Alex Young

Business Transformation & Legal Technology Advisor.

United Kingdom

About

Strategic Consultant & Programme Advisor with 25+ years proven, strong business, process and systems expertise in the legal and professional services sector. *** Leadership of successful international Legal PMS / ERP selections and implementations - Elite 3E, Aderant Expert, SAP, Intapp. *** Strategic advisory, consulting and hands-on management experience specialising in leading business and finance transformation programmes, product selection, vendor management and delivery of Practice Management and other business systems.

Experience

  • Owner at Alblair Consulting Ltd
    Sep 2006 - Present · 19 yrs 10 mos

    Programme Advisor. Executive leadership role on Global Finance Transformation Program (p/t). Global Program Manager. Design and delivery of initiative encompassing an SaaS global applications suite and best practice processes to support global firm's growth strategy in emerging regions. Programme Advisor and Steering Committee member. Mid-tier UK firm delivering business systems transformation initiative. Finance/PMS System selection lead. Implementation assurance consultant. Top 75 UK firm. Finance processes and systems programme lead. Transatlantic combination - two Top 50 global law firms. Strategic consultant. Finance system selection and internal process review, global PMS market review/selection. UK-based intl firm. Programme Manager. Magic-circle firm managing global Practice Management & Risk Systems selection and implementation programme - 3E / Intapp. Strategic advisor. Newly-merged international firm supporting systems integration programme. Consultant & Steering Group assurance. UK law firm supporting Aderant Expert implementation. Project Manager. UK law firm managing joint implementation of Aderant Expert / TRE MatterSphere. IT Dept and Business Systems (PMS & Case Management) strategic review for regional UK firm. Project Manager. Global UK-based Top 100 law firm managing global TRE 3E, TFG Compliguard suite and IntApp Time implementation. IT advisor to Senior Partner. Top 200 UK law firm Strategic consultant. Top 250 UK law firm delivering a roadmap for the redesign of the IT function organisation, technical strategy, processes, procedures and project management disciplines. Project Manager. Aderant Expert implementation project for a 150 fee-earner European firm. Programme Manager. Magic circle firm responsible for the design and management of a department restructuring and outsourcing initiative. Interim Development Manager.

  • Consultant at Pickering Pearce
    Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Senior Advisor - Pickering Pearce provides innovative and independent strategic advice to help our clients understand what is tactically possible at every stage of their growth.

  • Partner at Org
    Oct 2020 - Oct 2024 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    Partner at Org - an emerging and innovative management consultancy and solutions provider

  • Global Programme Advisor / Business Solutions Architect at Dentons
    Oct 2018 - Oct 2023 · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • Programme Advisor at Howard Kennedy LLP
    Feb 2018 - Nov 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos