Standard Consulting
Strategic consulting & AI for law firms

Three decades in legal.
AI built for what
law firms actually need.

Strategic consulting and AI-powered tools for law firms — claimant, corporate and beyond. Built by a practitioner. Delivered at senior level.

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Former Director at Leading Law Firms

Eversheds Sutherland
Irwin Mitchell
Leigh Day
David Standard — NED, British Cycling
The Law Society Gazette

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Rules on embargos tilt narrative towards powerful defendants

David Standard writing in the Law Society Gazette · 7 April 2026

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Strategic Consulting

Thirty years of senior legal marketing leadership, delivered directly to law firms at the most senior level. Not an agency: an adviser and former partner who has sat at the table.

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HarkIQ AI Products

A growing suite of AI-powered intelligence tools built specifically for law firms, starting with call quality and compliance, and client management, expanding across the firm. Also catering for other professional services firms.

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The IQ Suite

AI built for legal — and beyond

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HarkIQ Legal

Built for claimant law firms, HarkIQ Legal analyses every call transcript against an eight-dimension quality framework — from first contact and empathy to compliance and conversion — giving managing partners real intelligence on what is happening on the phones, not just a hunch.

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ClientIQ Legal

ClientIQ Legal

Built for corporate law firms, ClientIQ analyses client feedback and partner reports across eight evidence-based dimensions, giving managing partners the intelligence they need to strengthen and monitor every key relationship.

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SubsIQ Legal

SubsIQ Legal

AI-powered directory submission management for Chambers, Legal 500, and IFLR1000. One platform for every deadline, every section, every referee — turning a six-week scramble into a structured, collaborative workflow.

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David Standard — Founder, Standard Consulting

The Founder

Meet David Standard

30+ years leading marketing at Eversheds Sutherland, Irwin Mitchell and Leigh Day. Founder of the HarkIQ suite. Non-Executive Director, British Cycling.

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Whether you need strategic direction or AI-powered insight, David works directly with senior leadership teams.

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