Legal Week HR Business Briefing 2010

The Legal Week HR Business Briefing is specifically dedicated to HR directors and senior HR management from the UK’s leading law firms.

Thursday 22 April 2010, 08.30-10.15
Chancery Court Hotel, London WC1

Firms registered to attend include:
Ashhurst, Berrymans Lace Mawer, Bircham Dyson Bell, Clifford Chance, CMS Cameron McKenna, DWF, Hogan & Hartson, Ince & Co, Lewis Silkin, McGrigors, Nabarro, Norton Rose, Pinsent Masons, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, Sacker & Partners, Slaughter and May, Travers Smith, Weightmans.

AGENDA

08.00 Registration

08.45 Opening remarks from the chairman and introduction
Redesigning the organisation to motivate staff and effectively managing change
With the uncertain economy, HR strategy has become even more vital to a law firm’s overall business strategy. As the UK anticipates the upturn in the economy, it is imperative that organisations focus on new opportunities to motivate and engage with their staff in order to retain the next generation of talent. This introduction will analyse the current situation in law firms and identify possible future opportunities.
Jonathan Croucher, chief operating officer, Taylor Wessing

09.00 Panel session: Retention and motivation in the post-recession era
As law firms look to recover from the global economic downturn, HR teams and management are faced with the task of motivating the current workforce to ensure they retain their top talent. A panel of HR directors from across the legal and professional services sector, together with an expert in motivation, will analyse and discuss innovative talent management and retention strategies used by different HR departments to retain key future leaders. They will examine how strategies should be implemented to keep morale high and engage effectively with employees to deliver real business benefits in the new financial year.
The panel will evaluate:
- Key practical elements of motivation and retention strategies
- Top tips for effective change management
- Valuable methods to secure job satisfaction for your workforce
- How to increase morale across the business
Chairman:
Jonathan Croucher, chief operating officer, Taylor Wessing

Panellists:
Dr Deirdre Anderson, ESRC/FME Teaching Fellow, Cranfield School of Management
Nikos Kourtis, IBM UK Workforce Transformation Leader, IBM Global Business Services
Angus MacGregor, HR director, Eversheds
Sarah Moore, senior manager, Human Resource Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Kay Willis, HR director, Lovells

10.00 Closing remarks from the chairman
Jonathan Croucher, chief operating officer, Taylor Wessing

Enquiries
Alan Loader
+44 (0)20 7316 9733
email legalweekconference@incisivemedia.com