Specialist business and regulatory consultancy
As an acknowledged global expert on the legal market, the changing regulatory environment and how firms are responding I am uniquely well placed to assist you.
SERVICES
Passmore Consulting
'Around the world legal markets are starting to open up. They are looking to England & Wales because of the regulatory reform and pace of change here. I am already helping other national regulators, investors, global legal businesses, law firms and a wide range of other legal services providers in the UK and US. Let me help you too.'
Regulatory strategy and policy
Regulatory reform is creating new opportunities in the UK and the US. I can help you explore these changes; navigate the rules and institutions; and, ensure that you are well placed to take your advantage of opportunities.
Across the US and UK I work with investors, enterprise legal businesses, start-ups and law firms. Areas of work this year have included due diligence for external investment; advising on regulatory issues related to structure; exploring the pros and cons of converting to an ABS in the US and UK; taking advantage of reforms in Arizona, Utah and the UK and much more.
Legal market strategy
General Counsel and corporate clients have greater choice of, and demand better insights from, external partners than ever before. We also know more about how small business and retail consumers choose and use legal services than ever before.
I can advise and assist investors; legal businesses; law firms and lawyers that want to better understand where they fit and how the global market is developing.
I deliver these services on specific projects and through a retained service.
Workforce development
In England & Wales the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination is up and running. This is a great opportunity to rethink your workforce strategy in order to support your business.
Few are better placed to articulate the interplay between regulatory reform and SQE. Together they create unheralded opportunity for law firms and legal businesses.
Over the last year I have assisted law firms and legal business think through these changes so as to underpin the identification, attraction, development, retention, and reward of talent.
Non-executive roles
I am a very experienced Non-Executive Director with deep expertise in risk management. Getting the right support and challenge at Board level can help you develop your business.
Whether a start-up, established law firm or global legal business, I can help you as either your first non-executive or your first with such unique insight into the regulatory and legal environment.
As well as a formal Non-Executive, I currently support several clients through a retained advisory role, offering similar support, insight and challenge.
“During the period of unprecedented change for the UK legal professions, I have found, when working with Crispin (from 2009 to the present), that his knowledge of the professions, the legal market and the likely developments were of the highest order. His flair for new ideas and his meticulous planning were therefore always matters in which I have had a considerable degree of confidence which was justified by subsequent experience.”
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (former Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales)
My Recent Blogs
Crispin Passmore
The Legal Tech Fund ran the best event for innovators int he legal market that I have found. TLTF 2023 was a a great opportunity to learn new things but best of all were the connections made and friends seen. These enabled new discussions and deeper debates about technology, capital deployment and liberalisation. TLTF 2024 is just one year away - I'm already excited.
A guest blog from the team @ Innovation for Justice - t he nation’s first and only cross-discipline, cross-institution, and cross-jurisdiction legal innovation lab