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Lawganised adds new consultant
Legal practice management consultancy firm Lawganised has appointed an additional consultant to better support SME practices.
Jerome Doraisamy
Melinda Thornton (pictured), who previously served as general manager of Dowd & Co and business manager at Bank of Queensland, has been hired as part of Lawganised’s growth to better support SME law firms across Australia and globally with all aspects of the operations and day-to-day management of a legal practice.
Speaking about the appointment, Lawganised founder and principal Ben Deverson said: “Our unique offering to small-to-medium sized legal practices has gained significant momentum in the last two years. Principals now have the ability to seek executive level support at a fraction of the cost of permanent staff. Melinda’s experience as a General Manager of a boutique legal practice and her infectiously positive attitude make for a perfect cultural fit and increases our capability to service our rapidly growing client base.”
Speaking about her appointment, Ms Thornton said she was “extremely excited” to join the busy team at Lawganised.
“Management consulting to legal practices has been a goal of mine for some time and Lawganised has built a unique and extremely popular offering. I am looking forward to assisting Ben and team continue to provide SME legal practices with the support they need,” she said.
Mr Deverson added that the firm’s vision is to “change the lives of law firm principals”.
With additional capability within the team, he continued, “ensures we can continue to deliver that promise to as many principals as possible and provide the close-knit quality service we provide ourselves on”.
He went on to say that “when we are appointed to support the operations of a law firm, we want to become part of that firm’s fabric, not be a consultant that sits in a closed meeting room crunching numbers”.
“Being entrenched within a firm’s culture, knowing the people, the systems they use and the challenges they face ensures we can develop the tailored solutions each firm needs,” he concluded.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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