This profile focuses on McKenna Long’s value-building efforts in three areas: Competency-based Professional Development Program; efficiency Task Force and; Business Strategies Services.
This ACC Value Practice piece focuses on Seyfarth’s efforts to apply a tailored version of Six Sigma practices to reengineer legal projects so they deliver better results while utilizing resources ...
A sample survey to assess strategic areas of legal risk.
Oct 2008
Value Practice
Sample Form
Oct 2008
Value Practice
Evaluation matrix integrated with matter management system
Oct 2008
Value Practice
Evaluation matrix integrated with matter management system.
A model structure for a company’s “E-Discovery Playbook” to help ensure the proper considerations are made prior to the start of major discovery projects.
This guide gives methods of tracking cost controls, techniques in-house can use to communicate cost control policies and standards to litigation managers, and suggestions for overcoming resistance ...
Flow chart of the internal process a law department goes through in addressing legal issues.
This ACC Value Practice piece focuses on FMC Technologies’ rigorous After Action Process.
Comprehensive guidelines used to manage outside counsel.
Lists recommendations for use of e-bill codes to monitor a law firm’s litigation practices.
The focus of this ACC Value Practice piece in on FMC Technologies’ ACES performance based pay alternative billing system.
Find the most successful negotiators for the lowest overall case cost, using a matter management system.
Suggestions and examples on how classification of legal department matters can benefit a company, making resource allocation more fruitful.
This table lists partnering strategies and their correlating benefits for easy explanation to clients or colleagues.
Risk categories to consider and relevant questions to ask in legal risk reviews of business processes.
Wal-Mart’s Outside Counsel Evaluation Process is highlighted, with summary of key elements, evaluation criteria and performance evaluation form.
Lists processes and steps to focus teams on process improvements.
DuPont utilization of paralegals thru outside counsel guidelines, internal organizational structure, and measurements on utilization has brought value.