Structured approach.
	Clear plan with set delivery dates.
	Strong management.

Andrew Haslam                 

Since 1997, Andrew has worked in contract Project Manager posts in the legal environment, working with Slaughter and May, Lovells, Masons, Berwin Leighton Paisner, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, and Wragge & Co.  He has a wide range of IT experience gained from 10 years with 3 Systems Integration companies, and 2 years of his service in the Army.  Whilst successfully delivering complex projects, he has also run business units, being responsible for up to 20 people and an annual turnover of £1.3 M.  He started his professional career by serving 12 years in the Army, during which time he gained an Honours IT degree, was responsible for a £400K logistics IT support project, and left with the rank of Captain.

 Andrew is skilled in all aspects of Project Management, with optimum use of his abilities found in the roles of Board level liaison, Programme/Project Management, interfacing with users and top level briefings or seminars.  He has specific skills in Knowledge and Document Management Consultancy, Requirements Capture using RAD techniques, Analysis and Technical Design Authority roles, Web and Intranet development and Windows client/UNIX server architectures including two firm wide roll-outs of Windows software.

Since September 1997 Andrew has worked at Lovells, where he runs an IT litigation support group controlling 2.5M records with 10M images spread across 60 databases using 5 different technologies.  He is responsible for the daily activities of a team of six, providing strategic consultancy advice as well as project implementation and on-going maintenance.  During 2000 he was also responsible for the design and implementation of www.lovells.com/Arbitration, a web based drafting aid for the production of international arbitration agreements.

During 2001-03, Andrew's group implemented a Knowledge Management system using the Ringtail software suite along with a series of bespoke modules which underpinned two successful projects for external clients, resulting in significant new business. 

Since early 2004 Andrew has been at the forefront of developments in Electronic Data Disclosure and is recognised as one of the UK's leading consultants in this field.  He has completed both the standard and advanced EDD certification courses in Kroll Ontrack's US facility and has run all the EDD session at the Gleneagles Legal IT Forums.

Andrew has also carried out long term assignments for other law firms including; the deployment of Carpe Diem in Slaughter and May and Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, implementation of Knowledge Management software at Slaughter and May, production of PMS reporting module at Masons , provision of advice on litigation support software to Wragge & Co and EDD consultancy to Berwin Leighton Paisner, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Geldards, Hugh James and SJ Berwin.

Andrew has developed a reputation as one of the UK's experts on Electronic Disclosure and has spoken at a number of industry events, including running the EDD sessions at the Legal IT Forum conferences for the past five years.  In 2007 he spoke at the UK’s ILTA conference and the By Legal For Legal event on Litigation Readiness, and chaired a panel seminar on this topic in October at the Legal IT Forum 2007 in Turnberry.  He is already booked to speak at the 2008 ILTA and IQPC events.

Download Andrew's current CV here.

Following on from three similar assignments Andrew was asked to assist Mishcon de Deya in reviewing their existing procedures and tools for EDD and to revise their electronic disclosure strategy. He conducted a series of interviews with key personnel, coupled with a review of existing tool and procedures, and produced a document detailing a revised strategy for the firm.  

EDD & Development of EDD Strategy for RPC LLP : Jan 08 – Mar 08

Following on from  two similar assignments Andrew was asked to assist RPC in reviewing their existing procedures and tools for EDD and to revise their electronic disclosure strategy. He conducted a series of interviews with key personnel, coupled with a review of existing tool and procedures, and produced a document detailing a revised strategy for the firm.  

EDD & Development of EDD Strategy for a London Law Firm : Nov 07 – Dec 07

Following on from a similar assignment for SJ Berwin, Andrew was asked to assist a London Law firm in reviewing their existing procedures and tools for EDD and to revise their electronic disclosure strategy. He conducted a series of interviews with key personnel, coupled with a review of existing tool and procedures, and produced a document detailing a revised strategy for the firm.  

