What have been the firm’s key achievements over the past 12 months? We’re growing fast - Law 365 has quadrupled in size during the pandemic lockdown. We’ve grown from 3 employees to 14 and from 10 clients to more than 40! We launched our employment practice last August, which has been an instant success. It’s the perfect complement to our existing commercial services and has really been essential for our clients as they navigate challenges like COVID, Brexit and IR35. Another achievement is that our Executive Performance Coach has come on board full-time, which I see as us cementing the foundations of the wellbeing goals I have for my business. What do you hope to achieve in the future with Law 365? At the moment I’m focused on changing the business model – implementing our subscription model pricing and creating a true member organisation where clients feel inspired and delighted by our service. This is like nothing else in the legal market. What we offer is a true gamechanger for our clients – they get our expertise in an easy to use, and easy to buy, format and become part of an incredible membership of their peers. We are also developing technology to enhance our services. Law 365 is working on some incredible Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools that will come to the market in the next few years and will be available for our existing clients before that. We also recruiting and growing fast so that we can support the demand from Microsoft Partners. What’s your advice to other female founders and CEOs? We need diverse leadership! People need to see people who look like them leading the profession – female leaders, gay leaders, black leaders as well as white, straight men. We know that people unconsciously hire people who look like them and sound like them – so there needs to be diversity in HR and the recruiters too. We need to redefine what success looks like. It is not working 24/7 and clockwatching – that’s a revenue model, but it’s not a life. When I became a mother, it felt like I only had two choices – the law (lots of childcare support etc.) or motherhood (stepping off the career ladder). I’m showing my team that there’s a 3rd option. The most damaging expectation is that lawyers need to be available 24/7 - it drives people out of the profession. To accommodate diversity, we need to create an environment where everyone can flourish. “To accommodate diversity, we need to create an environment where everyone can flourish.” Women in Law Awards 2021 - 31 - COMMERCIAL LAW / IT UNITED KINGDOM
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