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Checklist for Cross-Functional Alignment Between Legal and Finance

By Peter Eilhauer, Managing Director, Legal Operations, and Catherine J. Moynihan, Senior Director, Strategic Intelligence (Epiq)

Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) are emerging as key leaders in understanding and improving performance across their organizations — including the legal department.

This resource provides a set of suggested tactics to help legal drive engagement and alignment with finance – and procurement too.

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Top 11 Steps for Performing a Workplace Generative AI Audit

By Rebecca J. Bennett, Benjamin W. Perry, and Lauren N. Watson (Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C)

A well-planned artificial intelligence audit can help identify potential legal, operational, and reputational risks before they escalate.

This article provides tips on how to perform a comprehensive AI audit.

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How to Handle Collaborators' Resistance to Digital Change

By Léna Yasmin Dridi

Research shows that only 30% of digital transformation initiatives succeed in meeting their goals . The primary reasons? Employee resistance and a lack of change management. Read this article to learn more about how to handle collaborators' resistance to digital change.

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Streamlining Contract Approvals - Navigating the Intersection of Legal Ops & CLM Technology

By Chloe Ribal, Head of Legal, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

The journey from Delegation of Authority (DOA) to Contract Lifecycle Management System (CLM) is about marrying effective governance with technological solutions. By doing so, organizations can ensure not only a swift and reliable contract approval process but also adaptability to changing requirements over time.

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Process Standardization In The Legal Department

By Theresa Chikwendu, Senior Manager and Head of Department, Corporate Transactions, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc

Process standardization is a strategic initiative aimed at achieving consistency and uniformity across all organizational processes, but more specifically, the legal department being the focus here. By standardizing our internal processes and procedures, we can ensure a high level of service delivery, create efficiencies, optimize costs, and maximize benefits to our internal and external stakeholders. Click here to read more.

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Digital Transformation Triumphs: A Paralegal's Journey to Modernizing a Small Legal Department

By Raylene Proto, MLS

In an era where digital transformation is a necessity rather than a luxury, legal departments, regardless of size, are no exception. As the Paralegal for a brand accelerator of next-generation fashion brands, I've had the unique experience of steering our small legal department into the digital age of automation. Our journey has been both challenging and triumphant, filled with valuable lessons and significant milestones. Read more here.

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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.