Acc Docket

Developing a Crisis Management Plan

The watchwords for avoiding corporate crises and better managing the unavoidable are planning and preparation.  This article addresses the components of a workable and adaptable crisis management plan with an emphasis on the role of in-house counsel in planning for and responding to a catastrophe.

Infopak

Law Department Strategy: Balancing Immediate Cost Savings With Sustainable Results

This InfoPAKSM provides a roadmap for developing a cost-savings strategy that delivers both immediate and sustainable results. It has three main sections: (1) Identification of Cost Savings Opportunities; (2) Implementing the Strategy; and (3) Sustaining Results.

Leading Practices Profile

Leading Practices in Electronic Billing: A Technological Tool for Corporate Legal Departments

The use of electronic billing by corporate law departments has been gaining momentum over the past decade. The experiences of law departments featured in this Profile demonstrate that ebilling is a versatile management tool that can be used across borders and by law departments of all sizes. Read this Profile to learn how law departments have used electronic billing to increase awareness of the outside legal spend and transform the ways in which they manage outside counsel.  

Program Material

Metrics Mania: Leveraging Law Department Metrics to Manage Costs and Improve Performance

Increasingly, law departments are responsible for more than just practicing law—they are also responsible for efficient and fiscally responsible operations. Managing costs, reducing risk, and improving productivity are all priorities for corporate counsel because law departments are being evaluated against the same standards as other departments within their companies. To meet this challenge, law departments need new tools for measuring value and results. This session shared best practices on using metrics to manage or control costs, evaluate outside counsel performance, increase efficiencies, and communicate the value of the law department to company management.