EDD & Development of EDD Strategy for SJ Berwin LLP : Aug 07 – Oct 07

Andrew was asked to assist SJ Berwin in reviewing their existing procedures and tools for EDD and to revise their electronic disclosure strategy so that it was able to meet the looming challenges in this area. He devised a questionnaire based approach to obtain user requirements, supplemented this with workshops and a review of existing tool and procedures, and produced a document detailing a revised strategy for SJ Berwin.  

EDD & Litigation support systems consultancy : Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, 2006

After determining the appropriate product to meet the user's requirements, Andrew oversaw the entire project, controlling the work of the scanning and coding bureau, the hosting organisation and the interaction with the legal team.  Though the initial scope was a purely paper based exercise, an EDD element was identified towards the end which effectively doubled the case volumes overnight.  Andrew managed the stresses this surge in volume created upon the loading process, and ensured the smooth and success implementation of the support environment.

EDD & Litigation support systems consultancy : Berwin Leighton Paisner, 2004 - 05

Andrew was retained to provide support and consultancy on litigation support issues, whilst BLP recruited an in-house replacement for the previous incumbent.  As well as delivering Ringtail consultancy, Andrew also developed a strategic approach for managing the significant challenges posed by Electronic Data Discovery (EDD) and assisted BLP in implementing the measures he identified, specifically on BLP's first EDD project.  For this, Andrew devised and oversaw a procurement exercise which selected both the EDD partner for the particular project and also a panel of suppliers for future work.  The project was successfully completed within very challenging timescales and led to the UK's first provision of on-line disclosure.

Litigation support systems consultancy : Wragge & Co, 2004

Andrew provided detailed advice to Wragge & Co on all aspects of litigation support software as part of the firm's evaluation of their requirements in this area.

Carpe Diem Implementation : Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, 2003

Andrew oversaw the implementation of Carpe Diem at RPC.  He coordinated a 6 person project team comprising both RPC and Tikit personnel, and introduced a project management methodology which has formed the basis of RPC's standards in this area.  Andrew produced a project scope document which formed the blueprint for the main project and was responsible for all elements of the very successful deployment including Pilot and Main roll-out.

Time Recording Review : Elite/Berwin Leighton Paisner, 2003

Andrew worked on behalf of Elite at Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), conducting a comparative review between the two web based time recording modules produced by Elite and Carpe Diem.  He also carried out a short exercise for BLP comparing Ringtail with the Summation product.

Replacement Know How system & Carpe Diem Implementation : Slaughter and May, 2001 - 2002

Andrew was asked to return to Slaughter and May to act as the Project Manager for the implementation of a replacement Know How system.  Andrew controlled a combined internal and external team of some 10 individuals who delivered an infrastructure based on Hummingbird's EIP product with a Knowledge Management "skin" being provided by Tikit's Frontier software.  Following on from this assignment , Andrew was then responsible for managing the year long project which replaced the in-house produced bespoke time recording system with Carpe Diem.  Andrew oversaw the whole exercise including; the production of a formal specification, a competitive tendering exercise, close liaison with Tikit (the selected suppliers) during Pilot and main Implementation.  He worked closely with the in-house and external project teams and oversaw the resolution of the more "political" issues which emerged from changing working practices and cultural evolution within the firm..

Bid-Manager : Berwin Leighton Paisner, 2001

Andrew was employed in a short project to produce a formal proposal to a client of Berwin Leighton (as was) for the provision of a system to allow them to store, modify and produce property details.  Andrew was responsible for the analysis and design of a systems solution and the production of both the formal proposal and a supporting presentation which he subsequently delivered with the Berwin Leighton Paisner team.

Financial Reports Project : Masons, 2000

Andrew was initially employed to run a project delivering key management reports from Keystone, the firm’s Practice Management Software.  This involved co-ordinating a group of over 20 people, including the Firm’s Managing Partner, Finance and Technical Directors, to establish the business requirements, and then provide reports written in Oracle which delivered the identified functionality.  This required a dedicated technical team of some 5 – 7 people.  After 3 months, Andrew was asked to also take on board responsibility for planning and controlling the testing of a major Keystone upgrade, the development of revised processes and programmes to support the Marketing functions in Keystone, and overall co-ordination of all report production within the Masons’ Technology group.

