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The following products can be purchased online (please note we do not accept AMEX or Solo)
LMS Business Development Toolkit (folder + e-updates - non-members)
The LMS Business Development Toolkit is chapter-based with new additions issued periodically. Written by experts in the fields, it is designed to provide an initial reference source for managers and include summaries of key issues and techniques, checklists, hints and tips, and suggested reading. It includes information on branding, client relationship management, competitive tendering, research and analysis, planning and budgeting, marketing, and sales and sales management.
LMS Business Planning Toolkit (folder + e-updates - non-members)
The Law Management Section's Business Planning Toolkit is designed to help practitioners to understand how to draft and implement business plans, including plans for individuals, teams and the firm, and through all stages including securing buy-in and reviewing the plan following initial implementation. The toolkit is chapter-based, with updates issued periodically. Each chapter aims to provide an initial reference source – the toolkit is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of all business planning issues, but a place to start. The toolkit is written by consultant Nick Jarrett-Kerr with additional case studies by managing partners at three Section member firms.
LMS Financial Benchmarking Survey 2007
LMS Financial Benchmarking Survey 2008
LMS Financial Benchmarking Survey 2009
LMS Financial Benchmarking Survey 2010
This survey has become the annual financial health check of the Law Society’s Law Management Section, and it represents the most in-depth research of its kind.
LMS HR Toolkit (folder + e-updates - non-members)
The LMS HR Toolkit is chapter-based with new additions issued periodically. Written by experts in the fields, it is designed to provide an initial reference source for managers and include summaries of key issues and techniques, checklists, hints and tips, and suggested reading. It includes information on on coaching, leadership and performance management, and the HR benefits of having Lexcel. It is aimed not only at partners and fee-earners, but also at HR staff, practice managers and anyone else who oversees the HR function in their firms.
LMS Internet Policy Toolkit (folder + e-updates - non-members)
This toolkit is aimed not only at partners and fee-earners, but also at IT staff, practice managers and anyone else who oversees the IT function in their firms. It includes information on the use and monitoring of email and the internet, management of websites and data, disaster recovery and business continuity, and management of laptop computers.
LMS Legal Aid Toolkit (folder + e-updates - non-members)
The Legal Aid Toolkit is chapter-based and deals with topics such as finance, management, strategy and growth, mergers and disposals, preferred supplier, fixed and graduated fees, criminal contracts and related timetables. It includes a number of checklists, a usual diagnostic tool and a specially designed benchmark calculator – which is available electronically via the Section’s website.
LMS Merger Toolkit (folder + e-updates - non-members)
The LMS Merger Toolkit is chapter-based with new additions issued periodically. Written by experts in the fields, it is designed to provide an initial reference source for managers and include summaries of key issues and techniques, checklists, hints and tips, and suggested reading. It includes guidance on why to merge, business planning, practical points on how to achieve a successful merger, and cultural issues
LMS Risk Management Toolkit (folder + e-updates - non-members)
The LMS Risk Management Toolkit is chapter-based with new additions issued periodically. Written by experts in the fields, it is designed to provide an initial reference source for managers and include summaries of key issues and techniques, checklists, hints and tips, and suggested reading. It includes information on regulatory risks, operational risks, people, infrastucture, and clients and suppliers
Managing for Success magazine (non-members)
Managing for Success is quarterly and focuses on a wide range of practice management issues
LMS membership until 1 January 2013
Members receive publications including the quarterly Managing for Success magazine and six toolkits on law management issues; a regular e-alert; access to the members-only section of this website including a discussion forum; and discounts on CPD-accredited events. For more details and to check eligibility, see the 'About Us' section of this website
Membership 2012 - Civil Justice Section
Membership to the Civil Justice Section benefits include: regular e-alerts with case law updates, discounts on CPD-accredited events, annual conference, networking opportunities.
Membership 2012 - Competition Section
Membership of the Section offers a number of valuable products and services, including evening seminars, an annual conference, an annual dinner and a competition law journal.
Membership 2012 - Competition Section discounted membership
Membership of the Section offers a number of valuable products and services, including evening seminars, an annual conference, an annual dinner and a competition law journal.