Sentences with phrase «with legal department operations»

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Those legal departments, with the director of legal operations, wield a purchasing power of US$ 50 billion.

The impetus for this initiative was simple: Transform our legal department with technology and process to better manage our overall legal operations function.»

At Obelisk Support, we work more and more with legal operations departments in companies and recently attended a CLOC event in London.

Priori recently sat down with Ken Callander, Managing Principal of Value Strategies, as part of our interview series for CLOC 2018, about how he helps legal departments ace their legal operations using value - based fee arrangements

We work with corporate legal departments on legal operations, and by legal operations, I mean technology, process, budgets and staffing for legal teams.

Many small legal departments begin their legal operations team with an e-billing specialist who typically focuses on administering the spend / matter management system used by the legal department

With the right amount of investment, clear expectations and measurements, and empowering legal operations to influence legal department strategy, many legal departments are scaling their operations to increase service levels, reduce risk to the business, and deliver better outcomes with limited legal resourWith the right amount of investment, clear expectations and measurements, and empowering legal operations to influence legal department strategy, many legal departments are scaling their operations to increase service levels, reduce risk to the business, and deliver better outcomes with limited legal resourwith limited legal resources.

One legal department is looking to the future with plans for a law firm scorecard and an objective means of evaluating outside counsel, according to a legal operations manager at a biopharmaceutical company.

A discussion about KM drivers aligns well with a recent industry development, the rise of corporate law department legal operations professionals...

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 departLegal Operations Consortium (CLOC), indicates corporate legal operations professionals rank financial metrics as most important to the legal departlegal operations professionals rank financial metrics as most important to the legal departlegal department.

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.

Also, most firms do not integrate legal operations with legal expertise as Shell and other forward - thinking legal departments have.

Having the right tool is important now more than ever because corporate legal departments are also tasked with overall business operations and strategy.

The combination of its diversified set of strategy, operations, technology and talent services with our powerful lightweight software solution will enable law departments to take their legal operations to the next level.

For 10 years now, the Blickstein Group, in cooperation with Consilio, has been surveying Legal Ops and other law department professionals, focusing solely on the operations function and seeks to provide benchmarks that are useful to the largest law departments.

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 imporLegal 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 imporlegal operations professionals has become increasingly important.

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 practicingLegal 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 practicinglegal 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 practicinglegal 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 practicingLegal Officer) to address the full range of issues facing the company's legal department's problems that don't involve practicinglegal department's problems that don't involve practicing law.

Process improvement and the operational side of the practice of law were a major focus, specifically with the rise of the now separate legal operations roles at several law firms and in - house legal departments.

Speaking at the ACC's conference on legal operations, Henderson pointed to a new paradigm for finding efficiencies through a closer relationship with third parties, as long as the department does not view them as vendors, and DHL General Counsel Mark Smolnik explained how the analytics resources developed by a new wave of legal ops personnel have enabled DHL to overhaul its processes and made legal ops a crucial part of the business.

Situation Mr. Anthony Pearl was appointed as General Counsel of The Cosmopolitan in November 2008, and knew from prior experience that the company would be able to achieve significant cost savings in the operation of its legal department if they deployed a robust technology system to assist with matter and spend management.

Consider: (1) the separation from the pack by a few of The AmLaw 200; (2) a recent report by ALM Intelligence revealing that law firms now account for only 25 % market share; (3) changed customer expectations — «faster, better, cheaper» and «more with less»; (4) new competitors — notably the BigFour, in - house departments, and legal service providers; (5) the sustainability of the partnership model for economic, cultural, structural, and succession reasons; and (6) the emergence of legal operations — CLOC and its ACC counterpart — and the distinction between legal practice and delivery.

Contract Process in a Law Department (Andy Daws): A seasoned legal operations function with mature processes, tool, team, and playbook sought a way to apply AAI to streamline contracting projects.

BENEFITS: • Improves control over law firm bill review process, including ability to identify trends and gain deeper visibility into law firm spending • Achieves 100 % paperless billing process with law firms, which supports corporate objective of environmental sustainability in business operations • Enables easy collaboration with colleagues inside the company, regardless of where they are located and whether they are travelling • Standardized coding and processing of law firm invoices produces tremendous efficiency gains for legal department • Robust reporting tools allow quick analysis of monthly legal budget across practice areas, easy tracking of matters and more precise assessment of spending by law firm

Even the largest law departments with sophisticated legal operations capability find it difficult to maintain currency with the latest offerings and thinking.

Anna - Lisa will discuss her partnership with Onit, and how they drove change in the legal department with process efficiencies and technology to better manage legal operations and legal spend.

Over the course of the last month, Legal Files proudly contracted with two universities — Texas A&M and the University of West Georgia — to provide the legal matter management system for select offices and departments within their operatLegal Files proudly contracted with two universities — Texas A&M and the University of West Georgia — to provide the legal matter management system for select offices and departments within their operatlegal matter management system for select offices and departments within their operations.

