Onit, Legal Decoder, and Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions), the issues the survey addresses, how the role
of legal operations professionals has changed, and the surprising results of his research, among other topics.
For information on ACC Legal Operations, ACC's member - driven organization supporting the needs
of legal operations professionals, visit www.acc.com/legalops.
CLOC is a nonprofit comprised
of legal operations professionals at corporations around the world.
Legal departments have historically been run almost exclusively by lawyers, but as they grow with the businesses they serve, the cross-functional role
of legal operations professionals has become increasingly important.
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.
This change could include the evolving role
of legal operations professionals, further segmentation to serve the business needs, and the increased role of knowledge management in the legal department.
I would also say that the current rise
of legal operations professionals (not just lawyers) is going to continue.
In one panel, the general counsel described the role
of the legal operations professional as a «chief of staff» for the legal department.
Not exact matches
The six standards
of NETS - T state that teachers should have knowledge and skills in the areas
of technology
operations and concepts; planning and designing learning environments and experiences; teaching, learning, and the curriculum; assessment and evaluation; productivity and
professional practices; and social, ethical,
legal, and human issues surrounding the use
of technology in K - 12 schools.
That Gleick would forge a two page memo, risk exposing himself to much more
legal and
professional problems, risk the
operation being thrown into chaos (because
of course Hl is going to deny it), and then place himself in the center
of the memo.
Collaboration is a key component
of the role, said Lisa Konie, senior director
of legal ops at Adobe, adding that the art
of multitasking and being adept at juggling many things is indicative
of most
professionals in
operations roles.
The CHC © is a
professional with knowledge
of relevant regulations and expertise in compliance processes sufficient to assist the health care industry to understand and address
legal obligations, and promote organizational integrity through the
operation of effective compliance programs.
And whether you are a
legal operations professional in a
legal department or at a law firm, are you aware
of management trends and best practices...
Catherine is also the director
of the section
of ACC for
legal operations professionals, and the ACC Law Department Executive Leadership programs for the heads
of operations of very large
legal departments.
A team
of prominent law professors and
legal professionals has formed a national nonprofit, the Institute for the Future
of Law Practice, which will place law students in paid internships that will expose them to
legal operations principles.
Like with running any other
professional services business,
legal plan providers must prioritize firm infrastructure and
operations alongside the actual practice
of law.
Not only are
legal operations professionals core users
of their products, but the two men actually met at the first CLOC conference three years ago.
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.
We then discussed the potential alignment
of law firm KM
professionals with in - house
legal operations professionals.
With human centered design at the core
of our design process, we rely on the subject matter expertise
of attorneys and
legal operations professionals to design user experiences that solve real problems.
A discussion about KM drivers aligns well with a recent industry development, the rise
of corporate law department
legal operations professionals...
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 our good friend Mark Cohen has explained in reference to the collaborative era for law firms, the 21st Century
Legal Professional embraces and seeks opportunities to collaborate with old and new knowledge, tools and thinkers in the realms
of data, design,
operations and strategy.
This is the era
of professional legal operations with a greater emphasis on metrics, lean process, and standardization.
In the News Briefs below, we've gathered resources that we hope you find helpful, including an article by Neota Logic's Patrick Fuller summarizing the takeaways from this year's CLOC meeting in Las Vegas where Mary O'Carroll, head
of legal operations at Google, addressed the delegation
of legal and compliance
professionals.
I was reviewing the results
of The Ninth Annual Law Department
Operations Survey (Blickstein Group / Consilio), which found that 33 percent
of responding companies added their first
legal operations professional in 2008.
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.»
This groundbreaking global study
of salaries and total compensation will provide in - house counsel and
legal operations professionals with the data they need to benchmark pay and benefits.
A few months ago an article published on this blog discussed
legal department
operations (LDO) as a functional business area that's come into its own, and how the expanded and growing role and responsibilities
of LDO
professionals is clearly here to stay.
