ABS and Proud
ABS and Proud of It
  SGI Legal LLP
    Conscious decision to work with other brands
    We think about how they perceive our brand
    What about their vision?
    Why be an ABS?
      A platform to diversify
      Needed diverse leadership skills
      Everyone sees everything in the business e.g. P&L
      Provision for a wide range of services
      Not just legal services under the "group"
      Wanted to reward non-lawyers differently
  Triton Global
    Background
      DCS Global
      RobinSimon
      WalshPI+
      Our marketplace
        Perpetual soft markets
        Full service firm
        More for less
        Greater cost certainty
        Mergers, acquisitions & closures
        More data & MI information
    Our Vision
      To be a leading provider of claims solutions across our global network
      Track record
      Excellent IT
      Our differentiated = cradle to grave via group companies
    Transitioning the Change
    The Employment Charter
  Tees Law
    Paul Stothard
      New CEOs audit/challenges found
        Succession
        Funding
        Investment
        Growth
        Client experience
        Efficiency
        Differentiation
        Brand
      He joined Tees as he felt they were "agile" enough to respond
      Set out to change
        Corporate structure
        Management structure
        Outsourced/hosted IT
        Partner reward/appraisal
        Support staff restructuring
        Bank funding
        New image
    David
      Just like SGI Legal, but older
      Why bother upsetting a stable firm?
      "On the Plains of Hesitation...."
      Must deliver what the client wants
      Needed a wider range of staff skills
      You must keep working on efficiency
      Ownership will be widen to all staff, not just management in 2014
  Chris Mills
COO, Schillings
    2007
      What happened to the world?
      6 partners
      Keith is a legend in the privacy world (defamation & privacy)
      49% margin
    2008-13
      Social nedia exploded
      Technology changes coming e.g. Wikileaks
      DoS attacks on their website, News of the World, phone hacking
      The press started behaving themselves
    2011 pivoted to being a "reputation defence" business
    The approach was evolution through revolution
    Brought in Risk Consulting & IT Security
    Brought in Risk Consultants
    2013 brand (Ronseal) - Law at the speed of reputation"
    Call us on day one, not on your "worst day"