Last week was our busiest ever on HSL Workshare. This is largely thanks to Mark Kiteley, the managing partner of South Coast law firm Kiteleys. Kiteleys were our featured firm of the week and it was Mark's job to start discussions each day on subjects that mattered to him. Some of these topics helped promote Mark's firm to the other 40 or so law firms on HSL Workshare while others demonstrated Mark's ideas on how he runs his practice. Not all of Mark's ideas were agreed with but it certainly generated a strong debate.
Mark started the week by telling us how Kiteleys has grown into a 7 office law firm by acquisition and cautious expansion, now with offices in Bournemouth, Southampton, Boscombe, Canford Cliffs, Ferndown and Wimborne. As a firm that carries out a fair amount of Personal Injury law, Mark pointed out the importance of diversification into other areas including property. He also let us in on a secret about how partner meetings are discussed at Kiteleys.
Later in the week the thorny issue of professional indemnity insurance cropped up. If the Law Society's consultation suggests that unrated insurers should not be allowed in the market, what effect will this have on small law firms. In light of more than 130 firms recently closing due to the inability to get insurance, surely as wide a market as possible is the best solution provided there are no commercial barriers?
Mark ended the week with a word of encouragement to clear out the clutter and keep a clean inbox. Good advice surely but not always so easy in practice.
Thanks to Mark Kiteley and all the others who commented this week. Work referrals were also shared between members but if you want to know more and join in the debate, promoting your work to other like minded lawyers then join us on HSL Workshare by clinking here and registering yourself.
Mark started the week by telling us how Kiteleys has grown into a 7 office law firm by acquisition and cautious expansion, now with offices in Bournemouth, Southampton, Boscombe, Canford Cliffs, Ferndown and Wimborne. As a firm that carries out a fair amount of Personal Injury law, Mark pointed out the importance of diversification into other areas including property. He also let us in on a secret about how partner meetings are discussed at Kiteleys.
Later in the week the thorny issue of professional indemnity insurance cropped up. If the Law Society's consultation suggests that unrated insurers should not be allowed in the market, what effect will this have on small law firms. In light of more than 130 firms recently closing due to the inability to get insurance, surely as wide a market as possible is the best solution provided there are no commercial barriers?
Mark ended the week with a word of encouragement to clear out the clutter and keep a clean inbox. Good advice surely but not always so easy in practice.
Thanks to Mark Kiteley and all the others who commented this week. Work referrals were also shared between members but if you want to know more and join in the debate, promoting your work to other like minded lawyers then join us on HSL Workshare by clinking here and registering yourself.
