Our Legal Industry Partners

BSD Legal Marketing works alongside a number of legal industry partners to help support law firm growth and business development.

ARC Costs is a specialist legal costs firm providing costs draftsman and costs lawyer services to law firms across a range of practice areas. They support with the preparation, negotiation, and recovery of legal costs, helping ensure work carried out is properly quantified and recovered.

In practice, many firms do not maximise recovery due to time pressures or lack of internal resource. ARC Costs provides a flexible service, whether supporting on individual matters or managing costs across a wider caseload. Their work includes drafting bills, preparing schedules, handling negotiations, and advising on costs strategy.

By improving recovery rates and reducing the time fee earners spend on costs, ARC Costs supports cash flow and efficiency, allowing firms to focus on fee-earning work and growth without the need for an in-house costs team.

Legal Practice Support provides software development services for law firms, with a particular focus on case management systems and process automation. They specialise in Proclaim case management system development, supporting firms in building, customising, and improving their workflows.

Many firms operate with systems that don’t fully reflect how their teams work. Legal Practice Support helps address this by streamlining processes, reducing manual tasks, and improving efficiency through tailored development.

Their services include system builds, integrations, and ongoing support, allowing firms to get more from their technology without needing an in-house development team.

By improving day-to-day operations, Legal Practice Support helps firms reduce administrative time, increase consistency, and build a stronger operational foundation for growth.

Expert Commercial Law is a specialist platform designed to connect law firms with businesses seeking advice on commercial and civil disputes. It supports firms by providing access to enquiries in areas such as contract disputes, debt recovery, shareholder issues, and other business-related matters.

The platform is particularly useful for firms looking to increase their caseload in commercial work without relying solely on referrals or their own marketing activity. Opportunities can be structured in different ways, including pay per lead, membership, or other flexible arrangements depending on the firm’s requirements.

By providing a consistent source of relevant enquiries, Expert Commercial Law helps firms build momentum in key practice areas and improve utilisation across their team. This can be especially valuable for firms looking to expand their commercial offering or strengthen an existing department as part of a wider growth strategy.

Expert Family Law is a specialist platform designed to connect law firms and legal professionals with individuals seeking support across a wide range of family matters. This includes areas such as divorce, financial settlements, child arrangements, and related issues.

The platform supports not only solicitors, but also barristers, expert witnesses, and other family law professionals, providing access to relevant enquiries and opportunities to grow their work in this area.

Opportunities can be structured in different ways, including pay per lead, membership, or other flexible arrangements depending on the requirements of the professional or firm.

By providing a consistent flow of enquiries, Expert Family Law helps build momentum within family departments, improve utilisation, and support wider growth without relying solely on referrals or internal marketing activity.

Recovery First is an accountancy-led provider specialising in the managed and monitored run-off of legal work. They support law firms in exiting specific practice areas while maximising the recovery of realisable WIP. Their service is suitable across all areas of legal practice, whether dealing with a small portfolio or a high volume of files. Matters are transferred (subject to client consent) to carefully selected specialist firms within their panel, who can benefit from acquiring a defined element of a book of business that fits their capacity and supports their own growth, rather than taking on an entire firm’s caseload.

They deliver a confidential, SRA-compliant and fully managed process with no upfront costs, only charging upon successful recovery, ensuring aligned commercial outcomes and a client-first approach throughout. With transparent reporting and a streamlined process, Recovery First enables firms to transition smoothly with minimal disruption.

In practice, this allows firms to step back from non-core or resource-heavy areas and refocus on more profitable work. Creating that space is often a key part of implementing effective growth strategies, particularly for firms looking to reposition or scale.

Support includes restructuring, retirement or departmental exit, planned closure, and insolvency scenarios. Confidentiality is guaranteed, with bespoke proposals available.

For more information, contact:
david.johnstone@recoveryfirst.co.uk | 07887 796989
sally.dunscombe@recoveryfirst.co.uk | 07774 205870

Clerk & Counsel provides commercially focused clerking and business development support for barristers, chambers, and legal professionals.

They assist with work generation, client onboarding, relationship management, practice development, and strategic growth, helping barristers build stronger professional networks and expand their practices efficiently.

This approach combines traditional clerking support with modern business development strategies, offering a flexible and commercially minded service tailored to the needs of independent barristers, consultant barristers, and specialist practices.

From developing solicitor relationships to improving client engagement and supporting long-term growth, Clerk & Counsel acts as a trusted extension of your practice.