This resource covers the value benefits of collaboration through Pfizer's Legal Alliance Program relationships with 19 law firms.
Jan 2011
Value Practice
Overview of process improvement methodologies (including Six Sigma and Lean). Outlines framework for a process improvement project and showcases key tools to create a project charter, assess client ...
Jan 2011
Value Practice
Build your own project management tool, modeling from this template providing an overview of terms and components and tabs to set up your schedule, workplan, teams, assignments and budget. From
ACC ...
This Value Practice Resource highlights key elements of Nationwide's Approved Counsel Program (ACP) and gives insights to key success factors.
Nationwide's rating process for the evaluation of approved counsel.
This "How To" resource is helpful in assessing various aspects of Legal Division operations and translating goals into measurable units to show progress and improvement.
This ACC Value Practice piece highlights the Zurich North America law department’s practices relating to performance/value assessments for outside counsel, billing and convergence
Check this "How To" for a guide to why evaluation of outside counsel makes sense, and how to approach these evaluations for best results.
Article giving in-depth background and possible solutions for assessing legal value and practices to add value.
Southern California Edison Company Law department uses a review committee to conduct annual performance reviews of law firms and create report cards, and to make recommendations on conflict waivers.
Liberty Mutual's Enterprise Legal Services (ELS) assesses and communicates outside counsel performance in audits combining quantitative and qualitative metrics.
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 ...
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.
