Karen Edwards FCILEx ILFM(Dip) is Head of Professional Development at the Institute of Legal Finance & Management (ILFM). She has worked in a private legal practice for over 18 years prior to her role with the ILFM, having come to the ILFM from her position as Operations Director at a law firm in Oxfordshire.
Karen joined the ILFM armed with experience and a skillset for writing and talking about legal training on a range of subjects including key business, financial and regulatory requirements of running a law firm, and is particularly interested in protecting client money and assets, profitability and cashflow.
Karen has an LLB (Hons) Degree in Law, completed her CILEX training to become a Chartered Legal Executive in 2010, is CIMA qualified in Management Accounting, and is a Diploma graduate in Legal Finance & Compliance from the ILFM.
Amika is the Marketing Manager delivering valuable solutions and content to small and mid sized law firms. She is passionate about using data and customer insight to ensure clients succeed in their roles and get the best out of LexisNexis' solutions and products.
Prior to her role at LexisNexis, Amika implemented acquisition and retention plans at one of the UK's largest membership organisations as well as at a tech-enabled information service powering the legal industry.
Dylan is the Content Lead at LexisNexis UK. Prior to writing about law, he covered topics including business, technology, retail, talent management and advertising.
Abu is a paralegal at LexisNexis working with the Dispute Resolution team on their current awareness offering and maintenance of practical guidance. Abu also works across with other practice areas, including Corporate Crime and Public Law.
Graeme Fraser is a Partner and Head of Family at BBS Law. He is well known within the family law community, having won the LexisNexis Family Law Commentator of the Year Award in 2018 and the Resolution Member’s Choice Award in 2023, both voted for by his peers.
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