Evaluation – SWOT
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2.1 Trends in your market
• Consolidation in the family market seems to have settled down now with no new entrants, firms closing or merging. • Family Arbitration sĐheŵe still hasŶ͛t takeŶ off, Ŷeither has Đollaďoratiǀe laǁ. These do need to be investigated further. • Private Financial Dispute Resolution Hearings (FDRs) are an increasingly attractive option so as to avoid Court. We are experiencing delays/difficulties with some judges as you never know, particularly in Manchester which Judge will deal with your case. • We are receiving more queries about parenting agreements /multiple parent families/ surrogacy arrangements and this needs to be investigated / pursued in the coming financial year. Our team has a good reputation for the family offering. This is a good thing but also a bad thing as recruiters and other family lawyers are trying to poach out team members daily! The Family Court is still intending to move paperless and to video hearings in due course. Manchester is the pilot court for video court hearings. I repeat this comment from last year! Post Brexit Family law – Your guess is as good as A breadth of expertise/knowledge with a range of experienced fee earners across a split site operation. Both male and female mediators and collaborative lawyers. A good level of referrals from existing & former clients. Increasingly good rankings in Chambers & in Legal 500. Good links to referrers including financial advisors, other solicitors, barristers, professionals and networking groups. AŶ edžĐelleŶt edžterŶal perĐeptioŶ ǁith other firŵs that ǁe haǀe a ͚ŶiĐe teaŵ͛ ǁhiĐh leads to referrals. Full service team – including collaborative law and mediation; the team doubling its ADR offering in the past 2 years. Strong connections to Resolution (PR / PAR) Excellent google position for family lawManchester which has led to a significant increase in new work. ours as to what the impact shall be! 2.3.1 Strengths (to be promoted and capitalised upon)
2.2 Key influences on the Horizon
2.3 SWOT – our team and the market
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