Summary An outside counsel evaluation checklist is a necessary tool to enable vendor recruitment and selection. Enterprise legal management software includes applications for vendor management dashboards, scorecards and selection tools. The evaluation checklist...
Summary Selecting the right outside counsel requires a systematic due diligence approach beyond cost comparison and referrals. Organizations implementing comprehensive evaluation processes—including defining clear requirements, weighted scoring criteria...
Summary Evaluating law firm partner performance goes beyond traditional analytics to include crucial subjective metrics that measure relationship quality and service delivery. This comprehensive guide outlines 15 human-centered performance indicators that in...
Corporate legal departments rely on both in-house counsel and outside counsel to manage legal risk and support the business. Deciding when to keep work internal versus engaging a law firm is a strategic decision that affects cost, efficiency, risk exposure, and...
Summary Hiring outside counsel requires understanding of various factors, expertise and credibility of the lawyer against the litigation needs of the in-house counsel team. Often, hiring outside counsel and retaining them aligns with relationships. How long has...
Managing external counsel in the legal department comes with various challenges. The primary challenge is rising hourly rates in all practice areas and geographies. Other challenges managing external counsel may arise in performance evaluations and the quality...
Summary To establish a robust partnership between your internal legal team and external legal counsel, a back-of-the-napkin understanding won't suffice. Clear outside counsel guidelines are essential to improve vendor performance and prevent misalignment...
The adage, do more with less, applies to today’s corporate legal departments with less budget to hire more talent. This means legal operations' reliance on IT vendors to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and maintain software compliance is increasing...
Vendor management best practices vary from legal department to legal department. Regardless, the common threads among them all are to improve management of vendor relationships, manage legal spend and determine which vendors earn contracts. These, and other considerations...
Corporate legal departments rely on outside counsel, law firms and alternative legal service providers to support matters, manage risk and execute legal strategy. As law firm partner rates continue to rise, legal operations teams face increasing pressure to evaluate...
Partnerships between outside counsel and in-house legal teams are foundational to modern legal operations. As law firm partner rates continue to rise and budgets remain under pressure, legal operations professionals need consistent, data-driven ways to evaluate...
Evaluating outside counsel performance is no longer optional for corporate legal departments. As law firm partner rates continue to rise and budgets face greater scrutiny, legal operations teams must assess whether external providers deliver value aligned with...
by Kris Satkunas After two years of virtual conferences, the 2022 CLOC Global Institute Annual Conference showcased the liveliness and energy of its members and the legal ops profession. With over 2,000 attendees, the three-day event sparked conversation, education...