No battery hens here! Why going Free Range works for lawyers and firms (ep 4)

Katherine Thomas describes herself as “a sucker for lawyers and law firms”, having dedicated her career to working with them.  Katherine chose the legal business rather than the legal practice path and knows a thing or two about what it takes to thrive as a progressive law firm. She is the CEO of Free Range Lawyers, a business which matches lawyers who work remotely with law firms looking to flex their legal resource.   Join Katherine and I as we talk about:  you don’t need a legal practising certificate to shake up the legal profession! NewLaw vs TradLaw approach to people how Free Range Lawyers works taking a more humane approach to address issues of wellbeing and mental health what a Free Range Lawyer looks like in practice why remote? benefits of taking geography out of the equation a focus on skills and outputs rather than inputs the future of work and growing interest in portfolio careers how flexible workers can help a business to grow – size vs scale scale – being able to move up and down in response to demand in the market contract and freelance lawyers force a business to face up to its processes and create efficiencies Katherine’s perspective on challenge – any challenge is also an opportunity addressing the change from seller’s market to buyer’s market just get started with small changes. Take the first step how to get in touch with Katherine and Free Range Lawyers Links  * Connect with Katherine on LinkedIn  * Subscribe to Doing Law Differently on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify    * Connect with me on LinkedIn   * Want to share how you’re Doing Law Differently? Get in touch here.