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Information Governance
Peeling the Onion: Six steps to optimize the data mining process
With the legal industry buzzing about metrics and analytics, corporate legal professionals are eager to get their hands on more information. Rather than diving blindly into the data that is housed in their enterprise legal management solution, a better approach involves identifying, first and...
Read MoreCivil Rules Roundtable: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Rule 26(b)(1) has been changed, effective December 1, to address issues and concerns growing out of how courts and parties have responded to the 2007 changes to the FRCP. With 26(b)(1), the main thrust is to bring proportionality to the forefront. Litigants should see these changes as a clarion...
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Planning for Success: Top 10 tips for strategic – and successful – law department budgeting
Although law departments often tend to think of budgets as primarily tactical tools, budgets do have significant strategic value – as long as they’re the product of thorough planning and proper implementation. When thinking about implementing a budget process, it’s necessary to...
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The Mojo in the Metrics: Validate law department value by adopting the right metrics
Is your corporate law department sometimes viewed more as a cost center than as a key contributor to the company’s operational efficiency? It’s a common situation. Turning that perception on its head requires heavy lifting on the part of general counsels and law department operations...
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The Goldilocks Quest for a Law Firm
A search for better value in M&A Since mergers and acquisitions are a focal point for this issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, I immediately thought of our most recent Enterprise Legal Management Trends Report. For context, you should know we publish a Trends Report twice each...
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I Don’t Know What You Should Be Measuring, But You Do: Best Practices And The Theory Of Reporting Relativity
Ask The right Questions An important part of my job involves visiting with LexisNexis® CounselLink® customers on a regular basis and consulting on operational issues. At some point during our meetings, it’s almost inevitable that I’ll be asked: “What kinds of reports...
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The Chief Reality Officer: Crafting A New Title For Legal Department Operations Managers
A Brief History Of A Recent Change Over the past several years, the attention of corporate legal departments has shifted to focus more on seeking business solutions, as opposed to primarily responding to issues or managing risks. Economic pressures are the likely cause, but that change created...
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