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Law Firm Business Continuity: Communications Cascade Call Tree and Contact List Template

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Name Calls Contact number

Add name (e.g. CEO or Senior Partner) or add name (e.g. Head of compliance or Head of legal) – enter number.
Add name (e.g. CEO/Senior Partner or Head of compliance/Head of legal) linked to: Office manager, Risk manager, HR manager, Finance manager, Marketing/PR manager, IT manager, Heads of departments, Other – enter number for each.
For managers, list the related teams and numbers: Office manager – Postroom staff, Reception staff, Housekeeping staff, Library staff; Risk manager – Risk and compliance staff; HR manager – HR staff; Finance manager – Finance staff; Marketing/PR manager – Marketing/PR staff; IT manager – IT staff; Heads of departments – Staff within their department; Other – Other – number.

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David Gilmore

DG Legal

David Gilmore is a Partner of DG Legal, a consultancy practice which provides advice and support to organisations in the legal sector. Prior to establishing DG Legal in 2000, David worked for Abbey, Marks & Spencer and the Legal Services Commission in varying senior management roles. David is an expert in relation to all LSC contracting matters, practice management and quality assurance and has been instructed by a wide range of local and national bodies including The Law Society, the Welsh Assembly Government, the Legal Services Commission, Citizens Advice, Advice UK, the Home Office (Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner), the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, Central Law Training (CLT), and the Law Centres Federation. He has also provided advice and assistance to more than 600 legal providers over the past eleven years on a wide range of issues including LSC...

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