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Legal Transformation Truths: "Consultant Hesitancy"

By Trevor Faure, CEO, Smarter Law Solutions

The ACC-Smarter Law Solutions free benchmarking and consultation service (acc.com/smarterlaw) has proven to be a hit since its launch in 2019. While we are thrilled at the positive feedback we’ve received from our clients, we thought that it would be interesting to respond directly to a few widely held hesitancies expressed by those considering a basic benchmarking or performance improvement process. We gathered some of these questions and sent them to Smarter Law Solutions CEO, Trevor Faure for his candid counsel. We were particularly interested in his perspective on concerns about taking on a consultant agreement in these turbulent times for legal operations.

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Unlocking Success: The Art of Legal Operations in Building Strong, Actionable Relationships for Change Management

By Elizabeth Rancourt-Smith, Director, Legal Operations, Tilson

Legal Operations professionals know that a significant key to their success is rooted in stakeholder buy-in. Conference after conference, seminar after seminar, we speak *around* what it means to be in-house legal connected to the broader enterprise. We avoid topical change management and stakeholder engagement but never truly get to the underlying subject that takes this from influencer jargon theory to actionable tactics. We cannot all rely solely on our dynamic personalities and winning smiles to woo our coworkers: How do we turn the abstract of interpersonal influence into a real, functional relationship that benefits all involved? Read this article to find out.

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How the Federal Government’s AI Risk Management Practices Will Set the Standard: A Closer Look at Government Action Following President Biden’s Executive Order on AI

By Rachel V. See (Seyfarth Shaw LLP)

This article discusses how President Biden's Executive Order on artificial intelligence and follow-up actions by federal agencies will impact federal risk-management practices, likely serving as a model for AI risk management by private-sector employers.

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Fostering Collaboration: Building Strong Relationships Between Corporate In-House Legal Departments and Outside Counsel

By Liz Lugones, COO/Senior Advisor, UpLevel Ops

In today's complex business landscape, collaboration between in-house legal departments and external counsel is crucial. Law firms are an extension of a legal team and provide substantive expertise unavailable on the team and support on high-volume, high-risk matters requiring additional expertise. Read this article for key strategies that can help corporate in-house legal departments develop robust partnerships with their external counsel.

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Legal Departments are Embracing Workflow Automation

By Catherine J Moynihan, Senior Director, Strategic Intelligence & Advisory, Hyperion Global Partners

While low-code and no-code workflow automation technology solutions are not new, 2023 has brought a distinct shift in legal departments embracing workflow automation. Hyperion Research, an Epiq Company, undertook a benchmarking study revealing that 71% of respondents planned to invest in a workflow automation (WFA) tool in the next 12-18 months either as a first-time investment or to replace an existing WFA tool. Read more here.

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Quick Overview: Delegation of Authority (with Sample Form)

By Casey B. Harris

This article with its sample delegation of authority (DOA) form will assist in-house counsel who are struggling with issues related to signing authority, staff approval limits, and information passing.

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Navigating Multistate Practice for In-House Counsel

By Association of Corporate Counsel

In-house counsel in the U.S. are moving from state to state now more than ever. If you are going to work as in-house counsel in a state where you are not licensed, what do you need to consider?

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The Art of Persuasion: 3 Strategies for Action-Oriented Communication

By Tanya Svoboda, Fractional Head of Content

There are times when you can be right and times when you can get what we want, but achieving both isn’t always a given. The reality is that legal operations professionals can communicate clearly and correctly to their GC, stakeholders, and team members but still not yield the results they aim for. Read this article that shares three persuasive writing tips to inspire action!

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