Law Firm Finance: Why Better Data, Not Bigger Reports, Drives Profit
Watch the Video to learn about
- How unreliable time capture keeps finance teams in firefighting mode
- The KPIs every firm should focus on
- How partner behaviour shapes financial accountability
- Why less information, clearly explained, drives better decisions
In this episode of Katchr Podcast, Graham Moore speaks with Andrew Allen, Partner and Head of the Legal Sector at PKF Francis Clark. Andrew shares his insights into why financial reporting remains a pain point for law firms, the KPIs that really matter, and how partner behaviour defines accountability. From fixing bad data habits to teaching lawyers the story behind the numbers, this episode is essential for finance leaders ready to replace month-end chaos with confident, data-driven decisions.
Watch the Video to learn about
- How unreliable time capture keeps finance teams in firefighting mode
- The KPIs every firm should focus on
- How partner behaviour shapes financial accountability
- Why less information, clearly explained, drives better decisions
In this episode of Katchr Podcast, Graham Moore speaks with Andrew Allen, Partner and Head of the Legal Sector at PKF Francis Clark. Andrew shares blunt insights into why financial reporting remains a pain point for law firms, the KPIs that really matter, and how partner behaviour defines accountability. From fixing bad data habits to teaching lawyers the story behind the numbers, this episode is essential for finance leaders ready to replace month-end chaos with confident, data-driven decisions.
Andrew Allen
Andrew leads the firm’s specialist national legal sector team and regularly works with over 200 law firms across the UK; focusing primarily on law businesses within the UK Top 200.
Having advised law firms for nearly 30 years, Andrew has developed a national reputation for his practical and specialist advice to the legal sector. The range of advice he provides is diverse, including strategy, profit improvement, tax planning and business structuring, as well as the usual compliance in relation to audit and accounting matters.
Nationally Andrew is the current vice chair of the Law Society Management and Leadership Section and past chair of the ICAEW Solicitors’ Special Interest Group. Andrew is the current author of various financial benchmarking reports for groups of law firms across the UK. Andrew is also the co-author of the Law Society’s Solicitors and the Accounts Rules which was published in 2021.
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In this FREE quick reference guide you will find answers to:
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- What are other law firms doing?
- How do I make my reports drive action?
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