Partner
CurrentBusiness Change Director (March 2017 - to date)- Responsible for the overall delivery of business change within Weightmans- Portfolio management in relation to projects and priorities- Consistent and effective project management nationally- Embedding process ownership - Continually and actively looking for ways to improve the business and deliver benefitsHead of Business Process Re-engineering (May 2015 - March 2017))- Leading a dedicated team looking at everything we do, how we do it and how it can be improved- Applying Lean Six Sigma methodology to review and re-engineer business processes- Focusing on the improvement of core internal processes throughout the FirmProject Operations Manager (May 2014 - May 2015)- Business improvement and change- Stripping out non value added activities and delivering benefits for Clients and for the FirmOperations Manager - Local Government & Healthcare (May 2013 - May 2014)- Responsible for day-to-day operations (volume instructions) nationally across 5 offices (Birmingham, Dartford, Leicester, Liverpool and Manchester)- Organising and overseeing recruitment, utilisation, budgetary control, quality and efficiencyBusiness Centre Manager - Local Government Team (Birmingham) (May 2006 - May 2013)- Responsible for a team specialising in the defence of EL/PL claims brought against local authorities- Own caseload of complex, novel or valuable EL/PL claims (up to £500,000)- Particular experience of dealing with flood related claims, highways winter maintenance and workplace stress claims- Advised a number of local authorities in relation to their highway policies and procedures- Acts for a number of local authorities and fire and rescue services in relation to a wide range of issues- Regularly lectures on a variety of related topics, has written published articles and is often involved in witness training including mock trials
