my book

It's Time to Do Law Differently

How to reshape your firm and regain your life

Who am I?

Law firm leader, Author, Podcast Host, Speaker

I’m a lawyer and legal innovator committed to simplifying the delivery of legal services.

I share pragmatic thought leadership designed to help lawyers reinvent legal practice and ‘do law differently’.

I’m a director at Perth based law firm, Birman & Ride, where we help people simplify and solve legal problems.

my book

It's Time To Do Law Differently

There’s a lot of talk about why the legal profession should change, but far less about how to actually do it. How do you take all the competing ideas and theories and translate them into a strategy for your firm?
This book shows you how.

Smaller law firm leaders by-and-large know they have to change the way they operate, what they need is the "how to". Lucy Dickens' six-step transformation process shows the way in plain language.
Dr George Beaton
Co-author of Remaking Law Firms: Why and How

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Ready to Do Law Differently?

Here are three ways I can help you with your law firm transformation journey.

1. podcast

Discover how the world’s most progressive law firms are doing law differently.

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2. Speaking

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3. Coaching

Accountability to discover and design simpler legal services.

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