This Value Practice piece details what Reed Smith's Knowledge Management team does, and how it adds value through global collaboration and increased access to work product and knowledge.
This ACC Value Practice piece outlines communications practices to enhance efficiency and consistency across the legal department. In addition, this piece outlines attributes and benefits to a legal department in creating a legal blog.
Sprint-Nextel's General Counsel circulates a monthly budget report and is implementing settlement and recovery reporting to all legal staff to help the department in understanding decisions and related costs on a regular basis.
From the time lawyers join Howrey, they have access to personal training and coaching, carefully designed group training, and a wide array of on-line training resources that include Howrey’s own courses as well as those of the Practicing Law Institute and Harvard ManageMentor.
The challenge: do more, do it well, do it quickly, and keep costs down. This is a reality facing law departments today. This practice profile explores how nine companies are stepping up to this challenge. Learn about practices utilizing non-lawyer personnel at companies such as 3M Company, ConocoPhillips, DuPont, FMC Technologies, Inc., McDonald's Corporation, Monsanto Company, Southwest Airlines, and Starbucks Coffee Company.
Sun Microsystems has successfully developed partner relationships with several Legal Provider Organizations (LPO) in India to complete selected legal assignments that are generally process oriented.
A strategic alliance of 3 law firms anchored in mid-sized cities collaborate on litigation to lower cost. This Value Practice resource details how the BWI Alliance delivers value.
Two fixed-fee arrangements between Bracewell & Giuliani and two clients are highlighted in this Value Practice piece.
LEADING PRACTICES IN COMPENSATION PROGRAMS AND RETENTION STRATEGIES FOR IN-HOUSE LAWYERS: What Companies are Doing
Sun Microsystems has focused on an in-house training for attorneys, with its "Get Smart Training" and tiered training programs implemented by select legal functions.