An item for your bulletin board, this series of checklists covers project scoping, budgeting, post project reviews and lines of communications. It also includes best practices culled from discussions among a large gathering of inside and outside counsel, as well as a sample project kick-off meeting agenda.
This article discusses the next generation of legal process outsourcing and where it is taking legal departments as they work to become more efficient.
Creating and nurturing a professional environment that meaningfully respects and embraces people's differences is essential. Read this article to find out how to bring that culture to your organization.
The need for project development is driven by two factors - the expanding role of in-house counsel and the expectation of efficiency and predictability. In order to provide the necessary direction, continuity, and coordination to matters, the legal department must embrace project management. <br><br>Download the PDF, or view the interactive, digital edition at <a href="http://www.accvaluechallenge-digital.com/accvaluechallenge/acc-guide-to-project-management">www.accvaluechallenge-digital.com/accvaluechallenge/acc-guide-to-project-management </a>
The ACC Guide to Value-Based Fees provides a step-by-step approach to help those new to the process get started and to help those who are veterans of the process consider whether there may be opportunities to improve what they already do. The checklists, flow-charts and tables are designed to help in assessing a particular matter to determine which value-based fee constructs would fit best, as well how to best implement and carry out those terms.
Read tips on how to create, manage, and support a project team that will bring more value to your company.
Providing insight that will assist inside counsel and far-sighted outside counsel navigate the issues surrounding alternatives to the billable hour.
A Fortune 500 GC, a Managing Partner, a Consultant and a leading practitioner in alternative fee arrangements discuss how to approach the firm for an alternative fee arrangement discussion.
"Diversity" is often acknowledged as an important goal in building project or case teams, but there's little discussion about why it is desirable. Read this article from Robert Half Legal to learn why diversity creates a more productive project team.
A discussion of how law department leaders are changing their contract processes in light of economic downturn-related budget cuts.