Jeff Wright

Current

Owner at Morgan Cole Solicitors

Past

I&T Director at Morgan Cole
E-Business Manager at Morgan Cole
Associate at Morgan Cole

Solicitor at Morgan Cole
Trainee Solicitor at Morgan Cole

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Education

The College of Law, Chester
University of Leicester

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Industry

Legal Services

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Jeff Wright’s Summary

Experienced lawyer who has used knowledge gained from delivering improved client service using technology to move into CIO type position. Has significant experience of turning an underperforming IT function into a business area that delivers quality services to clients both inside and outside the business. Also proven track record of developing e-buisness ideas into to finished products/services and getting them to market.

Jeff Wright’s Specialties:

Strategy development, contract negotiation, staff restructuring, people and performance management, applying technology to the legal marketplace.

Jeff Wright’s Experience

Owner

Morgan Cole Solicitors

(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Legal Services industry)

April 2005 — Present (4 years 9 months)

Partner with responsibility for the Information & Technology Group. Role involves setting and delivering strategy for IT, e-business, information services and knowledge management. Overall responsibility for approximately 30 staff with 6 direct reports. Establishes budgets and performanced measured against them.
I&T Director

Morgan Cole

(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Legal Services industry)

January 2004 — March 2005 (1 year 3 months)

Director of business function with responsibility for the Information & Technology Group. Role involved setting and delivering strategy for IT, e-business, information services and knowledge management. Overall responsibility for approximately 28 staff with 5 direct reports. Established budgets and performanced measured against them.
E-Business Manager

Morgan Cole

(Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Legal Services industry)

April 2002 — January 2004 (1 year 10 months)

Established a team of no-practising lawyers who's job it was to automate legal processes and documents and to take e-business ideas from inception to completion. Contributed to development of IT and Firm strategy.
Associate

Morgan Cole

(Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Legal Services industry)

May 1998 — March 2002 (3 years 11 months)

Same as solicitor role below save that growing responsibility for managing a team of solicitors and increasing specialisation in industrial disease defendant personal injury work especially noise induced hearing loss, dermatitis and stress claims. Also developing working practices in whole business especially working with clients to deliver management information using technology.
Solicitor

Morgan Cole

(Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Legal Services industry)

September 1994 — April 1998 (3 years 8 months)

Solicitor practising as an insurance litigator with responsibility for own caseload. Experience of defendant personal injury work, especially road accidents and employers liability claims, road haulage licensing work, inquests, criminal work and some health & safety.
Trainee Solicitor

Morgan Cole

(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Legal Services industry)

September 1992 — August 1994 (2 years )

Graduate recruit gaining practical on the job experience in areas of law including employment, banking, insolvency, dispute resolution, personal injury, family, comercial property and advocacy.

Jeff Wright’s Education

The College of Law, Chester

Law Society Final Examination 1991 — 1992
University of Leicester

2.2 , Law , 1988 — 1991

Activities and Societies:

Rugby Team, Womens Rugby coach, Rugby referee, President College Hall 1989-90