Some small steps towards implementing legal project management (and which improve productivity along the way)
People who work in law firm knowledge management, business development and operational delivery sometimes say to me that they can…
Project Implementation: Start with a good pilot for a better chance of reaching your destination.
I can think of several instances where it would have been really beneficial for a law firm to run a…
How project management can help develop lawyers’ leadership skills
I received a thoughtful enquiry about legal project management (LPM) training recently from a young lawyer. She had done some…
Legal service needs of SME’s
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME's) make up 99.9% of private sector businesses in the U.K, with a combined turnover…
Set-up properly for project success
How can you improve the chances of a project delivering recognisable benefits within a defined timescale? One answer is to…
Capacity Planning For Law Firms
We have all experienced this: sometimes we have too much work to do and sometimes we don’t have enough. Individuals,…
From Sport to Law – the rise of data analysis
Data analysis exerts a powerful, often unseen, effect on our lives. Organisations ranging from sports teams to supermarkets employ data…
How to convince clients of your legal project management capability
Clients expect their legal advisors to manage their matters efficiently. New and prospective clients in particular will be thinking, if…
Still need to convince senior management about LPM?
People usually leave my training courses and seminars convinced, and enthused, about the merits of legal project management (LPM). Unfortunately…
Cost management, project management and matter profitability
The requirement to file cost budgets in civil litigation is enforced strictly, as the Mitchell case showed. However filing a…