Legal Landscape Roundtable

Robert Camp is an entrepreneurial Partner of award-winning law firm, Stephens Scown. Until May 2019, Robert was Managing Partner of Stephens Scown for over 8 years and then stepped down to take up the new role of Director of Strategic Innovation.

Being a visionary leader of a traditional professional services firm has been challenging but Robert’s infectious enthusiasm and clear vision has ensured change in the Firm’s culture and brand has happened over a relatively short period of time. Robert’s new role focuses on the customer experience looking outside the legal sector and embracing new and exciting ways of delivering traditional legal services. He also mentors and coaches individuals both within the Firm and externally.

Kate Barton is Managing Partner at Boyce Hatton solicitors, based in Torbay and the south Hams. With over 20 years experience of family law Kate knows a lot about people, communication and what makes people tick. Kate's proactive, pragmatic and flexible approach to Law Firm Management has helped steer the business through this unprecedented time and is now looking to the future.

Viv Williams is a leading consultant to law firms on the topics of strategy, management, practice, development and marketing. Viv is currently non-executive director/Chairman of AWH Solicitors, a private equity backed consolidator of personal injury firms, Consulting Director of Symphony Legal, Director of Ampersand, a law firm merger business that has experience of merging over 150 law firms.

Viv’s experience as a Managing Director of two floated plc companies adds a new dimension to law firms. He has the experience necessary to provide an invaluable practical management insight that applies to all professional firms. He is a specialist in strategy, merger and acquisition and “lean management” theory helping law firms to evolve. He provides the vision and inspiration for law firms to become more corporate. By applying corporate governance to a modern law firm Viv helps them to improve their management systems and increase profitability.

Viv has written two books on law firm management and is regularly interviewed by the Law Society Gazette on a host of topics; he had a monthly column in the Solicitors Journal. Viv is an accomplished public speaker and has presented numerous seminars and conferences.

The Samphire Club is a private members' club that promotes a better way of networking throughout the South West. We offer business owners and professionals valuable networking opportunities through a programme of events, introductions and strategic business development support. Over the last few years we've built a thriving community of like-minded business people throughout the South West - from Bristol and Bath through to Exeter, Plymouth, Truro and beyond. This is where you can meet the decision-makers, learn from, and share your knowledge with others, and enjoy outstanding hospitality at some of the region's finest food and drink venues.

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Rachael Howourth, Founder at Momentum, spent 17 years of her career with automotive market leader, Auto Trader Plc, where she held a number of Sales Manager and Director roles. Most recently, Rachael ran a team of 60 sales staff, achieved a revenue budget of £97million and played a significant role during the year Auto Trader went through IPO and became a Plc.