The rise of
the corporate legal operations professional in corporate legal departments has increased in popularity over the past two years and is set to continue going forward.
The 2 % service provider share would be substantially higher if
corporate legal operations («legal ops») work and services were included.
It's about facilitating the conversation on how we change
the corporate legal operations industry.
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A new LexisNexis CounselLink study conducted in partnership with the
Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC), indicates
corporate legal operations professionals rank financial metrics as most important to the legal department.
Not exact matches
He joined Google in 2002 and led global teams for
legal, public policy, communications,
corporate development / mergers and acquisitions, and product quality
operations.
Creation and destruction of social and environmental capital arising from production
operations are not factored into
corporate decision making unless mandated by government laws and regulations — or when communities suffering social and environmental costs threaten
legal or physical action.
He also labored in the Media & Entertainment industry with Univision Communications, Inc. were he not only provided support to sales, finance and
operations, but was the point of contact with Federal regulatory agencies for compliance matters, liaison between in - house
legal counsel and local senior management and project manager of most
corporate projects for Univision Puerto Rico.
Angkasa Pura's head of
corporate and
legal affairs, Agus Haryadi, said, however, the
operation of the new terminal was awaiting final commissioning for Garuda Indonesia as well as a permit from the Transportation Ministry.
Our central
corporate operations provide shared services such as Finance, IT, Sales and Supply Chain, Human Resources and
Legal.
As in - house
legal teams seek to professionalise their operations, with the help of organisations such as Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC), we will see more of the complex work that is usually farmed out to panel firms being dealt with in - h
legal teams seek to professionalise their
operations, with the help of organisations such as
Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC), we will see more of the complex work that is usually farmed out to panel firms being dealt with in - h
Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC), we will see more of the complex work that is usually farmed out to panel firms being dealt with in - house.
The analysis, produced by the
Corporate Legal Operations Consortium and LawGeex, reveals that law degrees remain the most common route to becoming a director of legal operat
Legal Operations Consortium and LawGeex, reveals that law degrees remain the most common route to becoming a director of
legal operat
legal operations.
There still doesn't seem to be a standard, agreed - upon definition of «
legal operations» since the responsibilities cover a wide - range of areas including the general efficiency of
legal work, cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, eDiscovery, policy management, and definitely the streamlining of relationships between the
corporate legal department and outside counsel and service providers.
By the end of the Institute, I started thinking of this as
corporate legal «optimization» rather than «
operations» just because that seemed to be the focus of everyone I spoke with.
Now in its eighth year of
operation, the Forrest Firm is a provider of
corporate legal services to businesses, non-profits, entrepreneurs, and individuals.
He advises private and public companies on
legal issues ranging from entity formation,
operations, employee matters, and contract preparation and negotiation to
corporate finance and business combination transactions, including securities offerings, debt and equity financing transactions, mergers, stock / asset acquisitions, and other
corporate partnering transactions.
As
corporate legal departments become more like small law firms, changes need to be made to improve
legal department
operations and overall
corporate legal efficiency.
The ambitious webinar hosted by Metropolitan
Corporate Counsel on September 7 took on four big topics that were filtered through surveys primarily directed at
legal operations departments.
She later accepted a position as Executive Director with a national
legal services placement firm, directing the
operations of the company's headquarters office, and then also took on the role of Vice President for Recruitment and Placement, managing all
corporate employees across five offices nationwide.
He points to the relatively new
legal operations section within the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) as a «good indication we are in the beginning of the middle» in terms of law departments ascending the CounselLink Legal Department Maturity M
legal operations section within the Association of
Corporate Counsel (ACC) as a «good indication we are in the beginning of the middle» in terms of law departments ascending the CounselLink
Legal Department Maturity M
Legal Department Maturity Model.
In his prior role as general counsel, Mr. Black's leadership included overseeing a full spectrum of global business
operations, including building a
corporate legal department; handling compliance matters arising from investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice; and day - to - day
corporate operational concerns.
We work with
corporate legal departments on
legal operations, and by
legal operations, I mean technology, process, budgets and staffing for
legal teams.
The Association of
Corporate Counsel estimates that at least a third of Fortune 500 general counsels have hired
legal operations managers in the last ten years.
Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) co-founders Connie Brenton and Stephanie Corey recently told Bloomberg BNA that these legal operations managers have been «gaining significantly more clout» inside corporate legal departments, including reporting directly to general counsels and earning senior management titles within their c
Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) co-founders Connie Brenton and Stephanie Corey recently told Bloomberg BNA that these legal operations managers have been «gaining significantly more clout» inside corporate legal departments, including reporting directly to general counsels and earning senior management titles within their compa
Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) co-founders Connie Brenton and Stephanie Corey recently told Bloomberg BNA that these
legal operations managers have been «gaining significantly more clout» inside corporate legal departments, including reporting directly to general counsels and earning senior management titles within their compa
legal operations managers have been «gaining significantly more clout» inside
corporate legal departments, including reporting directly to general counsels and earning senior management titles within their c
corporate legal departments, including reporting directly to general counsels and earning senior management titles within their compa
legal departments, including reporting directly to general counsels and earning senior management titles within their companies.
