- GDPR: Are the fines real?
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Resource - 17/05/2019 : Law firm consulting, Law firm managed services, Law firm operations, law firm technology, Legal consulting, Risk & Compliance
Under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), organisations may be fined up to €20 million, or 4% of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher. In January 2019, the...
- Law department analytics survey reports
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Resource - 14/05/2019 : Law firm consulting, Law firm managed services, Law firm operations, law firm technology, Legal consulting, Finance
The rise of data analytics has in the past decade substantially impacted how businesses operate and provide services. The legal industry, on the other hand, has been much slower to adopt analytics than other verticals. That is beginning to change...
- Best practices in contract management
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Resource - 13/05/2019 : Law firm consulting, Law firm managed services, Law firm operations, law firm technology, Legal consulting, Risk & Compliance
Every organisation has contracts, but not every organization adequately manages its contracts. And while the nature and complexity of these agreements can vary widely, careful governance enables organizations to maximize their value and limit...
- How centers of excellence are accelerating efficiencies across the legal landscape
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Resource - 03/04/2019 : Law firm consulting, Law firm managed services, Law firm operations, law firm technology, Legal consulting, Human Resources
Across today’s legal ecosystem, a set of complex forces has pushed law firms to strategically reexamine and transform operational support in a way that places a greater emphasis and value on corporate client-facing activities...
- Preparing for the next economic cycle: Why law firms are looking to centers of excellence to increase operational efficiency
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News Article - 02/04/2019 : Law firm consulting, Law firm managed services, Law firm operations, law firm technology, Legal consulting, Finance
Although the predicted time frame varies, most business economists suggest that a recession is on the horizon within the next two years, ...
- Suppliers in the spotlight: A look at procurement priorities for law firms in 2019
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Resource - 04/02/2019 : Law firm consulting, Law firm managed services, Law firm operations, law firm technology, Legal consulting, Finance
Procurement plays an essential role in law firms’ ability to reduce and contain costs, manage risks and improve the level of supplier service delivery. Reflecting procurement’s rising value, a majority of law firms (67...
- The edge effect of the legal ecosystem
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Resource - 31/01/2019 : Law firm consulting, Law firm managed services, Law firm operations, law firm technology, Legal consulting, Finance
In ecology, the term “edge effect” refers to the boundary of two or more habitats. At the edge of two intersecting habitats scientists find greater diversity of life, including unique species that are specially adapted to the...
- HBR Consulting: LegalXchange 2018 executive summary
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Resource - 22/01/2019 : Law firm consulting, Law firm managed services, Law firm operations, law firm technology, Legal consulting, Finance
The legal industry is at an inflection point.
Yes, we may still be discussing some of the same challenges that surfaced years ago in the legal ecosystem, but now we have a sense of “vuja dé” – seeing something familiar...
- HBR Consulting: Seven steps to improve law firm compliance with outside counsel guidelines
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News Article - 20/12/2018 : Law firm consulting, Law firm managed services, Law firm operations, law firm technology, Legal consulting, Finance
Back in the day, law firms and clients usually set forth the terms governing their relationships in standard engagement letters. But more recently, as bargaining power has shifted away from law firms and toward clients, organizations have begun...
- HBR Consulting: Three reasons to get a second opinion on IT lifecycle management
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Resource - 19/12/2018 : Law firm consulting, Law firm managed services, Law firm operations, law firm technology, Legal consulting, Finance
Senior IT executives carry the burden of making the final decisions on hardware and technology support options needed to run the applications that drive their corporate or law firm business functions. These are always high-stakes decisions...
- HBR Consulting: Three steps to gain firm leaders’ buy-in for procurement investments
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News Article - 18/12/2018 : Law firm consulting, Law firm managed services, Law firm operations, law firm technology, Legal consulting, Finance
HBR recently held its annual Procurement Roundtable, an invitation-only gathering of 25+ law firm procurement leaders. In connection with the Roundtable, HBR surveyed the participants on a variety of procurement-related topics ranging from...
- HBR Consulting's annual survey finds growth in total legal spending as law departments report rising legal needs
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News Article - 30/11/2018 : Law firm consulting, Law firm managed services, Law firm operations, law firm technology, Legal consulting, Finance
Despite increase in spending, survey report also reveals law departments continue to take measures to contain costs, enhance operational efficiency.
As global organizations continue to report increased legal needs, corporate law...
- HBR Consulting: How law firms can assess and adapt to changing skill needs for information governance
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News Article - 29/11/2018 : Law firm consulting, Law firm managed services, Law firm operations, law firm technology, Legal consulting, Finance, Knowledge Management
As law firms recognize the growing importance of an information governance (IG) strategy, they are beginning to think about how they can transform traditional records management (RM) staff into true IG professionals. This shift, which is driven...
- HBR Consulting: Law firms must act with urgency to keep pace with law department analytics maturity
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News Article - 27/11/2018 : Law firm consulting, Law firm managed services, Law firm operations, law firm technology, Legal consulting, Finance, Knowledge Management
I had a clear message to deliver to those in attendance when I took the stage at this year’s International Legal Technology Conference (ILTACON): law departments are gathering, centralizing and sharing more data than ever, and many...
- HBR Consulting – Office 365 teams: The surprising disruptor
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News Article - 22/11/2018 : Law firm consulting, Law firm managed services, Law firm operations, law firm technology, Legal consulting, Finance, Knowledge Management
October was once again packed with conferences, from large international events to smaller regional and industry-specific seminars and roundtables. If there was one word that was thematic across all of these events this year, it was “...