Numbers for Lawyers
Numbers underpin legal transactions in all kinds of ways.
The world increasingly revolves around data, and professionals are expected to be proficient in interpreting it.
Lawyers therefore come across numbers in almost everything they do – but many lawyers are nervous when dealing with them.
We will help you and your team be more confident with figures, avoid mistakes, think more logically, work smarter for clients and be more profitable in your work.
What We Offer
We provide in house training sessions to lawyers, typically 60 minute interactive presentations, covering
- basic and more complicated numeracy
- common drafting issues and pitfalls
- drafting tips
- the basics of finance and accounting
We also provide longer training sessions for trainees and apprentices,
designed to be an important part of their training programme.
Our Expertise
We are
Rob Eastaway, an author and broadcaster on maths in everyday life,
John Condliffe, senior real estate lawyer and data science graduate,
Karen Tew, a Chartered Accountant with more than three decades in finance, energy, and consulting,
Andrew Jeffrey, a teacher, trainer, and popular maths speaker and
Rachael Guan, a learning and development and early careers professional. She helps legal professionals develop the broader skills they need for rewarding and sustainable careers.
Biographies
Rob Eastaway
John Condliffe
John Condliffe
Rob Eastaway is a maths author, speaker and broadcaster. His books on everyday maths include the bestselling Why Do Buses Come In Threes? and Maths On the Back of an Envelope, and most recently Much Ado About Numbers (about maths and Shakespeare).He is a regular guest on BBC Radio 4’s award-winning podcast More or Less. He is also Director of Maths Inspiration, a national programme of interactive lecture shows for teenagers, and has given maths talks to audiences of almost every age and background.
John Condliffe
John Condliffe
John Condliffe
John Condliffe has been a real estate lawyer for over 25 years. He was a partner at global law firm Hogan Lovells for 10 years, acting for significant landlords and many household names. He dealt with many complex transactions. He was also on the operational board of the Investment Property Forum, and gave evidence to a House of Lords select committee. He previously did an undergraduate engineering degree at Oxford. Since leaving Hogan Lovells he has taken an MSc in business analytics at UCL. He is passionate about using data and technology to make legal transactions and due diligence work better.
Karen Tew
John Condliffe
Andrew Jeffrey
Karen Tew is a Chartered Accountant with more than three decades in finance, energy, and consulting. Formerly at Shell, she led major M&A and trading projects and now works across sectors from healthcare to green energy. She is passionate about helping non-finance professionals gain confidence and clarity in financial analysis and knowledge.
Andrew Jeffrey
Andrew Jeffrey
Andrew Jeffrey
Andrew Jeffrey is a teacher, trainer, and popular maths speaker. In 2019, Andrew founded Maths Week England, which has grown to become the world's largest national maths festival. He loves nothing more than talking about numbers to anyone who will listen, and says that his favourite number is 42.
Rachael Guan
Andrew Jeffrey
Rachael Guan
Rachael Guan is a learning and development and early careers professional. She helps legal professionals develop the broader skills they need for rewarding and sustainable careers. As a former solicitor working in London and Hong Kong, she has real insights into the gaps legal professionals can have, as well as the pressures they face, at each stage of their careers.