In addition to her day job, Aine is also a regular speaker and writer for the Association of
Corporate Counsel (ACC) on
legal operations topics and is the founding member of, and European lead for, the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (C
legal operations topics and is the founding member of, and European lead for, the
Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (C
Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC).
One benchmark: the Association of
Corporate Counsel last month launched a new section for
legal operations professionals, the folks — many of them not lawyers (but not non-lawyers)-- who help general counsel bring creative and business - minded practices to the management of law departments.
And DVAs are supporting
legal operations in law firms and
corporate legal departments.
She also assists Chinese
corporate clients on a wide range of
legal issues arising out of their
operations in China and elsewhere.
As I previously mentioned in a earlier post about CLOC (
Corporate Legal Operations Consortium) generally and the state of the legal profession, CLOC is made up of movers and shakers in the legal operations field, IT representatives, innovation officers, and in house counsel who work for some the world's largest corporat
Legal Operations Consortium) generally and the state of the
legal profession, CLOC is made up of movers and shakers in the legal operations field, IT representatives, innovation officers, and in house counsel who work for some the world's largest corporat
legal profession, CLOC is made up of movers and shakers in the
legal operations field, IT representatives, innovation officers, and in house counsel who work for some the world's largest corporat
legal operations field, IT representatives, innovation officers, and in house counsel who work for some the world's largest corporations.
During his tenure at
Corporate Counsel, he initiated surveys on
legal process outsourcing and legal operations professionals, and he managed various high - profile projects such as the Best Legal Departments aw
legal process outsourcing and
legal operations professionals, and he managed various high - profile projects such as the Best Legal Departments aw
legal operations professionals, and he managed various high - profile projects such as the Best
Legal Departments aw
Legal Departments awards.
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A discussion about KM drivers aligns well with a recent industry development, the rise of
corporate law department
legal operations professionals...
Corporate counsel and
legal operations professionals can now get reports automatically emailed to them daily, weekly or monthly in a mobile - friendly dashboard.
As a result, many
corporate legal departments are investing in
legal operations, and this field has grown from a handful of individuals in 2009 to thousands of professionals today.
As Director of Strategic Consulting for the Counsellink business for nearly two decades, Ms. Satkunas regularly advises
corporate legal departments on how they can improve
operations in the
legal department by making data - driven decisions.
In that context, the
corporate legal function must drive toward that goal throughout its
operations.
The stated mission according to its website is: «To help
legal operations professionals and other core
corporate legal industry players (e.g. tech providers, law firms, LPOs, law schools, etc.) optimize the
legal service delivery models needed to support the needs of small, medium, and large
legal departments.»
The Association of
Corporate Counsel reports that almost half of law departments surveyed now have
legal operations staff, more than twice the number reported last year.
Rocket Matter, continuing to rapidly expand its
operations as a provider of web - based
legal software, has moved into a new, larger
corporate headquarters.
Corporate legal departments are in the midst of a productivity revolution, and
legal operations is at the forefront of the in - house efficiency techniques that are driving it.
This means that not only are they aligning
legal expertise, technology, and process management within their department (as well as with outside resources as necessary), but they are also aligning
legal operations with the
corporate enterprise.
Intro: Reese Arrowsmith, who heads
legal operations at Campbell Soup Company, is the inaugural chair of the
legal operations membership section of the Association of
Corporate Counsel (ACC).
Respected industry consultant Ari Kaplan lead several sessions that discussed core competencies, responsibilities, and coverage areas supported by a
legal operations team, as well as the purpose and benefits of what an efficient
legal operations staff can provide to
corporate counsel.
Writing in an article in
Corporate Counsel last week, Dan Currell, director of client solutions at Novus Law and Aaron Kotok,
legal practice leader at CEB, assessed the state of
legal department
operations.
For
corporate legal departments,
legal operations professionals have kick - started that evolution.
Lloyds is another major
corporate embracing the deployment of
legal operations professionals, with the bank boasting an eight - strong team that covers finances, resource planning and relationships with external law firms.
She has eight direct reports — six are effectively general managers for
legal in countries, along with
operations head, «right - hand man» and chief compliance officer Frank Govaerts, and vice president of
corporate and deputy company secretary Paul van Reesch.
Having the right tool is important now more than ever because
corporate legal departments are also tasked with overall business
operations and strategy.
Similarly, Natasha Mora, GC of
corporate and
Legal & General Capital, will shortly be moving to Australia to run
Legal & General's Asia - Pacific business
operations.
Meanwhile, Shire's head of
corporate, Jeff Prowda, doubles up as head of
legal operations.