With the seemingly endless selection of legal technology tools available today, deciding on the right
solution for your legal department can be fraught with difficulties.
It may be business as usual for some but the current economic circumstances are creating a somewhat different
focus for some legal departments when it comes to what work they are doing.
In a highly - regulated sector that spans multiple industries and jurisdictions, and involves high - level environmental and safety considerations, compliance must always remain top of
mind for the legal department.
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On a continuing basis, advises hospital system and stand - alone hospitals on employment termination and wage and hour matters, and reduces both litigation and budget
costs for legal departments.
The company has invested heavily in training and skills
development for legal department employees through mentoring and external coaching sessions, enabling the firm to promote 13 internal candidates to senior positions last year.
Any department within an organization is expected to demonstrate its worth, but this is especially
true for legal departments, as they run the risk of being viewed as merely cost centers.
Although these experts are not always attorneys, the information they manage can have a bearing on important legal issues that could make or break a
case for a legal department.
It is
easy for legal departments to get stuck with outdated software that they feel comfortable using, especially when they face many other pressing priorities daily.
For legal departments with tight budgets, litigation finance helps ensure that the company is able to protect its intellectual property without worrying about the negative impact of litigation on earnings and profits.
When looking at tech
solutions for legal departments, you also have to consider how any new programs might impact other areas or departments in the company.
So far, it's mostly been a
problem for legal departments, but as policy changes and contract fights go public, it's started affecting the average web user, too.
The Corporate Pro Bono Challenge ® statement — the only industry - wide benchmark
for legal departments in tracking pro bono efforts.
The strategic
plan for the legal department should also consider the history / status / structure of the department (what it is and what it should be) and how that affects the delivery of legal services.
Note: Sections of this post were adopted from an article titled: How Matter Management
Works for Legal Departments which ran in the August / September 2013 issue of Today's General Counsel.
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MCC: What are some of the trends and
priorities for legal departments that are leading them to consider an enterprise legal management system with integrated matter management and e-billing?
When putting KPIs in
place for the legal department, it's better to identify a smaller number of KPIs to reflect what matters most to the legal department.
To help get and keep you on track, Susan Hackett, CEO of Legal Executive Leadership; Susan Kennedy, GC at Ornge; and Joe Milstone, CEO and Co-Founder of Cognition, conducted a business session
for legal department leaders at the CCCA National Conference in April.
For legal departments where analytics aren't being used to manage matters and risk, the survey data implies that general counsel anecdotally understand their matters and the risks the legal portfolio represents.
«I'm very pleased with the product and I'm confident that it will be a powerful tool for increasing our efficiency, imposing new rules for our law firms» billing parameters, and creating long - term cost
savings for our legal department.»
New players driving
value for legal departments was written by Mark Cohen and Liam Brown and originally appeared in Canadian Corporate Counsel Association magazine.
Legal Files Software improves the reporting
process for legal departments because all team members can enter information as they're doing their job every day.
«Our enhanced solution is
ideal for legal departments that need a way to quickly issue legal hold notifications and manage custodian acknowledgments,» commented Eric M. Elfman, co-founder and CEO of Onit.»