Performance Measurement for Law Firms

Alan Hodgartart is recognised as one of the world's leading strategic development advisers to professional services firms. His client base covers a very wide range of businesses, from some fairly small firms to some of the world's largest. He works throughout Europe, the US, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Alan assists his clients in developing the means to improve and sustain their competitiveness by establishing effective strategic management and leadership processes. He is particularly experienced at converting strategic change into practical action steps, and in helping firms build commitment to the behavioural changes required. He has a deep knowledge of competitive trends in the professional services markets and uses this to assist clients in arriving at a genuinely competitive position. Alan also maintains a research database on competitive trends in the professional services markets of all major jurisdictions. This provides a strong basis in advising firms in different countries because he is able to take into account the particular features of each geographical market, as well as provide objective data on which to base his advice. Alan has been a strategic consultant for his entire professional career and has specialised in working with professional firms for over 20 years. Prior to this, he was trained in strategic consulting and analysis, as well as organisational change methods, where he worked on a global basis with major companies and institutions. Alan was awarded a 'Lifetime Achievement Award' for his work with professional services firms. Previously director at H4 Partners, Alan became managing director at Huron (UK) Limited when H4 Partners became part of Huron Consulting Group in November 2009, a consultancy advising professional firms (including in-house legal departments) for nearly 20 years. For more information on Huron (UK) Limited, please visit:http://www.huronconsultinggroup.com.