Succession Planning for Professional Service Firms - Advice from a Former CEO

Introduction

In 2024, Peter Jackson stood down as CEO of international law firm Hill Dickinson, after nearly 20 years in the role.

During this webinar, Peter will use his own succession journey and the firm’s processes as a template for how to approach both immediate and longer-term succession issues.

This webinar is suitable for all professional firms.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Make succession planning part of your DNA
• Upskill your people and create pools of candidates
• Create a matrix
• Do not forget your clients
• Putting people in harm’s way
• Define your process
• Internal or external?
• Manage the politics
• Handover/timing
• The first 100 days