I was invited to speak to the LAPG conference last week on the topic of Lexcel versus SQM. There was a pretty clear consensus to the effect that unless you are exclusively a criminal practice or in the nfp sector then Lexcel is streets ahead of SQM as a framework for modern legal practice.
What struck me was the low turn out from Practitioners who represented only a small minority of delegates! I concluded that they must all be beavering away at the coal face earning the fees necessary to pay for the assembled Consultants of varying types, Practice Managers, out-sourcing outfits etc etc.
When a profession loses grip of who actually manages and shapes it one has to ask what future does it have?
