In praise of quick fixes (and sticking plaster)
Sometimes it is better for legal teams to apply quick fixes to service delivery problems than defaulting to deep-dive analysis…
Ten sought after skills for legal project managers.
What skills and attributes are most sought after of legal project managers given current market trends? Legal project manager roles…
Uber-model for legal services?
Some commentators have been asking whether law firms and other legal service organisations should adopt an Uber-like model for legal…
Encouragement and practical tips for people suffering from bullying in legal services
Some people need to get away on holiday more than others - because they are subject to workplace bullying. Earlier…
Worried about managing cost of complex matters when pricing by value? Consider Agile techniques
It is not uncommon to hear lawyers say that, while they like the concept of value pricing, it could not…
Change in legal services: how to start and keep going
Everyone I have met recently in the legal services industry agrees about the need for change. Most are taking steps…
Tips and tools for good legal costs services.
The purpose of the recent second edition of the Legal Ombudsman’s Guidance on Good Costs Practice is to encourage solicitors…
4-Steps for developing senior lawyer vision of legal project management
As noted in my last post, many practising lawyers are wary of ceding operational control of matters to legal project…
Why practising lawyers should cede more operational control to legal project managers
The recent survey conducted by the International Institute of Legal Project Management (IILPM) confirms that practising lawyers are wary of…
What should we expect of legal project managers?
Legal Project Management (LPM) is a well-established discipline and the role of legal project manager is an attractive career option…