Cann Consultancy Ltd Pricing Plan
Gap Analysis and Risk Audit:
Cost:
£1,750 plus VAT
Useful for:
Any firm wanting to measure their readiness for outcomes-focused regulation, Lexcel or the Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Recent clients have found the resultant reports useful for convincing their professional indemnity insurance underwriters that they are serious about risk management.
Included:
1. Review of website and preliminary documents prior to our visit to Client's offices
2. Interviews with key managers in the organisation
3. Review of further documentation, systems and processes.
4. Q&A session with key managers.
5. Preparation of traffic-lighted report
6. Debrief meeting
Possible future projects arising:
1. Prepare full action plan to rectify any non-compliances over an agreed period of time
2. Work with the management team to implement the agreed actions
3. Further review and report to measure progress/success of the project
Why choose CCL?
For 10 years our founder, as a partner, has had sole responsibility for Risk management and Compliance at a major Shropshire law firm. He introduced and successfully implemented Lexcel and IIP, as well as the systems and procedures needed to ensure compliance with Money Laundering and other professional regulations. We have recently prepared a report for a client that achieved a significant saving on their PII premiums.
Strategic Review of IT infrastructure with a view to outsourcing the IT function
Cost:
£1,500 plus VAT
Useful for:
New business startups, law firm break aways, de-mergers, and mergers as well as firms with creaking IT infrastructure.
Included:
1. Initial audit of existing systems
2. Orally report and strategically discuss various routes forward
3. Prepare a cost analysis of outsourcing versus in-house or a hybrid
4. Prepare and deliver final report to partners
Possible future projects arising:
1. Project manage tender process and assist with decision making.
2. Handle technical negotiations with suppliers and interpret for lawyers
3. Project manage the installation of the agreed solution
Why choose CCL?
The company founder has 25 years experience as a lawyer/partner of a successful law firm with sole responsibility for IT and Systems. We are very used to explaining technical terms in a language that lawyers will understand.
Our founder has 10 years of experience of managing an outsourced IT function and can explain from his own knowledge the pros and cons of each option
We have enormous experience of how difficult such decisions can be for lawyers to make and can sympathetically and patiently work with the business to provide the right solution for them.
Mergers of IT systems
Cost:
£2,500
Useful for:
Firms entering merger negotiations wanting strategic guidance on which system is right for the merged practice going forward
Included:
1. Initial audit of both current systems
2. Work with Accountants for the two firms in analysing the correct PMS for the combined business
3. Prepare and deliver a report on practical solutions for taking the two businesses forward with one IT platform
4. Attend joint partner meeting or management board to discuss recommendations and strategic solutions
Possible future projects arising:
1. Project manage any tender process for new IT systems
2. Project manage the agreed solution in a practical and pragmatic way to make the transition as smooth as possible for the combined business
Why choose CCL?
The company's guiding philosophy is to ensure that they deliver value for money services to their clients. They will always suggest the most cost effective and practical solutions available during what can be a very stressful time for law firms.
Most law businesses just want the IT to take care of itself on merger, they have more important cultural and management issues to contend with. CCL can take that worry away from the owners.
For more information on how we can help your firm, please don't hesitate to contact us.


