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Legal Operations Project Management Toolkit
In this special toolkit, our analysts dive into the different stages of the project lifecycle and examine the resources and tools you need to develop and implement strategic and effective plans.
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What is Legal Operations? Top Functions and Benefits
Learn about the key legal operations resources, functions, and benefits that enable law firms and in-house legal departments to efficiently manage projects and achieve goals.
CHECKLIST
Step-by-Step Project Management for Legal Operations
Follow these steps to guide your planning and execution of legal operations projects.
ANALYSIS
Alternative Fee Arrangements
Alternative fee arrangements are more commonly being seen as vital to law firm innovation and profitability. Learn more about the types of arrangements and how firms and organizations are employing them.
PRACTICAL GUIDANCE
Introduction to Change Management in Legal Operations
Use this brief overview of change management framework to help develop, manage, and enhance your legal operations strategy.
2022 Legal Ops and Tech Survey
Bloomberg Law surveyed 190 legal professionals – 113 at law firms and 77 in-house – about legal operations and legal technology, including technology usage, efficiencies, barriers, metrics, decision-making responsibilities, and practice management. Only one-third of respondents say their organization has a formal process to measure the value of legal operations – and the ways they measure value differs.
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ANALYSIS
Can Innovation Save Law Firms?
The Great Recession prompted changes to the legal industry, such as legal operations and the rise of ALSPs. If this recession dwarfs the last one, more innovative change is needed.
ANALYSIS
Will AFAs Become Standard Practice This Time Around?
Alternative fee arrangements are underused in the legal industry. Will the current downturn flip the script on this?
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The New Normal: Law Firms May Never Be the Same
The legal industry has been shifting its operations. Some changes are related to the Covid-19 pandemic, but some were already in progress.
Leaning Into Legal AI
Artificial intelligence tools are now thoroughly embedded in the practice of law. Lawyers are using these tools to search, sort, predict, and guide many traditional legal tasks. But there are complex concerns at work: lawyers need to keep on top of new technologies, protect client confidentiality, comply with ethical constraints, and at the end of the day, be confident in what the computer spits out. Hear more on this episode of Law X.0.
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In Focus: Legal Operations
News, analysis, and Practical Guidance essential to managing a corporate legal department’s or law firm’s efforts to improve the organization’s efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
Practical Guidance: Strategic Planning for In-House Legal Operations
For some businesses, moving forward may mean shutting down business operations, including weighing the options available and the implications they will have on employees, shareholders, and other stakeholders.
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