At Robinson + Cole, our top - notch team
of administrative
professionals deliver high quality services across a variety
of disciplines including: finance,
operations, information technology, business development, paralegal, and
legal administrative assistant support services.
Continued ascension
of legal operations, procurement / pricing
professionals, and technologists with the attendant threat to, but not eradication
of, the traditional associate - and support - staff - heavy paradigms (i.e., same as 2015).»
The event focuses on operational strategies and issues for
legal technology
professionals working in law departments or as part
of legal operations.
Chris is the founding Director
of legal and
professional service sector retained advisors and thought leaders Kingsmead Square, advising on strategy,
operations, transformation and smart implementation
of business plans.
Legal operations professionals are often hired to solve one problem in a legal department, but the role quickly evolves into working with legal department leadership (whether a General Counsel or Chief Legal Officer) to address the full range of issues facing the company's legal department's problems that don't involve practicing
Legal operations professionals are often hired to solve one problem in a
legal department, but the role quickly evolves into working with legal department leadership (whether a General Counsel or Chief Legal Officer) to address the full range of issues facing the company's legal department's problems that don't involve practicing
legal department, but the role quickly evolves into working with
legal department leadership (whether a General Counsel or Chief Legal Officer) to address the full range of issues facing the company's legal department's problems that don't involve practicing
legal department leadership (whether a General Counsel or Chief
Legal Officer) to address the full range of issues facing the company's legal department's problems that don't involve practicing
Legal Officer) to address the full range
of issues facing the company's
legal department's problems that don't involve practicing
legal department's problems that don't involve practicing law.
His key areas
of advisory expertise include: off - shoring and
legal process outsourcing,
legal process reengineering and optimization, resourcing strategy and spend management,
operations and infrastructure, use
of technology, communications, succession planning and
legal professional development frameworks.
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The two discussed how in - house lawyers and
legal operations professionals can improve the efficiency
of how they deliver support and advice to business partners, what successful law firms
of the future will look like, when
legal professionals are using information effectively, and his advice for lawyers entering the profession, among other topics.
That said,
legal operations professionals are working ever more diligently — and effectively — to align their processes and objectives to the needs
of the businesses they serve.
Given the importance
of law firms to the
legal department's success, we wanted to offer a tool that would help
legal operations professionals to assess the status
of their vendor management programs and identify opportunities for improvement.
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legal paperwork etc. and is able to provide effective claim administration, negotiation with foreign counter-parties and representation
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The Evolve Law Tech Fellowship is a prestigious four - month program based in New York for in - house counsel and
legal operations professionals that focus on education and implementation
of specific
legal technologies.
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Technology in the back office
of legal operations (infrastructure and foundational) has been quite successful in taking tasks off
of legal professionals that were administrative and tedious.
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The memory
of 2009's pay and hiring freezes seems to have stuck in the minds
of legal professionals, even if at the moment they are enjoying the financial consequences
of their growing prominence in their clients» and employers»
operations.»
Steve is also a co-founder and Board member
of the Corporate
Legal Operations Consortium (cloc.org) whose broad mission is to promote industry collaboration among in - house legal operations professio
Legal Operations Consortium (cloc.org) whose broad mission is to promote industry collaboration among in - house
legal operations professio
legal operations professionals.
Technology has affected
legal delivery in several material ways including: how lawyers work; by whom they are employed; provider market share; new delivery models; agile workplaces; the creation
of a
legal supply chain; an emerging distinction between
legal «practice» and «the delivery
of legal services» (the business
of law and
legal operations); and an evolving division
of labor among lawyers, other
professionals, paraprofessionals, and machines.
Procurement
professionals and directors
of legal operations would do well to pool their resources
As a
legal operations professional, Brenton forces upon herself the discipline
of measuring the return on investment
of her change initiatives.
As law firms continue to grow and merge, the question
of office space and configuration is critical to
legal management
professionals tasked with
operations.