Law Firms
Planning 16–20 Higher-Value Matters a Year: A Capacity Model
Sixteen to twenty matters is a planning range, not a promise. The firm must validate delivery capacity first.
Acquisition planning fails when demand and delivery capacity are modelled separately.
Annual Matter Capacity Planner: usable capacity, matter mix, reverse funnel and acquisition economics.
The commercial problem
Annual Matter Capacity Planner: usable capacity, matter mix, reverse funnel and acquisition economics.
The operating model
Planning 16–20 Higher-Value Matters a Year: A Capacity Model
Set annual matter capacity → Design target matter mix → Calculate required consultations → Estimate demand and spend → Monitor utilisation and quality
| Stage | Control question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Set annual matter capacity |
| 2 | Design target matter mix |
| 3 | Calculate required consultations |
| 4 | Estimate demand and spend |
| 5 | Monitor utilisation and quality |
How to implement it
- Set annual matter capacity
- Design target matter mix
- Calculate required consultations
- Estimate demand and spend
- Monitor utilisation and quality
Mistakes to avoid
- Optimising impressions, clicks or leads without connecting them to customers and margin.
- Using universal benchmarks instead of the firm's own rates and capacity.
- Increasing spend before fixing offer, qualification and follow-up.
Measure through the customer
Measure volume, conversion, velocity, value and margin at every stage; the outcome is a profitable customer, not a lead.
Apply the model to your numbers
Apply the model to your numbers
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FAQ
- Where should the work start?
- With segment, offer and the stage creating the largest economic loss.
- Which channel should be used?
- The one matched to intent, cycle and capacity, measured through the customer.
- How much budget is required?
- Work backwards from margin, conversion and target rather than a universal amount.
Related intelligence
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- Law FirmsGoogle Ads for Law Firms: Keywords, Economics and Signed MattersClicks do not equal clients. PPC works only when the chain from query to signed matter is controlled.
- Law FirmsBought, Shared or Owned Law Firm Leads: Which Model Actually Works?A cheap lead becomes expensive when it is stale, shared or unsuitable. The comparison must run through to signed matters.