After-action reviews lead to greater efficiency, cost-effectiveness, responsiveness, professional development, managerial skills and knowledge. The improvements that results from acting on these findings of an AAR enhances competitiveness, client loyalty, teamwork and profitability. From the client’s perspective, the relationship with
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Timekeeping with Jenny Anne Horst-Martz
Law firms have metrics like any other services business: productivity, utilization, profitability. Their base rate increases on these metrics. But if timekeeping practices are deficient, the metrics won’t present an accurate picture. Since time is the basic unit of measurement
LPM 101: First Principles of Legal Project Management
Law firms and legal departments are moving quickly to augment skills in managing how legal work is done. “Getting it done” is no longer good enough. With clients’ refusal to pay for work deemed inefficient or excessive, it is critical
Until the AI Revolution Disrupts Timekeeping, Make the Most of Phase Codes
It seems as if useful artificial intelligence (AI) that would improve the business of law has been just around the corner forever. Great strides have been made in AI, particularly with regard to consistent categorization of similar documents in e-discovery,
How law departments use LPM to improve the corporate
The following article by Aileen Leventon, principal of Edge International, is taken from Ark Group’s Innovations in Legal Project Management.
The discipline of project management provides a solid foundation for every activity conducted by a business. Legal project management (LPM)
Making money with fixed fees…over coffee
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Responding to Economic Uncertainty – Reducing Contractual Costs Quickly
Last week,
For those seeking to double down on short and mid-term cost reduction, the quickest two savings opportunities – 60 to 90 days – appear to be with:
- Telecommunications: mobile devices and wired (network infrastructure and phone lines), and
Responding to Economic Uncertainty – Reducing Contractual Costs Quickly
Last week, LegalShift issued a communication entitled “How Clients are Addressing “Project Distancing” and Responding to Economic Uncertainty” For those seeking to double down on short and mid-term cost reduction, the quickest two savings opportunities – 60 to 90 days
LEARNING FROM CLIENTS TO IMPROVE DECISION-MAKING IN THE LEGAL INDUSTRY
Practicing lawyers and those who manage law firms make decisions and judgments with incomplete information. When clients seek legal advice to guide their business decisions, lawyers frequently respond with, “It depends.” Managing a law firm to grow profits requires many
LEARNING FROM CLIENTS TO IMPROVE DECISION-MAKING IN THE LEGAL INDUSTRY
Practicing lawyers and those who manage law firms make decisions and judgments with incomplete information. When clients seek legal advice to guide their business decisions, lawyers frequently respond with, “It depends.” Managing a law firm to grow profits requires many