Susan Hackett's position as the general counsel of ACC for more than two decades provided her with unparalleled exposure to and familiarity with the widest variety of issues and corporate legal practice settings imaginable: she's worked with and learned from large global legal teams, solo and small legal departments, CLOs and operations leaders from every industry and jurisdiction.

Elevate, a global legal services provider for corporate legal departments and law firms, provides NetApp with legal operations consulting and managed legal support services in a relationship that the ACC described as «a game changer» for NetApp.

With a strong foundation in the technology industry, Bill has become one of the pioneers of the legal operations movement, helping to bring data, process, and technology to bear on the growing volume and complexity of work facing large, multinational legal departments.

As such he is responsible for the Legal Departments strategic plan and budget, overall systems and tools, outside counsel spend management, knowledge management and all other operations with the Legal function.

As Director of Strategic Consulting at LexisNexis, Kris leads the team's efforts to advise corporate legal department managers on improving operations with data driven decisions.

When I look at the real changes taking place in legal departments (internally in their own operations, and externally in their relationships with law firms and other legal service providers), I see two kinds of change: sustaining change and transformative change.

By implementing effective legal operations, you can improve relationships outside of your legal department and control costs, which is critical as more legal professionals are having to do more with less.

If you do not have effective legal operations, you might find that your department struggles with organization, efficiency, communication and costs.

Lizzy Duffy, VP of Acritas US said: «Jones Day is more favored this year for its practical style of delivery, along with its global coverage and breadth of services — all areas we know align with clients» evolving needs especially now that half of legal departments are assigning responsibility for optimizing legal operations.»

Apart from her remarkable achievements to improve the operation of Home Depot's legal department in the form of hiring a team of talented lawyers, introducing fixed fee arrangements for work with outside counsel and creating templates, checklists and training decks for a number of business lines, Qadeer has also become a valued and vocal part of the senior leadership team on issues beyond legal.

Natalie: [01:06] Ron works with lawyers, law firms, law departments and other legal market providers to improve law firm operations and efficiencies.

With a strong background in IT and telecommunications law, he has brought his expertise to software multinational Avira, joining in 2008 as a legal counsel and working up the ranks to his promotion into the vice president operations role in 2012, where he led the finance and human resources department of Avira's US subsidiary.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — The Association of Legal Administrators, an organization representing 9,000 professionals who lead the strategic business operations of law firms and law departments worldwide, has joined with several other legal business associations to call for a reconsideration of a Texas State Bar ethics decision that prohibits the use of certain titles for non-lawyer management positLegal Administrators, an organization representing 9,000 professionals who lead the strategic business operations of law firms and law departments worldwide, has joined with several other legal business associations to call for a reconsideration of a Texas State Bar ethics decision that prohibits the use of certain titles for non-lawyer management positlegal business associations to call for a reconsideration of a Texas State Bar ethics decision that prohibits the use of certain titles for non-lawyer management positions.

Responsible for founding the legal capital markets department for IKB Deutsche Industriebank in 2001, Ulrich Freitag's extensive career with the bank started when he joined in 1997 and he has since become a staple component of the bank's operations.

Effective and proactive liaison with all departments including Executive Leadership, legal, Compliance, Audit, Academic, Student and operations.

Blend with extensive serving background in legal, compliance, and contract management capacities to effectively conduct in - depth legal research and ensure the smooth operation of the law department.

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Trained and directed law firm records management team ensuring effective operations Responsible for organization and accuracy of confidential law firm information Assigned tasks and monitored team workflow, attendance, and work quality Utilized industry software including LegalKey and Attorney Desktop Created and implemented department and firm initiatives and policies Fostered an atmosphere of respect and dedication to firm goals Assisted secretaries, paralegals, and attorneys with document reviews and data entry Led special projects for multiple attorneys in a variety of legal subject areas Consistently promoted and awarded for excellence in management and work quality Department employee of the month, Diamond Award Winner, and CODA Award Winner Developed strong computer skills through in - house professional development training Built strong relationships with coworkers, supervisors, and industry figures Performed all duties in a positive, professional, and timdepartment and firm initiatives and policies Fostered an atmosphere of respect and dedication to firm goals Assisted secretaries, paralegals, and attorneys with document reviews and data entry Led special projects for multiple attorneys in a variety of legal subject areas Consistently promoted and awarded for excellence in management and work quality Department employee of the month, Diamond Award Winner, and CODA Award Winner Developed strong computer skills through in - house professional development training Built strong relationships with coworkers, supervisors, and industry figures Performed all duties in a positive, professional, and timDepartment employee of the month, Diamond Award Winner, and CODA Award Winner Developed strong computer skills through in - house professional development training Built strong relationships with coworkers, supervisors, and industry figures Performed all duties in a positive, professional, and timely manner

