Case Study: Bird & Bird improves matter cost control and profitability with Aderant Matter Planning

Briefing talks to Paul Colvin, CFO at Bird & Bird, about how matter planning software from Aderant is helping the firm proactively manage matter costs and profitability

Bird & Bird, an international law firm, needed a better way to manage matter costs, support fixed-fee and capped-fee pricing, and prepare for the Jackson reforms’ tougher budgeting and transparency requirements. The firm worked with Aderant and used its Expert Matter Planning module to improve cost visibility, resource planning, and profitability management.

With Aderant’s matter planning software, Bird & Bird could build more accurate budgets, reuse historical matter data for pricing, and monitor costs throughout a case to spot issues early. The result was stronger client negotiations, better control of profitability, and greater transparency for clients, helping the firm avoid stepping into loss on aggressive, price-driven work and improving its ability to recover costs.

Bird & Bird

Paul Colvin

Chief Financial Officer