Richard Burcher dedicates all of his time to legal services pricing consultancy work and is widely regarded as the leading international authority on pricing legal services. We caught up with him to find out his take on the billiable hour.

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On Monday April 17th the Lawyer's Coach podcast returns with a series all about the billable hour, the marmite of legal. It is criticised for driving inefficiencies and is even cited as a cause of cultural ills.

In the meantime, we will be giving you a chance to delve into our back catalogue. This episode features a replay of a conversation Oliver Hansard had with Pamela Cone.

Pamela  works with firm leaders to address the growing expectations of all stakeholders - clients, prospects, employees, recruits and communities - around their firms' Social Impact and Sustainability programs. 

It was the 5th episode of season 4, in a series called Beyond Law

The Lawyer's Coach is brought to you by Client Talk 

On Monday April 17th the Lawyer's Coach podcast returns with a series all about the billable hour, the marmite of legal. It is criticised for driving inefficiencies and is even cited as a cause of cultural ills.

In the meantime, we will be giving you a chance to delve into our back catalogue. This episode features a replay of a conversation Claire Rason had with Sadie Baron, CMO of global law firm Reed Smith LLP.

Sadie spoke about the need not only to do different things, but crucially, to also do things differently. It was the first episode of season 3, in a series called Law 2:0

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In this last episode of this series, Claire and Oliver reflect on the insights gained.  They speak about the impact that culture has on diversity, through the lens of a diversity study with a difference. They also explore the impact of the Billable Hour on culture. Is this the elephant in the room that needs to change before anything else can work?

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In this episode we speak to Elizabeth Rimmer, Chief Executive of LawCare. Elizabeth speaks to us about the impact that legal culture has on mental health in the provision. We explore what changes need to be made and think about the importance of teaching lawyers about the role of emotions. 

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In this wide-ranging episode we speak to Trevor Sterling about his rise to Senior Partner at Moore Barlow. We speak about imposter syndrome and confidence. Trevor speaks about celebrating diversity. We even talk about challenge in the context of mergers in the pandemic. Trevor sets out why he believes culture is the foundation on which everything is built.

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Dan Kayne of O-Shaped Lawyer joins Claire Rason to discuss culture in law.  What isn't  working from the point of view of clients? What needs to change and how? Speaking about the initiative which is so close to his heart, we think about how having the O-Factor could have profound implications for the sector.

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Triona Ferriter is Chief People Officer at Arthur Cox. She speaks about the importance of getting buy-in to change, the impact of being a partnership has on change and culture, and reflects on the differences between the Irish and English legal markets. 

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Chris Parsons is Mental Wellbeing Champion at Herbert Smith Freehills. He speaks to Claire about his journey.  He describes how mental wellbeing came to the fore in his career and why that has meant that he is a champion for change.

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In this last episode of this series Claire and Oliver are joined in conversation with Nicola Jones, learning designer, facilitator and coach and founder of Athena Professional.  Together they reflect on the series, the importance of awareness and its role in building skills.

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