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Legal Project Management
Stories about how law departments are not just for lawyers anymore, they are also for project managers and ops experts who bring a new level of discipline-- around both finance and process to doing legal work
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Sole Rosenblatt Lawyer on Parent Company Board Resigns
By Jack Womack | October 4, 2024
In September, the law firm's former chief executive was cleared in an employment tribunal alleging racial discrimination.
2 minute read
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How Afriwise is Using AI to Tackle Africa's Compliance Bottleneck
By Alfred Olufemi | July 21, 2024
Afriwise, the African legal platform that acquired AI-based legal software developer Pythagoria in 2023, is deploying AI and their own legal database to build a compliance toolbox.
3 minute read
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Clifford Chance: Where Next for the UK's Original Private Equity Golden Child?
By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | June 18, 2024
The firm's famed private equity offering has long been a place US firms hire from—but leaders Jonny Myers and Spencer Baylin believe the market is shifting in their favour.
10 minute read
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How Can Global Law Firms Embrace Change?
By Kayleigh Bedolla | September 25, 2023
A 'one-size-fits-all' approach won't necessarily work across offices, but one that is 'purposeful' will ensure they aren't left behind in the dust.
4 minute read
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Clients Look to ALSPs, Flexible Lawyering: 'Traditional Service From Law Firms Doesn't Cut It Anymore'
By Ben Seal | April 4, 2023
"An alternative legal service provider that can contribute to my team, instead of a law firm that wants to take work away from my team, is going to be increasingly valuable as I try to position my department in a strategic way," says William Bowes, general counsel of Condé Nast.
9 minute read
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The Curious Missing Client Value in Law Firm Project Management
By Eric Staal and Isabel Venegas, Lex Mundi | October 7, 2022
'Project management in the legal sector is seen as an essentially administrative task to keep deadlines and budgets on track for legal advice that is traditionally associated with opaque costs and timelines.'
6 minute read
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EY Knowledge Management Leader: A Strong Culture Is Pivotal for Knowledge Management Programs
By Victoria Hudgins | January 13, 2022
EY global law knowledge leader Mark Ford explains why the accounting firm decided to create the new role and the peculiarities and similarities of leading Knowledge Management in the Big Four versus his experience in Baker McKenzie and Clifford Chance.
5 minute read
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Your Firm's Culture Can Impact Your Planned Tech Innovations. Here's How.
By Alex Tapper, Frogslayer | January 10, 2022
Your firm's ability to take on tech innovation has less to do with its technical prowess than its ability to adapt and embrace change.
6 minute read
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SEGRO Completes Review of Legal Panel
By Hannah Walker | December 15, 2021
The FTSE 100 property company's three external advisers have all been reappointed to its adviser roster.
2 minute read
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The British Legal Awards 2021: Who Won What and Why in Private Practice
By Varsha Patel | November 19, 2021
Wednesday marked the return of the British Legal Awards in person. Here, we explain in full which firms won in each category and why the judges chose them.
18 minute read
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Selling Law. How to Get Hired, Paid and Rehired
By Lean Adviser Legal | January 31, 2025
You can’t sell law. Your clients are businesses and just as your law firm doesn’t want to buy coffee, your clients don’t want to buy legal services. But they do, because they need to. So don't sell services, sell outcomes.
1 minute read
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Could This Be the Era of Client-Centricity?
By Lean Adviser Legal | January 24, 2025
To understand what clients really want is to appreciate that it has no downside for clients. On the contrary, client-centricity and elevated service only lead to happy outcomes for law firms. This approach improves matter profitability and RPL, reduces malpractice risk and leads to repeat business.
1 minute read
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What Does ‘More-for-Less’ Mean?
By Lean Adviser Legal | January 17, 2025
On its face, more-for-less appeared to law firms like a demand for more work product at less cost, i.e., lower hourly rates. law firms did not respond by providing more work product at lower cost. The closest they came was fixed price deals, some risk sharing and a selection of freebies and value adds. Meanwhile they hiked rates.
1 minute read
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Attorneys Allege Contract Broken for Sharing $13M in Fees From MDL
By Thomas Spigolon | January 8, 2025
Complaint in Alabama federal court tied to multidistrict litigation against Blue Cross Blue Shield in eight states.
1 minute read
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AI and the Evolution of Legal Talent Functions
By Matt Spencer | December 20, 2024
Law firms that are at the forefront of evaluating and deploying new technologies can demand certain requirements before rewarding their business to the providers who measure up. This would ensure products meet high legal and ethical standards, while still delivering on the promise of their potential.
1 minute read
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Japan Highlights Burr & Forman Director's 'Body Of Work' With Highest Honor
By Thomas Spigolon | December 2, 2024
Greg Canfield, who joined the firm as managing director of economic development in January, is being recognized for promoting cultural and economic ties between the U.S. and Japan.
1 minute read
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In-House Lawyers Will Try Almost Anything to Cut Costs—Except Issue Requests for Proposals
By Trudy Knockless | July 23, 2024
"Nothing is ever quite right," said Basha Rubin, CEO and cofounder of Priori Legal. "It's too uncertain, it's too large, it's too complicated, or they need too fast a turnaround,"
5 minute read
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Legal Industry Experts Launch 'Legal Data Intelligence' With Help From Relativity
By Isha Marathe | May 9, 2024
The framework, meant to help the industry harness data in a smarter way, was founded by nearly 20 industry experts. The project has received resources from e-discovery company Relativity.
4 minute read
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Bloomberg Law Acquires Project Management Solution Dashboard Legal
By Cassandre Coyer | April 9, 2024
Bloomberg Law's acquisition of project management and collaboration solution Dashboard Legal further extends its reach beyond legal research following the company's release of Bloomberg Law Contract Solutions last year.
4 minute read
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The Role of Legal Technology in Profitable Flat-Fee Litigation
By Chris Finley | April 5, 2024
Today, nearly one in three matters is performed under an alternative fee arrangement, with flat fees being the most common. If your clients are seeking these agreements, following best practices for incorporating legal tech into your organization can optimize your alternative fee portfolio
7 minute read
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