Episode 2.10: How to Measure Your Law Firm’s Success
About the episode:
How do you measure the impact of a big idea? Shifting to a client-centered model is a big, broad change for the legal profession—but how can law firms tell it’s the right one? In the latest episode of Matters, Jack and Nefra are joined by a data scientist and three law firm leaders to learn what firms should be looking at, business metrics to focus on, and how their clients are letting them know they’re on the right track.
Specific topics highlighted in this episode include:
- Data points and metrics for measuring the impact of a shift to a client-centered model
- What ‘success’ means to different law firms
- The opportunities for law firms to collect feedback from clients
Listen now to learn how to measure what matters to your law firm.
Featuring
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Jack Newton CEO & Founder Clio
Jack Newton is the pioneer of legal technology and the author of The Client-Centered Law Firm. He has spent decades helping lawyers build more efficient, productive, and client-centric practices.
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Nefra MacDonald Senior Manager, Strategic Engagement Clio
Nefra MacDonald is the Affinity Programs Manager at Clio. Having worked in legal for nearly a decade, Nefra understands the pain points that affect legal professionals, and she uses her experience to help lawyers streamline processes and run better businesses. A graduate of the University of Miami, Nefra is a passionate speaker about legal technology, attorney health and wellness, and other topics relevant to legal professionals.
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Nika Kabiri
Nika Kabiri has spent 20+ years studying how people make decisions in a variety of contexts. She has a JD from the University of Texas, a PhD in Sociology from the University of Washington, and currently teaches Decision Science at the University of Washington. It is Nika’s mission to leverage her knowledge of human decision-making to help businesses effectively influence consumer behavior and make better decisions of their own. She has worked with businesses of all sizes, including Amazon, Microsoft, VMware, Sony, Oakley, PepsiCo, General Mills, Anheuser-Busch InBev, the Seattle Seahawks, Zillow, Expedia, Smartsheet—and Clio. She is also an Advisor at Madrona Venture Labs, where she helps startups get their footing. You can follow Nika on Twitter at @nikakabiri
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Rebecca Bell Founder and Principal Attorney rb LEGAL, LLC
Rebecca is the founder and principal attorney at rb LEGAL, LLC. She started the firm to provide people with real and practical solutions to their legal questions in a welcoming and comfortable environment. Rebecca brings a wealth of expertise, wisdom, experience, and compassion to the rb LEGAL team. She helps clients with their probate, estate planning, business law, and equine law issues. Her hobbies include Latin & Ballroom dancing and spoiling her dogs. She prefers Haagen-Dazs® Vanilla or Culver’s® Chocolate Custard. You can follow Rebecca on Twitter at @rb_legal
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Katy Young
On a typical day you’ll find Katy, Ad Astra’s managing partner and boss lady extraordinaire, out on the front lines advocating fiercely for her clients — as well as behind the scenes, helping to build a law firm full of wonderful people she’s proud of. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” is one of Katy’s life mantras, and she’s never backed down from pursuing the outcome that represents a true victory for each client. You can follow Katy on Twitter at @astralegalsf
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León Fernando del Canto Head of Chambers Del Canto Chambers
León Fernando Del Canto leads Del Canto Chambers’ International Tax & Legal team. In 2006 he became the first Spanish citizen to hold a double qualification as a barrister in England and Spanish Abogado and he joined The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in London. He is a member of the Worshipful Association of Tax Advisers in the City of London, and a liveryman of the City of London. Fernando has represented clients in Madrid, New York, London, Doha, and Hong Kong. He advocates for private clients and their families as well as for companies with international operations. You can follow Fernando on Twitter at @LeonFDelCanto