Mastering Law Firm Analysis

 

Time
Start: Monday, September 21, 2009 (9:00am)
End: Monday, September 21, 2009 (5:00pm)

Price
$500 - (if attending the 2009 User Conference as well.)

Registration
Class is full - Registration is closed

Location
LexisNexis
Three First National Plazza
70 West Madison Street, Suite 2200
Chicago, IL

Course Overview
This interactive session lays the foundation for advanced analysis within a law firm, and is based on the same training Redwood’s consultants receive.  Participants will receive a combination of instruction, hands-on casework and extensive dialogue.  The goal of the course is to promote the development of participants’ analytic skill set by demonstrating its practical application in the daily environment of a law firm. This course is delivered by an instructor in a “group-live” environment.

Objectives:

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Define the law firm business model.
  • Articulate a structured analytic process focusing on improvement.
  • Name best practices in communicating analytic findings to different
    business groups, including partners.
  • Develop an action plan for producing results from analysis


Course Outline

The Role of the Business Analyst

  • Reporting vs. analysis
  • Proactive vs. reactive analysis

 The Business of Law

  • Business processes within a firm
  • Measuring the performance of those processes
  • How do the processes interact and impact overall firm performance

 Business Process Analysis

  • Identifying opportunities
  • Data mining
  • Benchmarking (internal / external)
  • Exception reporting
  • Trending
  • Opportunity valuation

Course Level
This course covers advanced levels in the content

Prerequisites
Experience with Excel
Knowledge of law firm’s business

Advance Preparation
None

CPE credits
8

Course Registration
Redwood offers both public and on-site training.
Register Online 

For questions, or to schedule an on-site, send an email request to christopher.katchuk@lexisnexis.com and we will contact you to schedule.