The Law Firm Owners Podcast
Hosted by Law Firm Growth Consultant Dan Warburton, this is the ultimate podcast for law firm owners, partners, MDs and CEOs who want to increase their profits while reducing their workload.
You'll gain real, proven industry insights into building a thriving law firm that will enable you to live the lifestyle you deserve.
Episodes
55 episodes
155 - How law firms achieve sustainable and successful growth
My guest today is John Andrews, a partner and head of corporate and commercial with Ronald Fletcher Baker llp, a Legal 500 firm founded in 1948.The firm has 140 employees with full service officed in the City, West End, Manchester, Exete...
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Episode 55
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45:24
154 - Law firms should collaborate rather than compete
My guest today is Laura Williamson, Managing Director at Taurus HR and Employment Law.Laura is an award-winning HR consultant and employment lawyer, winner of the HR Independents ‘Emerging Talent’ category in 2023, having gone from a tea...
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Episode 54
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43:05
153 - Why law firm success lies in its people
My guest today is Jonathan Gilmour, a Partner and Head of Derivatives & Structured Products at the highly reputable full-service London law firm called Travers Smith LLP.Jonathan acts for a broad mix of investment banks, asset manage...
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Episode 53
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36:28
152 - Will AI bring law firms abundance or unmanageable disruption?
My guest today is Quentin Solt, who is an AI research and implementation expert and a lawyer.Quentin has spent his professional life helping enterprises and entrepreneurs navigate complex transactions, from leading corporate finance team...
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Episode 52
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47:27
151 - Why excellent customer service is vital for a high‑performing law firm
My next guest is Mike Leeman, Managing Partner at Bell Lamb & Joynson Solicitors, an award‑winning law firm with a 204‑year heritage and offices across Liverpool, Runcorn, Maghull, Warrington and Ashton‑in‑Makerfield.Mike is committe...
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Episode 51
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39:18
150 - Law firm growth through acquisition
My guest today is Mel Kang, the founder and Board member of Mezzle, a law firm built for the more entrepreneurial lawyer who embraces legal tech and the modern ways of working, rather than the often outdated and slow traditional ways.Mez...
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Episode 50
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39:54
149 - How creative thinking makes law firms thrive
Joining us today is Felix Riley, a keynote speaker and strategist, whose talk, 'Lawyers vs. The Machine,' has been sparking conversation across the legal sector.He’s a former City trader and successful entrepreneur turned business strate...
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Episode 49
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33:54
148 - Neuromarketing for lawyers to beat competition
My next guest is Olha Bodnar, the founder of Ethos Leads, who has spent over 10 years in legal marketing across Canada, the U.S., and Europe.She helps law firm owners use brain-based, ethical messaging to win more right-fit clients.<...
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Episode 48
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45:13
147 - Break through stagnation with a competitive edge
My guest today is Adam Strong, who helps M&A teams build a 'strategic exit advisory' function that they can add to their usual suite of legal services.It’s a framework that transforms a law firm from a late-stage legal service provid...
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Episode 47
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38:33
146 - Growth in an age of uncertainty
My guest today is Dana Denis-Smith, who has been awarded an OBE, which is a recognition of an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. It’s a prestigious British honour and is the second-highest rank in the Order of the British Empire.
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Episode 46
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38:28
145 - Three secrets to winning high-value cases
My guest today is Philip Devenish, a partner at Jones Day, which has offices in Dubai & London.Philip dedicates his practice to dispute resolution and is renowned for resolving the most challenging, complex, and high-value internatio...
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Episode 45
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37:22
144 - Why culture is vital for performance
My guest today is Michael Burne, the founder of Carbon andBamboo.He qualified as a solicitor in 1995 and, since 2010, has been challenging the way things are done in the legal sector.Michael has experience from City law firms, a l...
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Episode 44
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43:19
143 - Pricing effort, not outcomes, in an AI world
My guest today is the renowned David Burns, an equity partner at Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP, listed as a ‘leading Partner’ in the Legal 500 for corporate occupiers, and recommended for property litigation and commercial litigation.The fir...
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Episode 43
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31:11
142 - Pricing effort, not outcomes, in an AI world
Today I have one switched-on lady with me, Etiosa AgbonlahorEtinosa is a behavioural economist and CEO of Decision Alpha, a behavioural pricing firm that helps businesses, including law firms, i...
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Episode 42
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32:13
141 - AI to scale without losing your firm's soul
My guest today is the one and only James Chadburn.James is the Managing Partner at Dean Wilson LLP, which is a full-service law firm based in Brighton with over 120 employees.James has been Managing Partner at Dean Wilson for thre...
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Episode 41
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40:52
140 - The Lawyer’s Identity Trap
My guest today is none other than Liz Smith, a charismatic lady who is the Head of Talent at Bamboo Platform, which provides a centralised operational support to a group of legal businesses.One of those is Carbon Law Partners, a consulta...
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Episode 40
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36:08
139 - The New Law Model That’s Crushing Competition
My next guest is the great Eliot Hibbert, the founder and CEO of Nexa Law Limited.Nexa is a new model law firm established in 2017 and now has over 175 lawyers operating as consultants and over 300 people now using their Leap case managm...
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Episode 39
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33:39
138 - How to build a brand that attracts ideal clients
My next guest is James Quarmby, the founder of the private wealth team at the international law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP.James has won tons of awards, and he didn’t want me to go there out of fear of sounding like boasting.Sayi...
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Episode 38
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37:34
137 - Can Traditional Firms Survive Without New Technology?
My guest today is the one and only James Geary, the Managing Partner of EMW, a full-service firm based in Milton Keynes, Northampton, Watford, London and Brighton.James Geary LinkedIn:
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Episode 37
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38:17
136 - Is Your Real Estate Law Firm Being Left Behind?
My next guest is Simon Davis, Co-CEO and Co-Founder at Nimbus, which is a business in the Midlands specialising in property and land intelligence. Their clients consist of property professionals who are doing investment and developments for the...
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Episode 36
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27:56
135 - Use ChatGPT and AI or Be Left Behind
Jonathan started his firm in 2019 and by 2023 grew it to over £2m annual revenue.The firm currently has about 20 employees and 15 self-employed consultant solicitors.Most employees work from their head office in Haywards Heath (a ...
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Episode 35
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34:23
134 - A Certificate Or Resilience, Which Matters Most?
My guest on this episode is Natalie Foster, Founder and CEO of Inspire Legal Group, which is an ABS structure law firm leading the way on building their own tech stack to improve day-to-day access to justice for clients, taking the pain out of ...
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Episode 34
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35:08
133 - How consultant law firms are reshaping the legal industry
My next guest is Robert Young, an Associate Director of the consultant recruitment team at Setfords, which is becoming known as the market-leading consultancy model law firm.Setfords has been the number one recruiter in the UK legal indu...
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Episode 33
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36:05
132 - How a law firm can attract private equity
My next guest is Simon David, the Group Chief Executive of Thomas Legal and Equilaw, both of which are multi-award-winning firms.Thomas Legal is a niche conveyancing firm based in Gloucestershire and London, which predominantly transacts...
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Episode 32
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35:51
131 - Why succession planning is the business owner's secret to success
In this episode, I have Heledd Wyn, a Partner in Rothley Law, a national private client firm, and she specialises in taking the pain out of estate planning.To find out more about Heledd and what she offers, click here:
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Episode 31
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26:40