Nigel Clark is the CEO of nexa law, an innovative and fast-growing UK-based law business. 

He is an international lawyer and an expert in New Law business models. He has had a curiosity about legal business structures for many years and managed cross-border legal services businesses in cities from London and Beijing for a large international law firm. 

​Nigel most recently co-founded and managed Peregrine Law in London which was acquired by nexa law in January 2020. 

In this episode, I pick Nigel's brains on New Law structures and learn more about what nexa law offers - especially how it promotes choice and collegiality.

Show notes

[2:27] Nigel describes how he came to develop the nexa law model with his initial business partner as a back-office platform and connector for lawyers.

[6:33] Nigel talks about the difference between rainmakers and technicians, and how the nexa law model tries to meet the needs of both while growing its business platform.

[9:14] Nigel explains the New Law market and some of the different models and drivers.

[14:03] Connex, the nexa law combined practice offering, balances the rainmakers with technicians.

[17:13] A huge advantage of nexa is choice - choice for lawyers and choice for consumers of legal services from City to High Street.

[21:01] nexa lawyers work in teams and as individuals - Nigel explains how. COVID and innovations in precedent development has accelerated alternative law models.

[26:54] We talk culture, collaboration and collegiality - alll strengths of nexa.

[29:47] Alternative models like nexa also promote diversity - from gender to age to career paths.

For more, please visit the episode page on the New Earth lawyer website.