Areas of WORK
better workspace
Inspire Mgt’s Better Workspace is a program designed to help law firms with their premises and brand strategy. We consider all facets of the workspace including space optimisation, emerging workplace design principles, harnessing technology, wellness and performance, change mgt and cost considerations in a challenging market. We can also guide law firms with the project management of their premises selection, design, and build process.
We use our deep knowledge of the changing law firm environment to assist you create a workplace strategy that ultimately enables your people to operate in the most comfortable, flexible, and efficient workspace. The overall premises spend is one of the largest operating costs for any law firm. We ensure all strategies relating to design and construct are appropriately within the scope of cost and don’t result in a cost blow out.
We can also guide law firms with project management of their premises selection, design, and build. We undertake this process in conjunction with some of Australia’s leading design and fit out organisations, all of which have worked on numerous property projects for law firms.
Strategic Planning
Where your firm is headed and how you are going to get there.
Andrew will confidently lead your firm through the strategic planning process by bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge from within professional services. His fresh perspective on the legal market and established methods will assist in the creation, implementation and execution of your strategic plan.
By bringing considerable change management expertise to the strategic planning process, Andrew will ensure your firm’s strategic plan doesn’t end up being a glossy document that sits on the shelf! Rather, your strategic plan will provide your firm with:
- a clear sense of direction.
- a proactive approach to management and increased operational efficiency.
- a pathway for increased profitability.
- a more resilient business.
Partner & Principal Retreats
Partner retreats are an extremely important activity for any professional services firm. They provide an opportunity to dive into critical questions - What do each of us want from the firm professionally and personally? What do we want the firm to look like 5 years? Where are our opportunities and what are our threats? Are we committed to making change happen?
Andrew’s experience in facilitating partner retreats will not only ensure partner relationships are strengthened at the conclusion of the retreat, but also that sensitive issues are ‘put on the table’ with the discussion led in a constructive manner.
Inspire Mgt offer a variety of retreat services ranging from keynote speaking, to entire retreat agendas and event management. We are entirely flexible with our approach and can customise a retreat program to suit the needs of your firm. Our goal is simply ensuring a rewarding, educational, and inspiring experience for all attendees.
the profit project guarantee
The Profit Project is a holistic approach to increasing your firm’s profit. We look at the drivers of profit, where your firm measures up against the market, identify areas for improvement, and create the strategies needed to boost your firms profit! *Guaranteed. If your firms profit doesn’t increase as set out in the project objectives, you decide whether to pay our fees!
We will look closely at ALL things finance within your firm to identify a mix of short and longer term strategies that will collectively boost profit.
The process involves helping law firms understand their profit drivers, and how to measure profit, so that intelligent business decisions can be properly made. Understanding profitability within a law firm environment requires measuring appropriate key performance indicators and have the right metrics in place so that law firms can exceed performance goals.
BETTER LAWYERS PROGRAM
Our Better Lawyers program helps law firms with the ongoing challenge of improving lawyer performance. This program is not just about underperformance. It encompasses all levels of performance and can even assist mid to high level performing lawyers take their performance to new heights.
We work ‘one on one’ with lawyers to ensure performance criteria are properly identified and understood, identify any barriers to performance improvement, and implement the necessary measures to ensure lawyer hit or exceed their targets. The program creates a more resilient and ‘tight knit’ lawyer group.
From a firm perspective, the Better Lawyers program provides for a more harmonious workplace with higher employee engagement, a culture of learning, and a higher performing workplace. Increasing the performance of lawyers has a significant impact on firm production and ultimately profitability.