Experience

Valafy Business Intelligence

• United Kingdom
• Business Intelligence Platforms
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Resolutem

• United Kingdom

• Entrepreneur

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Working on some new ideas. Working on some new ideas.



Collaborative Conveyancing

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Founded in 2022, Collaborative Conveyancing are an innovative, UK-based, technology company. We have the sole focus of solving the long standing conveyancing enquiries problem. By applying workflow automation with Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing to conveyancing we bring an automated solution for property lawyers that classifies enquiries and structures responses. Through standardised messaging and structured responses this reduces complexity, improves efficiency and visibility and crucially expedites the home buying process. Show less



Lawyer Checker – a Dye & Durham Solution

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Mar 2012 - Dec 2021

  Lawyer Checker helps law firms mitigate the risk of fraud when sending money to other lawyers and to their clients, it also helps firms with their cyber security and other risk issues. The main Lawyer Checker product was unique and from 2012 when it was built gained significant market share and is used by thousands of conveyancers and other lawyers every month. In June 2021 the business was sold to Dye and Durham. Lawyer Checker helps law firms mitigate the risk of fraud when sending money to other lawyers and to their clients, it also helps firms with their cyber security and other risk issues. The main Lawyer Checker product was unique and from 2012 when it was built gained significant market share and is used by thousands of conveyancers and other lawyers every month. In June 2021 the business was sold to Dye and Durham.



Practical Vision Network Limited

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Apr 2010 - Dec 2021

  The Practical Vision Group incorporates Lawyer Checker, Solve Legal Marketing & The Move Exchange. The Practical Vision Group incorporates Lawyer Checker, Solve Legal Marketing & The Move Exchange.



Today's Media

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2021

  Solve Legal Marketing provides PR, marketing and design services exclusively for Law Firms and the Legal Sector. Solve Legal Marketing provides PR, marketing and design services exclusively for Law Firms and the Legal Sector.



Today's Conveyancer

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services

• Owner

  • Mar 2010 - Jun 2021

  I own and manage the website www.todaysconveyancer.co.uk an e-newspaper specifically written to support conveyancers with news, on line tools and information. I also help a number of organisations with strategy, business development, operational efficiency, risk and compliance in areas associated with the market for legal services. I own and manage the website www.todaysconveyancer.co.uk an e-newspaper specifically written to support conveyancers with news, on line tools and information. I also help a number of organisations with strategy, business development, operational efficiency, risk and compliance in areas associated with the market for legal services.



The Move Exchange Ltd

• Owner

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2020

  The Move Exchange provides a range of services into the legal market, including front of house services, panel management, and mystery shopping services. The Move Exchange provides a range of services into the legal market, including front of house services, panel management, and mystery shopping services.



Westferry Consultants Limited

• Nationwide

• Director

  • Feb 2015 - Aug 2016

  Trading as Elite Panel Management we offer market leading high quality conveyancing and property related panel management solutions to estate agents, mortgage broker and other intermediaries. Trading as Elite Panel Management we offer market leading high quality conveyancing and property related panel management solutions to estate agents, mortgage broker and other intermediaries.



LMS (Legal Marketing Services)

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Services Director

  • Feb 1999 - Mar 2010

  As part of the team at LMS I have contributed towards its rapid growth from 12 people to a dominant company within the residential property sector delivering remortgage services, transactional conveyancing services, HIPS, valuations, inventories, EPCS, Commercial EPCS and DECS. I have involved with many of the successes that LMS has celebrated including :- - defining the original specification of STARS the LMS work management system that has enabled LMS to manage over 550,000 transactions pa. - becoming dominant in remortgage panel management. LMS has won and continues to act for 4 out of the 5 largest mortgage lenders in the UK. - implementing conveyancing panel management solutions for both corporate and independent estate agents. - the LMS HUB system which delivers the most effective remortgage service in the UK based on customer service feedback and cost. - implement a cost effective HIP strategy for our clients. - developing conveyancers to adopt more efficient processing - the development of LMS Direct Conveyancing a CLC regulated subsidiary. Corporate Development In 2002 I was part of the team that bought out the founder through a management buy out supported by 3i. Later in 2006 we completed a further management buy out with RJD Partners. I am a shareholder and an executive Director. I am also responsible for the legal and regulatory position of LMS covering everything from data protection to contracts and beyond. Conveyancing Market knowledge and experience I have knowledge and experience of the changing dynamics of the conveyancing industry including the key players and the wider opportunities that the changing distribution pattern, impact of technology and the drive of the personalities within the sector bring. I consider the market for legal services to be entering into a phase of change and that bring opportunities. Show less



Walker Smith Way Legal

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Solicitor

  • 1994 - 1999