Let’s look at how to measure partner performance in a human, subjective way with 15 metrics. Typically, data and analytics contribute to how to measure partner performance, but this blog post looks at a subjective perspective, mostly with an emotional quotient...
Outside lawyers are also known as outside counsel, working in law firms and hired by in-house counsel who work in corporate legal departments. The in-house legal team is directed by the general counsel, who indirectly manages external counsels. These external counsel...
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 a law firm...
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...
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 on assigned...
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...
A vendor management system (VMS) is a comprehensive software solution designed to help organizations streamline and automate their vendor management processes. It provides a centralized platform for handling the entire vendor lifecycle, from sourcing and onboarding...
The benefits of vendor management programs in today's complex legal landscape deliver greater ability to measure performance and showcase added value for the corporate legal department. Vendor management is a critical offering within the enterprise legal...
Legal departments must evaluate outside counsel performance periodically, or eventually poor performance impacts the overall health of the department, its ability to be a valuable partner to the enterprise, and the maintenance of a balanced budget. The first...
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...