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With growing emphasis on controlling the costs of litigation, corporate counsel must demonstrate value using objective measurements. The emerging best practices for measuring the value of litigation management require metrics using methodology CFOs understand and in which they will have confidence. Our panel of law department leaders will demonstrate litigation management metrics and how they can be used in combination with risk analysis and early case assessment to improve litigation results.

CCU 2007: Smart companies measure results. In an era increasingly driven by metrics, it is essential for law departments to find or develop tools that provide some measure of the value of the work being accomplished. Our law management explain key performance indicators and benchmarking data for in-house counsel that can be used to measure and track the performance of a law department and how you can apply these tools to foster success within your department.

Ronald R. Denton - business services manager, ConocoPhillips; Julie S. Mazza - corporate counsel, manager law firm partnering, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company; and J. Henry Walker - chief litigation counsel, BellSouth Corporation

A presentation describing the importance and implementation a litigation metrics management system.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
ACC
97 pages

Department leaders profiled here offer vital advice on how to capture and use metrics results to drive enhanced law department and outside counsel performance.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Resource Library
Region: Global
3 pages

This Value Practice resource give background and benefits to Viacom's legal department use of a matter management system for its domestic legal operations.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States

This "How To" resource can help guide a legal department moving from predominantly hourly billing to alternative billing scenarios - with goals, planning, types, and key considerations.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States

This Value Practice piece describes how Johnson & Johnson divides litigation matters into components, negotiates per unit figures, and monitors progress.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States

Howrey's Client Financial Management Group, staffed by M.B.A. managers from various industries, serves to ensure sound financial management in delivery of legal services. See details in this Value Practice piece.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States

This resource can help guide a legal department mining bill and spend data to define goals, track components, and assess to increase value.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States

This ACC Value Practice piece highlights the Zurich North America law department’s practices relating to performance/value assessments for outside counsel, billing and convergence

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
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