Our Values
We’re dedicated to the power of data to affect meaningful and positive change. Responsible business is an investment, not a cost. We want to move towards a more fruitful, fair and future-proofed industry by reframing success as something that creates opportunity for social and broader stakeholder impact.
What we do
Lamp House Strategy is an insights specialist for the legal sector. Our data-driven approach helps law firms to measure and develop their responsible business strategy and will empower leaders to make greater impact on their people, planet and profit.
Our market evaluation of more than 200 law firms and their responsible business activities helps firms to:
- Understand their current market position and progress over time
- Benchmark against specific peer firms and leading firms
- Identify gaps in the firm's strategy and communications
- Tell the story of their firm's responsible business journey and engage stakeholders
- See what best practice looks like and what to do to get started with foundation
The team at Lamp House Strategy are experienced researchers who also work with firms on a range of strategy consultancy and support executive teams in delivering content for meetings and retreats.
The people behind our business
A unique team with a diverse range of in-depth skills, expertise and experience, but with shared values and vision.
Lisa Hart Shepherd, CEO
Lisa Hart Shepherd leads on strategy and product development for Lamp House Strategy. By leveraging empirical research with clients, talent and responsible business experts across the industry, she helps firms to devise strategies that create greater value for their stakeholders and, in turn, sustain their success for the long term.
Lisa is a graduate of Mathematics and Management Science and has built up a twenty-five-year career in market research within the professions. In 2002, she founded Acritas, which became the global market leader for market insights in the legal industry, with particular emphasis on market trends, brand, client relationships and talent. She sold that business to Thomson Reuters in 2019. During 2022, Lisa successfully completed the Sustainability Leadership Programme at Imperial College Business School, London.
Lisa teaches periodically at the Center for the Legal Profession at Harvard Law School and has led extensive research to find levers to achieve greater equity, diversity & inclusion and wellbeing within the professions. Lisa is part of the Advisory Board for Barbri International, a Non-Exec Director for Hart Door Systems and a strategic research advisor to Handle, a sustainable packaging company.
In her downtime, Lisa spends time with her husband and two daughters, enjoys yoga and walking with her naughty Labrador, Archie (who regularly photobombs Teams calls).
“We want to create a progressive movement that harnesses the competitive nature of the industry to produce an unstoppable momentum for change”
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If you have an interest in data, research and sustainability and you are interested in learning about career opportunities at Lamp House Strategy, please get in touch with Molly to find out more