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
23 episodes
123 - The power of personal branding for lawyers
My guest today is Jon Gregson, a Partner at Weightmans, a UK national law firm.Jon is an employment lawyer within Weightmans' Employment, Pensions, and Immigration team, with over 20 years of experience in the law.Jon is also cons...
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Episode 23
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31:22
122 - Issues affecting firms based close to big cities
My guest today is Juliet Schalker, who is the Head of Dispute Resolution and equity partner at Debenhams Ottaway, which is a full-service, top 200 law firm based in Hertfordshire.Today we’re looking at the Issues affecting regional firms...
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Episode 22
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32:10
121 - Imposter Syndrome & High-Profile Cases
My guest today is Senior Partner at Moore Barlow and Head of Major Trauma.In 2021, Trevor became the first black senior Partner of a top 100 UK law firm and is a social mobility champion and Founder of the Be The Ladder Awards and the Be...
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Episode 21
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35:59
120 - The three secrets to law firm success
My next guest is Jonathan Watmough. He was an M&A partner in the City at 30 and managing partner at 38.Over the next ten years, the firm won Law Firm of the Year three times, The Ma...
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Episode 20
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45:41
119 - Top 10 tips for Young Partners to Increase Their Personal Brand and Excel in 2025
My guest today is Paul O’Halloran, an employment law partner and Head of Office in Melbourne at Dentons, the largest law firm in the world.He has a strong focus on resolving high-risk disputes in the workplace for employersWhich f...
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Episode 19
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39:37
118 - The Greatest Financial Literacy Mistake Law Firm Owners Make
My next guest is Carla Hoppe, the Founder of Wealthbrite which is a company on a mission to create a generation of financially savvy professionals.After a career in finance, Carla founded Wealthbrite to help professionals build confidenc...
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Episode 18
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33:38
117 - The 4 Principles of Law Firm Leadership
Simon Tupman is the author of The Heart of Practice: Leadership Principles for Legal Professionals. He is also a brilliant speaker and has been a mentor to law firms and legal professionals for over thirty years.Having started his career...
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Episode 17
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38:19
116 - Law Firm Generative AI Versus Culture
Jordan Furlong is the principal at Law21 and provides keynote presentations to law firm retreats and other firm events.Jordan Furlong is a legal sector analyst, consultant, and forecaster who advises law firms and legal organizations abo...
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Episode 16
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45:10
115 - Consultant Lawyer Versus Law Firm Owner & Which Is Best
In this episode, I got to speak to Isabel Bathurst, the CEO and owner of a Consultancy firm called IB Consulting. She is also a solicitor under the umbrella of Scott Moncrieff, where she practices and has her own cases with a team of lawyers ca...
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Episode 15
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32:41
114 - How Learning and Development Creates Leaders of The Future
Pete has specialised in learning and professional development in the legal sector for over 20 years. He joined LawNet in 2013 and has significant experience of designing and implementing learning strategies that help firms grow and develop thei...
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Episode 14
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30:23
113 - 5 Top Profit Drivers for Law Firms
My guest is Alistair Marshall who has helped thousands of lawyers in over 200 firms worldwide, to win more new profitable client work.He is the founding director of Professional Services BD based in Sydney, Australia, but has worked with...
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Episode 13
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44:34
112 - How to Build a Good Law Firm Culture For Future Generations
Éamon is co-owner of Briffa, a boutique IP practice with offices in London and Dublin. He is interested in soft IP (especially trademarks, copyright, and design rights), data protection, information technology, and commercial law.Éamon a...
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Episode 12
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40:50
111 - The 3 Secrets That’ll Turn Any Law Firm Owner Into A Rainmaker
Steve is a driven, focused, and passionate about helping law firm owners and partners to reach their full potential. Steve Fretzin is regarded as the premier coach, skills trainer, and roundtable facilitator on business development for law firm...
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Episode 11
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33:44
110 - The 3 Ways a Law Firm Owner Can Increase Profitability & Sustain Firm-Wide Values
My next guest is Chris Bishop, Senior Partner, and a former equity owner of Slater Heelis, with roots tracing back over 250 years. It is a full-service firm with offices in Manchester city centre, Sale, and has over 210 employees.Abou...
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Episode 10
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38:19
109 - Efficiency & Outstanding Service Is Key to Earning Good Fees
Peter owns The Partnership, an award-winning property law firm he founded 15 years ago, based in London and Guildford and employing 90 people. With his new firm, Legalito, he is sharing with other lawyers the benefits of technology that g...
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Episode 9
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38:47
108 - The 3 Secrets to Attract, Develop & Retain High-Performance Talent
In this episode, Chrissie will take us through the three secrets that law firm owners can implement to attract, develop and retain high-performance talent.Chrissie Wolfe is a partner at Nexa who specialises in medical and cosmetics injur...
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Episode 8
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35:37
107 - The 3 Mistakes Law Firms Make that Can Destroy Their Business & How to Avoid Them
In this episode Karen takes us through the 3 mistakes that law firms make that can destroy their business, and cause them to lose fees, or cost them income and how to avoid them.Karen has over 30 years’ experience of defending claims aga...
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Episode 7
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36:30
106 - How This Law Firm Partner Went from Exhausted Technician to Thriving Business Owner
Rob started his first firm shortly after he qualified when he was 28 and, as one of his then partners commented, they “had all the confidence of ignorance”. In 2006, Rob set up the first iteration of the Atkins Dellow business with Gra...
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Episode 6
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35:31
105 - Alex McPherson, Partner & Founder, Ignition Law
In this episode, we discuss how Alex focused on building a great culture across his firm to scale effectively and profitably past the £5M turnover mark.In this session, we will explore leadership skills in depth and explain why they are ...
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Episode 5
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37:40
104 - How to Effectively Partner with Others to Boost Efficiency, Profitability, Compliance and Client Satisfaction
Hosted on this episode is Grant Sanders, the head of Legal Operations at Stephen ...
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Episode 4
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32:57
103 - The 3 Things You Need to Nurture & Care For to Build a Highly Successful Law Firm
My next guest is Rhiannon Cambrook-Woods, a Partner and business owner with a history of building and managing law firms over the past 20+ years. Recent personal accolades include success at the Court of Appeal in defamation and a £1.3m recover...
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Episode 3
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41:32
102 - The Power of Partnerships by Blending Rigour & Value-Based Behaviours
My guest today, is Paul Khan, Owner at Redholm Consulting, based in sunny Brisbane, Australia - a veteran and pioneer of support and advisory services to law firms. In his 40-year international career he has ...
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Episode 2
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38:10
101 The 3 Mistakes Law Firm Owners Make that Negatively Impact Firm Growth
Patrick has spent over 30 years working as a “generalist” company commercial lawyer (both as an assistant and for the last 20 odd years as a partner in four firms in three of which he was Head of Department), primarily dealing with acquisitions...
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Episode 1
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45:00