Law firm mergers may be a frequent occurrence these days, but they continue to be major undertakings for the firms’ IT departments. And while most law firm IT directors have at least one merger under their belt, it is rare for a merger to run its course without putting a serious number of grey hairs on the heads of the project managers.
But the recent merger between Addleshaw Booth & Co and Theodore Goddard (TG) to create a new practice, Addleshaw Goddard, appears to be an exception to the general rule. Despite an unusually aggressive strategy and an ambitious timetable – or perhaps because of this – the merger exercise seems to have raised the bar in terms of efficient planning and delivery.