Project Management of ATLAS II System : Slaughter and May, 1997

Provided project management whilst current incumbent on maternity leave.  Responsible for the on-going development of the next generation of Slaughter's document management system.  Controlled a team of six who were developing a Visual Basic application, to operate in an NT client environment, with a Mezzanine back-end on NT servers.  Duties included the management of change control for the current system, production of a Project Initiation Document, co-ordination of the project Working Party and the capture of user requirements via a series of RAD workshops.

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Linda Spiers

Linda has over ten years experience in the IT industry, with the last six years being spent in project management roles mainly focused on the legal environment.  She is currently an independent IT consultant specialising in the legal sector.  In this time she has has worked with Eversheds, Slaughter and May, Cripps Harries Hall, S J Berwin, Morgan Cole and Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, as well as the Financial Times.  Her projects have included; the implementation of a legal portal, legal knowledge management systems, a disaster recovery system, CRM systems, remote access systems, applications training projects, the commissioning of an international print distribution system and building an editorial proofing application. She is currently working with Allvision in assisting RPC in the review and development of their workflow requirements.

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Main Projects

Workflow Project - Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, 2004

Linda mana ged the review of workflow requirement at RPC on behalf of Allvision.  She was responsible for the production of a Project Brief leading into a Project Scope document.  Her assignment was to review the specific needs of the Claims Handling group within RPC, as well as determining the wider requirement for workflow throughout the firm.  As part of her evaluation she explored the merits of both the Teamflo and Flosuite workflow software packages.

Implementation of Knowledge Portal software - Morgan Cole, 2003

Linda oversaw the installation of LawPort (a legal portal) and the Granite and Comfrey knowledge management system and then managed the integration of the two applications.  She was responsible for the control of three external suppliers; Tikit Limited, SV Technology, and Granite and Comfrey as well running an internal project team consisting of IT personnel, Professional Support Lawyers and senior Morgan Cole management.  The project scope included all technical development, the development of an in-house taxonomy and the gathering and submission of know how.

Project Manager Knowledge Portal KMS - Tikit, 2000 - 2003

Linda was  responsible for the implementation of Tikit Knowledge Portal knowledge management systems and their required underlying Hummingbird and Microsoft software (Fulcrum, Fusion, SQL) into  Eversheds, Slaughter and May, Cripps Harries Hall and S J Berwin.  She managed a mixed team of developers, database administrators, installation engineers and technical experts as well as being responsible for extensive client liaison including requirement gathering, meetings, presentations, demonstrations, documentation, billing and troubleshooting.

Editorial Department Disaster Recovery  - Financial Times, 2000

Linda was the Project Manager for the Editorial Department disaster recovery project, and was also responsible for the implementation of a sales and marketing contacts database.

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Carla Pomeroy

Carla has worked in Project Management positions since graduating in 1999.  She is a natural leader who consistently meets client requirements and expectations. Her proactive, "can-do" attitude means that she delivers projects within time and budget, all under accredited Quality Assurance frameworks. Whilst working for O2 her most notable achievements were; the saving of £3 million in company running costs, significant reduction of risk in applying new software to systems, and a 10% improvement in the firm's national network performance. Her strengths lie in determining user requirements and then ensuring that the implemented system meet their business needs, often exceeding the initial cost/benefit assessments.

A highly capable and articulate project manager with a proven track record of delivery within complex and large-scale environments on behalf of market-leading organisations within insurance, telecoms and legal sectors, working in accordance with Prince II and ISO9001 standards. Offers excellent communication skills, working effectively as part of a senior management team and liaising with ease with business and technical contacts at every level. Thrives on challenge, rapidly taking on new skills and consistently motivating colleagues to meet and exceed targets through natural leadership abilities and personal commitment.

Carla is an intelligent, keen and enthusiastic individual, with a desire to learn whilst delivering benefits to the business. She has demonstrable core project management competencies of analysis, user interaction, planning, control and reporting.

Download Carla's current CV : Here