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Opportunities Knock By Damien Breingan, Product Manager, LEX Chambers Management Identifying and recording lost opportunities, opens up new methods of detecting weaknesses in Chamber’s armoury U ndeniably, we live in a world where information is king. Each new form of technology we embrace (smartphones, tablets, and apps), increases our already unparalleled access to all manner of data related to our health, finances, utilities, and social lives. We’ve become ‘remote-controllers’ of many aspects of our environment and circumstance, and can affect/avert one unwanted outcome or another, often at the ‘tapof-a-button’. Of course, the same level of access and assistance has long been expected of the technology deployed to manage/ administer Barristers Chambers. Detailed analysis of financials, trends, KPIs, has been common practice for Chambers Executives and Committees for many years. However, the increased level of access to personal data for users outside of the management sphere, has resulted in a far greater individual awareness of personal performance, online presence, and the positive value of initiatives 26 the barrister Hilary Term 2016 barmag67.indd 26 03/12/2015 10:21