Chris Marston

Chris Marston

Chief Executive, LawNet Limited

Chris is the chief executive of LawNet, a network of more than 70 law firms in the UK and Ireland, comprising more than 3,000 lawyers and almost £500m of annual fees. Chris speaks and writes regularly on law firm leadership, management and finance issues. He was previously UK head of professional practices at Lloyds Bank. He has a postgraduate certificate in legal practice management from Manchester Metropolitan University. Chris is an advisory committee member of the Leadership & Management Section at the Law Society of England & Wales, and he also chairs the leadership group of Eurojuris International, a network of more than 6,000 lawyers in Europe and beyond.

Articles

Growing your own
Solicitors Journal

Growing your own

Training your people for partnership is investment not expenditure, says Chris Marston 
8 Jul 2020
Facing down risks
Solicitors Journal

Facing down risks

Chris Marston explains how a holistic risk management strategy can ensure firms are ready to meet change
13 May 2020
Performance enhancement
Solicitors Journal

Performance enhancement

Chris Marston explains how learning from others can boost leadership performance
24 Apr 2020
Firm Foundations
Solicitors Journal

Firm Foundations

Firms must understand how they perform in light of other firms' performance and sectoral trends to maximise their own gross margin, says Chris Marston
1 Jan 2020
Reaping the returns of risk management
Solicitors Journal

Reaping the returns of risk management

The professional indemnity season may seem comfortably distant, but now is the time to start evaluating your firm's risk profile and bring down its premium,...
12 Apr 2016
How mid-sized law firms can survive when large firms steal their market share
Solicitors Journal

How mid-sized law firms can survive when large firms steal their market share

By Chris Marston, Chief Executive, LawNet
26 Mar 2015
Innovation: the driving force of the future
Solicitors Journal

Innovation: the driving force of the future

Attitudes need to change for law firms to truly capitalise on the opportunities afforded by the new competitive landscape, says Chris Marston
3 Feb 2015
Practice management | How much external investment have law firms really seen?
Solicitors Journal

Practice management | How much external investment have law firms really seen?

External equity has been allowed in law firms since 2012, but how much activity has there really been asks Chris Marston
18 Jun 2013
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