This How To gives healthy tips for setting and managing law department budgets, matter to matter and year to year.
Check this "How To" for a guide to why evaluation of outside counsel makes sense, and how to approach these evaluations for best results.
This guide will lead an in-house counsel/department to the benefits of invoice review strategies.
The topic of value and cost effectiveness is a common one, but not a new one. There's often a disconnect between how firms bill for services (hourly) and how clients wish to pay for them (value). But there are tools available to counsel to make these two notions sync.
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Bill Mordan appraises the impact of social networking websites and forums on businesses and professionals around the globe.
James Nortz explores potential arguments for and against assisting other businesses when they are down, applying ethical considerations and balancing such corporate altruism with your own company's professional goals.
What's going on in US public company mergers and acquisitions? Read all about the latest developments in contingent value rights, highlighted through recent pivotal transactions.
Top ten tips on how to thoroughly understand and be able to define in-house counsel's role and communicate a shared vision to demonstrate collaboration and unity between legal and business.
It's a necessary, yet burdensome, expense for most legal departments. Discovery is much more than a drain on your financial budget: it protects your company from the reckless release of attorney-client or work-product protected information. Ensuring that the process is as cost-effective and efficient as possible, however, gives counsel more bang for their discovery buck.
When you respond to a federal or state agency's request for proposals, you are creating opportunity for your company. You will, however, need to disclose sensitive intellectual property information at times, including trade secrets. But there are ways to safeguard your corporate confidentiality without compromising the success of your government contract.