Fractional technology leadership
A part-time or interim CTO or IT Director, with twenty years inside a law firm.
Not every firm needs a full-time Chief Technology Officer or IT Director, but every firm needs that judgement at the table. We provide part-time and interim technology leadership, from someone who has done the job inside a law firm for twenty years.
What it covers
- Technology strategy and budgets
- Supplier and contract management
- Leading your IT team and outside specialists
- Clear reporting to partners and the board on systems, security and client data
When firms ask us
- Your IT Director has left and you need cover while you recruit
- A major change needs senior leadership the firm does not have
- A growing firm needs senior judgement, but not yet full time
- Partners want one person accountable for technology risk
Technology leadership for a law firm, when you need it
The judgement of an experienced IT Director or CTO, without a full-time appointment.
Strategy and budgets
A technology plan tied to the firm’s business plan, with budgets the partners can see and approve.
One roadmap the partners have signed
Your systems
Getting full value from the practice management system you have, and an independent view when it is time to change.
More from what you already pay for
Mergers and acquisitions
IT due diligence, an integration plan, and one system and one way of working after completion.
Operating as one firm
Security and resilience
Preparing a security review, tested disaster recovery and business continuity, and supplier risk understood.
Answers ready for insurers and clients
AI and your client data
Practical, safe use of AI, with clear rules on what it can see and the firm in control of its data.
AI used by design, not by accident
Suppliers, teams and change
Your IT team, outside specialists and suppliers working to one plan, and change that people adopt.
One person accountable
Three ways to work with us
- Part timeSenior judgement for a set number of days a month, for as long as it is useful.
- InterimCover while you recruit, or through a period of change.
- Project leadA merger or a system change, led from first decision to embedded.
We lead and advise; your systems stay with your team and your suppliers, and our independence stays intact.
Talk to us
Tell us a little about your firm and what you are trying to achieve. We will tell you honestly whether we can help.
Discuss a fractional role