What are the event procurement challenges for legal and accountancy firms?
Legal and accountancy firms combine partner autonomy with regulatory and independence considerations, and run a steady calendar of client seminars, CPD and training sessions, partner conferences and client entertainment. EAs and BD teams spend real time sourcing venues for these. A central route does that work within the firm's policies and approval levels, keeps venue choice with partners, and gives oversight of hospitality and event spend where the firm wants it.
This is distinct from general professional services: the mix of CPD/training, partner-led autonomy and independence rules shapes how events must be sourced and recorded.
Common challenges
- Regular client seminars, CPD and training events to source and repeat.
- Partner-led autonomy alongside independence and hospitality policies.
- EAs and BD teams sourcing venues across multiple offices.
- Client entertainment that must sit within firm policy and, where required, be recorded.
How event procurement helps
Send one brief and we source suitable venues within the firm's policy, budget and approval rules — freeing EAs and BD teams from hours of research and chasing. Partners keep full choice; the firm gains a consistent process and, through reporting, oversight of hospitality and event spend. For recurring seminars and CPD, a light preferred set of venues can speed things up further.
Structure without restricting partners
Partners keep autonomy over their client relationships and events; we handle sourcing within the firm's rules — see centralised vs decentralised.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from your Professional Services page?
It focuses on the specifics of regulated, partner-led firms — CPD and training events, independence and hospitality rules — rather than consultancies and agencies generally. See also professional services.
Will partners lose control of client events?
No — partners keep choice and control; we remove the sourcing legwork and apply the firm's policies consistently.
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