To advise, assist and guide legal teams from case inception to successful conclusion, utilizing best practices
for legal project management and state of the art litigation support software.
They will also be expected to contribute to the development of
legal project management tools and best practices at the Firm and provide training in project management techniques and best practices to lawyers.
By actively planning, pricing and managing matters with our pricing and
legal project management teams we increase cost - effectiveness and efficiency, whilst developing and maintaining long - lasting client relationships.
Our internationally - recognised qualification programs align to developing the business skills to enable better leadership competencies for running a legal practice, and
legal project management competencies for leading legal matter engagements.
Discussion includes practical considerations and strategies used to overcome the behavioral and technological challenges of implementing a successful
legal project management solution.
In 2013 he
introduced legal project management to a large Canadian law firm, an innovation that is realizing its promise and fundamentally changing the way the firm performs its legal work.
The purpose of
agile legal project management is to add value for your clients by anticipating that your strategies will probably have to adapt to changing circumstances.
The unique pricing arrangement
employs legal project management methodology for intermediate to highly complex matters along with the establishment of a fee arrangement that consists of a base amount and a performance bonus.
They also need to be able to convey an understanding of the differences and challenges of
legal project management within the context of how law firm partnerships work.
He concentrates
on legal project management, with a focus on improving efficiencies through shared management responsibilities, strengthening communication and making value transparent....
A significant area of our focus here is innovation, as well
as legal project management, process management, change management, business analysis, and so on.
Legal project management techniques can result in a 30 % reduction in legal spend and a 50 % reduction in matter duration by clarifying client expectations, supporting process transparency and establishing budget accountability.
So far, most of the focus
in legal project management has been on applying a project management framework to the life cycle of a matter or client assignment.
Over the last few months I have noticed a marked uptake on the topic
of legal project management in the legal literature and blogosphere.
The first time I was asked to help improve efficiency and manage the value and cost of legal services
with Legal Project Management (LPM) practices was in 2005.
Providing
legal project management training needs as appropriate (including intranet materials, occasional departmental sessions, feeding into global project management training development, delivering training and partner coaching)
My inspiration for this column comes from hearing Steven Levy and Rick Kathuria speak
about legal project management at the Legal IT Conference on April 4th.
«I frequently speak with partners and law firm management about the adoption challenges of
legal project management at law firms,» said Liam Brown, Elevate Founder and Chairman.
The Project Management Office (PMO) in this firm is dedicated to
providing legal project management tools, training and support to the firm's lawyers to enhance the delivery of legal work, setting the firm apart from its competitors.