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5 minutes with Roisin Ashmore
What is your background? Well, I was into all sorts of things when I was younger and I went to drama school. I knew that
The innovation conundrum: Interviews with Alex Smith, Reed Smith and Justin North, Janders Dean
Innovation in law may be the talk of the legal profession of late but what it really means in terms of legal service delivery is
Raconteur’s Legal Innovation report: The future of law
Predicting futures Raconteur’s special Legal Innovation report, featuring Totum, has been published today (Tuesday 27 November 2018) in The Times newspaper and The Times tablet/iPad edition. It is full
Pricing for enhanced profitability: Interview with Stuart Dodds
Pricing is a huge focus in today’s legal industry – and not surprisingly. As legal pricing expert Stuart Dodds explains in this interview with Totum
Career transitions roundtable: How L&D teams can support partner retirement
Totum Consultants Laura McNair and Roisin Ashmore, who recruit across all levels of HR roles, as well as broader positions in general management, recently hosted a breakfast
Raconteur report: A day in the life of the future lawyer
‘Being connected through the internet of things means stepping from home to car to office is a seamless data process of arranging the day’s agenda,
Project managing legal business: Interview with Kevin O’Sullivan, Baker McKenzie
Legal project management (LPM) has come a long way in a short time. Already, law firms are seeing a wide variance in the types of
Totum Talks: Pricing and the innovation conundrum
LATEST NEWS & EVENTS The innovation conundrum: Interviews with Reed Smith and Janders Dean How law firms can get to the heart of real innovation.
How to find the best business leaders in law
Talent at top Leadership roles are always tricky to recruit because organisations all need different qualities from their most senior staff. But it is arguably
The future workplace
Seminar highlights Business services roles in law have been growing in status for some time. Today’s most senior roles are truly leadership positions, with Director-level
Root and branch: Getting to the crux of real change in law
Law firms want to be their clients’ trusted advisors. But will clients spending millions in annual legal fees ever really trust a law firm whose
Totum Talks: Interviews, client relationships and the future workplace
LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Getting ready for interview If your new year resolution was to find a new job, then you might now be looking
Totum named in 2019 Timewise Power 50 awards
The Timewise Power 50 We are delighted to announce that one of our Founding Directors Deborah Gray has been recognised in the latest Timewise Power
5 minutes with Dee Deol
Tell us something people might not know about you? Too many to record here! Apart from wearing bear costumes when walking the recent 15-mile Marsden
Totum talks: Supporting business services leaders in law
LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Supporting business services leaders in law Recruiting a business services leadership team has never been more challenging or vital. Our report
International relocation: An insider’s view
In the past few years, business services in law have gone international, with Totum increasingly working on either placements overseas or helping international candidates to relocate
5 minutes with Tiffany Sims
Tell us something people might not know about you? I would be pretty surprised if there was anything, I am a bit of an open
Totum Talks: BD and Marketing Update Spring 2019
Welcome to the spring issue of Totum’s BD and marketing newsletter. The first quarter of 2019 has been incredibly busy with BD and marketing roles
Opportunity knocks: Recruiting trends in business services in law
As specialists in business services in the legal sector, we know roles across management functions in law have evolved massively. Since we started recruiting into
Law firms compete to attract talented business leaders from other sectors
Business services professionals from across BD and marketing, HR, finance and IT have taken on increasingly senior roles in law, as firms have recognised their