155 - How law firms achieve sustainable and successful growth

My guest today is John Andrews, a partner and head of corporate and commercial with Ronald Fletcher Baker llp, a Legal 500 firm founded in 1948.The firm has 140 employees with full service officed in the City, West End, Manchester, Exeter and, more recently, Richmond, Surrey.John’s core expertise lies in business sales and acquisitions, and in drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts, from shareholder agreements and articles of association to joint venture agreements.On top of his legal practice, John has years of experience in law firm management.He previously served as Head of London for a top‑50 UK firm, where he was responsible for an office of 200 staff and 48 partners, with a turnover of £25 million. In that role, he set budgets, controlled aged debt and WIP, and recruited and managed partners and senior team members.That blend of board‑level management and frontline corporate work gives John a rare, practical insight into how to overcome the real-world challenges faced by SME business owners and the law firms.In this episode, we covered how a small to mid-sized law firm can achieve sustainable and successful growth.John on LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/john-andrews-1468435About Myerson Connections:Myerson Solicitors is a 100% employee-owned independent law firm based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.Myerson supports many other law firms across the country daily through its referral network, Myerson Connections.Not only does Myerson help other law firms with referrals, but it also provides free peer-to-peer education, knowledge sharing and practice management support.Discover more at myerson.co.uk/connections.About Dan:Currently, Dan is seeking a London Law Firm turning over £1.5M to £6M to invest in, so if you are interested in receiving investment to grow or sell your law firm or know someone who might be, please contact Dan on: [email protected] can also show you strategies that have increased his clients' law firm revenues by 15% to over 300% in one year while reducing their workload by more than half.To find out more about Dan and his programs, click here: https://www.danwarburton.com/Or add Dan on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/authordanwarburton/Proudly edited with finesse by Mike at Making Digital Real ✨