NZ Webinar | Law Firm Financial Management 101 – Understanding the Numbers and Making Them Work for Your Firm
Online
18 November 2026
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm NZDT
Online
1 hrs
Neal Blackburn
| Topic | Financial Management | |
| Type | Webinar | |
| CPD | 1 - New Zealand CPD | |
| Pricing | NZD $79 |
| Full Member | Free |
| Online Member | Free |
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| Associate Member | Free |
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Presented by
Neal Blackburn, The Management Mentors
Understanding your firm's financial performance is one thing. Knowing how to use that information to make better management decisions is another.
This practical webinar is designed for Practice Managers, General Managers and those responsible for managing the financial performance of their law firms.
What we will cover:
- The three essential budgets: Understanding Profit & Loss, Capital and Cashflow Budgets, how they work together and how to build them using realistic assumptions.
- Building a realistic fee budget: Understanding billable capacity, productivity and the financial impact of seemingly small changes in performance.
- WIP, debtors and lockup: What these measures mean, how to calculate them and why they are critical to cashflow.
- Practical financial benchmarks: Useful rules of thumb for assessing your firm's financial performance.
- Making technology work for you: Using practice management systems, business intelligence and budgeting applications to turn data into useful information.
- Reporting to partners and directors: Identifying what matters, interpreting the numbers and presenting financial information that supports informed decision-making.
This is not an accounting lecture or a software demonstration. It is a practical session focused on understanding the financial drivers of a law firm and using that knowledge to improve performance.
Whether you are relatively new to financial management or an experienced Practice Manager looking for fresh perspectives, you will leave with practical ideas you can apply in your own firm.
Presented by
Neal Blackburn
Director at The Management Mentors
I work alongside leaders of professional service firms, with a particular focus on law firms. Through The Management Mentors Ltd, my role is to help firms cut through complexity, bring focus to what really matters, and create the clarity and confidence needed to achieve meaningful results.
My career has spanned senior executive roles in law, accounting, and professional services, giving me a clear understanding of the challenges mid-sized firms face. These range from managing financial performance and building leadership capability, through to improving processes and standing out in competitive markets.
The experience I bring — including time as Chief Executive of a regional law firm, Chief Operating Officer of a national accounting firm, and General Manager of a surveying business — enables me to guide firms with perspective and insight. My goal is always the same: to help leaders make confident decisions that move their firms forward.
