This "How-To" summarizes some steps that in‐house and external counsel can take in setting the tone to establish sustainable relationships.
A strategic alliance of 3 law firms anchored in mid-sized cities collaborate on litigation to lower cost. This Value Practice resource details how the BWI Alliance delivers value.
Hannah and Morton LLP found that using fewer associates enables the firm to add value to their clients in several ways, outlined in this Value Practice piece.
Pfizer's consolidation of employment litigation and counseling to one firm, Jackson Lewis, and the value added, is described in this Value Practice resource.
The Johnson Mathey law department’s practices relating to value-based staffing, strategic planning and setting meaningful budgets and alternative fee structuresare highlighted in this ACC Value Practice piece.
This ACC Value Practice highlights communications practices implemented by the AmerisourceBergen law department to enhance value-add and encourage positive lawyer-client interactions.
This ACC Value Practice piece outlines communications practices to enhance efficiency and consistency across the legal department. In addition, this piece outlines attributes and benefits to a legal department in creating a legal blog.
Bill Mordan evaluate the role of rationalization in corporate dealings, as well as in personal decision makings.
You finally made it. No longer the lawyer, now the client. As head of regulatory affairs, you ask lawyers for advice (even though you know how to find the answers and often do). Life is less complicated, not having to worry about those pesky ethical rules. But are you really free of them? No one quite knows, although one can envision sanctions being imposed on a person who maintains her law degree in conduct that would clearly be violative of ethical norms. And the sanctions could adversely impact the client as well.
Read this article for some great advice for CLOs handling mergers and acquisitions.