The Legal MBA Essentials

Law school and your training contract may have taught you the practice of law, but this book will enable you to master the business of law.

James Markham and Darren Mee's combined 30 plus years of legal sector experience brings the theory of a traditional MBA to life with case studies and worked examples, providing lawyers and law firm professionals with the core foundations of strategy, marketing, finance, management and leadership to succeed in a law firm.

With forewords from Paul Edwards, Former Partner, Chief Financial & Operating Officer, DLA Piper International and Darren Mitchell, Partner, Chief Operating Officer, Simmons & Simmons, The Legal MBA Essentials is an excellent guide for current and future leaders within the legal sector.

Master the business of law today with The Legal MBA Essentials and take your practice to the next level.

James Markham is a Chartered Management Consultant (MCMI ChMC) with 15 years' experience working with law firm Managing Partners, COOs and CFOs.

He was previously a member of the UK senior management teams Hogan Lovells and Dentons, with a directorate at Dentons Practice covering Management, Innovation, Commercial Finance, and Legal Project Management.

James holds an MBA and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA). He is a certified Design Thinking and Lean Six Sigma practitioner.

Darren Mee is an independent consultant with over 15 years' experience working with the largest global law firms, medium-sized national and regional practices, and ABSs.

He is a former Partner and Head of Department at RSM, a global Professional Services firm. His expertise covers Strategy, Marketing, Service Design, Technology and Process Improvement.

Darren has a published academic paper and holds an MBA alongside qualifications in Project and Programme Management and Lean Six Sigma.