Allan Carton
Law Firm Consultant
Solicitor, MBA
Specialist Advisor to Law Firms & In-House Legal Teams
Client Service Innovation, LawTech & Business Development
Tel: 0161 929 8355
Mob: 07779 653105
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Allan Carton is a specialist advisor to UK law firms, corporate legal teams and businesses operating in the legal sector.
As Lead Consultant at Carton & Co, Allan works with managing partners, general counsel and senior leaders to develop and implement strategies for technology adoption, client relationships and business growth.
With 30+ years advising the legal sector since transitioning from legal practice in 1990, Allan brings unique insight as a qualified solicitor who understands both the practice of law and the business of running a legal practice.
Areas of Expertise:
- AI Adoption and Co-Intelligence Frameworks
- Legal Technology Selection and Implementation
- Client Listening and Relationship Programs
- CRM Strategy and Implementation
- Law Firm Business Development
- In-House Legal Operations
Legal Tech | Operations | Clients | Business Development
Projects delivered, working alongside our team, associates and partners often involve a mix of:
- Helping professionals improve use of legal technology, with better ways to work, communicate and collaborate, including rapidly developing AI options.
- Listening to clients, to explore and define expectations, introduce innovation, develop better value propositions for clients, introducers and business partners.
- Marketing, Technology & Business Strategies - practice wide, by department or business sector.
- Client Relationship Management - with automation enabling professionals to become pro-active and focused on the right prospects.
- Selecting the right technologies from the right suppliers to deliver for clients and improve internal operations. Automation and new intelligence are developing quickly now as useful options.
- Market research, helping to make sound decisions when focusing on new business opportunities
- Challenging perceptions, to challenge and develop their business and their role
Research & Publications
- Targeting Profitability : Strategies to Improve Law Firm Performance - Shifting the IT Focus to Developing Integrated Business Solutions (ARK Group) >>
- Client Listening: Ask clients about their world to win new business (Law Management Section's "Managing for Success" journal).
- The Internet for Lawyers Newsletter - various topics relating to management, development and delivery of legal services.
- Lean (Legal) Machine . How can law firms deliver more for less? (Law Management Section's "Managing for Success" journal).





