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Monthly Archives: July 2012

GCs: Are You Looking in the Right Direction for an Efficient Legal Department? (Part 2 of 3)

By Pam Woldow & Doug Richardson on Posted in E-billing, General Counsel, Legal Department Management, Legal Spend, New Normal, Outside Counsel

Supposedly, General Counsel everywhere have gotten the memo: tough economic times demand better, more business-like management of legal departments and outside vendors. So, are you moving assertively toward becoming a sharper, better-informed manager, or do you run what respected consultant Rees Morrison calls a “passive pusillanimous law department?” In our last post we talked about… Continue Reading

Brave New World: The Drive Toward Efficient Legal Department Management (Part 1 of 3)

By Pam Woldow & Doug Richardson on Posted in E-billing, General Counsel, Legal Department Management, Legal Spend

  Slip ‘em some truth serum (or a few scotches), and most General Counsel will tell you their jobs are getting tougher in today’s global economy. For decades it was enough to be a knowledgeable lawyer with superb legal judgment.  Today, however, top management requires them to be both great lawyers and savvy members of… Continue Reading