows that where these offshore wind farms have been built further away from coasts and will allow for the harness of stronger winds. 

Also, there has been further research into these sites and their capabilities to provide power to millions of homes around the UK and aside from accessing higher wind speeds, they will also increase yield and capacity factors which satisfies the competitive Levelised Costs of Energy (LCoE). This floating technology is the key to unlocking the full potential of the coastline and bringing economic growth and abundant clean power. 

Written by Isadora Carvalho

Perhaps overshadowed by the rail strikes last week, in this weeks news we have seen criminal barristers across England and Wales striking in a response to an ongoing dispute surrounding their pay.

Reportedly, eight out of ten cases at London’s Old Bailey were affected by the walkout, with Secretary of Justice Dominic Raab fearing that the strikes would further ‘delay justice’, with the courts already facing a backlog of 58,000 cases.

Whilst barristers have been offered a 15% rise in their fees in return for their increased intake of Legal Aid cases, this has been wholeheartedly rejected, with members of the Criminal Bar Association calling for at least a 25% increase.

With proposed strikes expecting to last for the next four weeks, the courts of England and Wales are expected to take further strain following the already devastating loss of a quarter of specialist criminal barristers over the past five years, with 300 having left in the last year alone.

Whilst a proposed increase of Legal Aid is expected next year, deputy chair of the Criminal Bar Association, Kirsty Brimelow QC, has stated that this may be too little too late in terms of preventing further junior barristers from leaving the bar. 

Written by Hebe Shepherd

Coal appears to making a comeback in recent times, with the previously snubbed power source being used more and more frequently by developed countries.

In recent weeks and months countries, who previously have been trying to wean themselves off coal for environmental reasons, have been making increasing numbers of short-term coal purchases. This is mainly to ensure uninterrupted power supply at a time when running out of energy is a real concern for a lot of residents. This does mean that longer term anti-coal pledges are on the back-burner for the time-being, but when the alternative is not being able to heat your own country over the winter, it is understandable why this path has been chosen.

Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, and the desire not to fund Russia wherever possible, Europe is currently the largest purchaser of coal. This desire to wean themselves off Russian gas and oil will definitely help these countries to justify this, arguably backdated, method of obtain fuel to their populations.

The other area where demand has sky-rocketed recently is the US where, due to exceptionally hot temperatures, and the related desire to have air-conditioning units running more often, have seen power grids at their limits and the potential for blackouts if alternative fuel sources aren't found.

As a result of this increased demand, China (the world's largest exporter of coal) is increasing production to help meet this increased global need. Coal miners such as the anglo-swiss Glencore are using this demand to their advantage and making hay while the sun shines, so to speak. They are predicting $3.2bn in trading profit for the first half of this year - nearly matching the $3.7bn for the whole of 2021.

Whilst it is easy to argue against coal for environmental reasons, this trend of increased coal production and usage seems to be here to stay in the short-term, as the human aspect of losing power, particularly as we come towards the colder months, is a much more difficult issue for people to contend with.

Written by Duncan Balcon

📣 Job Titles Matter and Can They Help or Hurt Your Career?  

🗣 Recruitment & Careers Club Co-Hosting with Johnny Nash

📅 Thursday 14th July

⏰ 5.30pm UK / 12.30pm EST

Johnny & I have been in the recruitment & careers space for over 4 decades combined.

We have helped thousands of people across the globe propel to career success in the good, bad, and ugly markets.

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📅 Monday 11th July

⏰ 7pm UK / 2pm EST / 11am PST

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At KC Partners we have a number of the hottest legal jobs on the market across Non-Contentious & Contentious practice areas!

To see our latest vacancies please click HERE

For more information or if you cannot see a vacancy suitable for you, but are interested to hear about more jobs at KC Partners, please send your CV to info@kcpartners.co.uk to be considered.

For now folks...

OTTO & OUT :)