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The Legal Profession and the Venus Fly Trap – Julian Summerhayes

Law is still incredibly aspirational and judging by the number of people that are continuing to enter the profession, there seems no shortage of peop…

The fallacy of the cost/benefit paradigm – Julian Summerhayes

The exalted cost/benefit analysis is a specious proposition. You cannot predict with (any) precision: The outcome of the case; The costs; The actual …

Take Away the Numbers and What’s Left? – Julian Summerhayes

I have mentioned the eponymous Tom Peters and his oft quoted expression: “Hard is soft. Soft is Hard.” If you read In Search of Excellence you will u…

Why meetings suck your soul … – Julian Summerhayes

I think meetings should all come with a health warning: “Meetings can seriously damage your purpose, passion, motivation and sense of accomplishment….

Innovation in legal practice – Julian Summerhayes

Innovation, if it means anything, involves a hyper intensive focus and possible destruction of the firm’s DNA. It would mean, inter alia, a considera…

Excellence in Professional Practice – Julian Summerhayes

Introduction You will see in the sub-heading to the blog a subtle but important change. My blog is now focused on Excellence (and innovation) in Prof…

Cross-departmental Excellence is key to a law firm’s survival – Julian Summerhayes

Solicitors firms are hurting. They are having to work harder and harder just to stand still, and, given the expected Government cuts in public expend…