The Katchr Podcast

 What would you keep, and what would you change, if you were building a law firm from scratch today? In this episode of the Katchr Podcast, we are joined by Alex McPherson, founder and partner of Ignition Law, to explore how the firm has been deliberately designed around a different model: flexible working, business development discipline, recurring revenue, clear incentives and a strong focus on...

Today, the Finance Systems role has moved beyond technical stewardship of the finance system. It demands strategic oversight of SaaS vendors, cloud migrations, data models, dashboards, and cross-firm governance. In this episode of the Katchr Podcast we are joined by Ashley Maw who explains how Bird & Bird transitioned from static financial reports to interactive Power BI dashboards serving par...

In this episode of Katchr Podcast, Graham Moore speaks with Hywel Pegler, Director at RSM UK and a long-standing adviser to law firms on financial performance, compliance, and strategic change. Reflecting on 2025, Hywel shares a finance leader’s view of how the legal sector has navigated economic volatility, regulatory pressure, investor interest, and accelerating technology change.  Looking back...

With Robert Camp – former Managing Partner & employee-ownership pioneer The traditional law-firm partnership model is under pressure. In conversation with former Stephens Scown managing partner Robert Camp, we unpack why the classic model falls short in today’s legal market — from staff disengagement to leadership handover risks. Robert shares honest insight into cultural challenges, successio...

 With Andrew Allen – Partner & Head of Legal Sector at PKF Francis Clark More reports don’t make your firm more profitable — better data does. Andrew Allen joins Graham Moore to explain why financial reporting remains a pain point at many law firms and which KPIs really matter. From flawed time capture to unclear partner behaviour, we highlight the practices that destroy accountability — and s...

With Brett Warburton-Smith – Partner at Lockton Cyber-attack isn’t just a corporate problem — law firms are at serious risk too. Drawing on the high-profile “Scattered Spider” attack on Marks & Spencer, Brett Warburton-Smith and Graham Moore unpack how industrial-scale ransomware operations exploit human-behaviour vulnerabilities and supply-chain weaknesses. This episode reveals why speed of d...

With Dan Hodges – Head of Account Management, Conscious Solutions (Specialists in Law Firm Marketing) Law-firm marketers often struggle to prove the value of their work — and that undermines long-term investment. In this episode, Dan Hodges and Graham Moore expose why missing data, outdated tracking and cultural resistance stop firms from measuring ROI. More importantly, they lay out simple, actio...

With Patricia Kinahan – Partner at Hazlewoods (Accountants & Business Advisors) True financial accountability requires more than spreadsheets and manual reports — it demands firmwide engagement with data. Patricia Kinahan and Graham Moore explore common barriers law firms face: poor data practices, cultural resistance and disjointed workflows. They offer practical ideas for breaking down silos...

In conversation with the former CEO of Ashton's Legal and Graham Moore, founder of Katchr.

With Claire Burden – partner at S&W (UK professional services accounting and advisory firm). Every law firm collects data — but few know how to use it to manage risk. In this episode, Claire Burden of S&W (formerly Evelyn Partners) and Katchr founder Graham Moore dissect the weaknesses and reporting gaps that leave law firms exposed. We explore where typical risk reporting fails, the hidde...

With Ben Trott – Founder of Marketing Lawyers Where do your new clients come from — and how can you get more of them? Ben Trott and Graham Moore walk through how many law firms struggle with poor visibility over client acquisition, leading to wasted BD effort and missed opportunities. They share actionable strategies to leverage data for better targeting, stronger client relationships and sustaina...

With Roland Millar – how a leading UK firm adopted data-driven insight In this conversation with Roland Millar of Thomson Snell & Passmore, we reveal how Katchr’s dashboards, cross-department visibility and lock-up management helped shift firmwide behaviour. From departmental comparisons to cash-flow clarity and billing insights — discover how structured data can power performance, accountabil...

In this session, we discuss the significance of continuous improvement and some of the key things that law firms often miss in the change management process.

In this podcast, Founder of Big Yellow Penguin Shaun Jardine and Katchr MD Graham Moore, delve into the common billing practices that are keeping law firms stuck in the 20th Century.

In this episode, Alex Young of Alblair and Org and Mark Clark of Enfuse Group join Katchr founder, Graham Moore, in comparing the benefits of buying versus building legal business intelligence and management information solutions.