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Directed manufacturing processes and personnel ensuring profitable operations Consistently recognized and promoted for excellence in management Responsible for team training, supervision, and performance reviews Set budgets, production schedules, and oversaw successful completion of all projects Prioritized team goals across multiple departments and stages of production Designed and implemented measures to cut operational costs and increase efficiency Ensured adherence to all quality controls guaranteeing product excellence Enforced compliance with legal and corporate safety policies and procedures Directed purchasing of high quality and cost effective raw materials Built strong relationships with clients, partners, vendors, and industry leaders Responsible for multimillion dollar inventory and production machinery Skilled in demand planning, MRP, database management, and Microsoft Office Suite Resolved client inquiries in a timely, positive, and professional manner

Professional Experience High Court of Gujarat (Gujarat, India) 10/1998 — 5/1999 Junior Clerk • Managed all mail correspondence as well as all document filing systems, maintaining an accurate register of all information flow while working closely with the computer operator with the government facility • Assisted various operational aspects of the judicial and administrative departments, performing numerous critical clerical functions to facilitate efficient operations and service execution • Applied relevant knowledge of related legal procedures with respect to document control and records maintenance • Aided management with various other duties as assigned

Skilled with contract negotiations, public presentations, sales, multi-tasking, day - to - day operations, supervising staff, Microsoft Office applications, writing policies and procedures, liaison between multiple departments, budgets, quality and outcome - based analysis, strategic management and development, financial and accounting analysis, project and risk management, statistics and research management, legal, marketing, an...

Professional Experience The Red Lion (Boise, ID) 9/2009 — Present Accounts Receivable Administrator • Oversaw accounts receivable department for three company properties • Reconciled financial records ensuring accurate and profitable operations • Managed junior team members and administrative support staff • Authored and presented financial reports to senior leadership • Aided in the creation and implementation of company budgets • Assisted various accounting departments with analysis and guidance • Participated in company audits offering records, analysis, and support as needed • Interacted with senior leadership, legal counsel, and other key figures • Skilled in accounting best practices and legal compliance

Harris Bank Wilmette (Wilmette, IL) 1992 — 2000 Assistant Vice President / Senior Personal Banker • Consistently exceeded sales goals through effective networking, cold calling, and other tactics • Developed working knowledge of all bank products to provide best possible customer service • Worked with multiple company departments to create holistic client portfolios • Oversaw loan applications, client account opening, closings, and modifications • Ensured bank compliance with all industry and legal regulations, policies, and procedures • Trained banking staff at multiple locations in industry best practices and software operation

Passports and Consular Officer — Customer Service Duties & Responsibilities Deliver on - site support to all departments and coordinate all daily business efforts through effective collaboration and communication with team members while providing and ensuring a high - quality customer service experience Track, file, and view important documents, applications, information and records on a daily basis, organizing and maintaining sensitive files in an efficient and organized manner Develop and employ a working knowledge of related procedures, regulations and legal applications with respect to the administration of organizational services Act as a liaison between all interested parties to ensure effective information flow, exceptional customer service, efficient operations administration and timely issue resolution Prepare various materials as well as manage all data and information with the utilization of various software applications, including word processing, database and spreadsheet programs Collaborate in the execution of various operational aspects, including statistics management, information exports and backups, and regular records updates Support various reception functions, including acting as first point of contact to guests as well as ensuring the placement of accurate and up - to - date information related to services and fees throughout reception area Address and resolve client queries and issues in a timely manner, researching all topics thoroughly for complete solutions Provide translation and interpretation services as needed to on - site and Australia - based staff in relation to complex consular matters, including official meetings and functions Maintain security of and access to sensitive information, systems and other data Provide phone coverage as needed as well as manage various forms of critical correspondence Assist mid - and senior - level management with various other duties as assigned to facilitate efficient administrative and business operations

Compliance Officer — Duties & Responsibilities Responsible for identification and investigation of suspicious financial transactions Examine financial records, customer activity, and recommend appropriate remedial measures Maintain comprehensive records detailing ongoing investigations, activity reports, and other pertinent data Coordinate investigations and situation reports with legal department and applicable regulatory authorities Develop proficiencies in industry specific financial monitoring software programs Perform public figure, employee, Advice of Drawing, Dreyfuss and International Cash Letter investigations Design and implement employee training and development materials to enhance team efficacy Serve on Oversight Committee to assist in strategic planning and best practice development Train and oversee teller team and bank support staff ensuring professional operations Study internal literature to become an expert on products and services Craft effective presentations and proposals regarding compliance best practices and client investigations Recruit, train, and direct staff ensuring they understand the brand and adhere to company policies and procedures Strictly adhere to budgets and schedules Represent company brand with poise, integrity, and positivity