The Strategy Gap
It is taken as given that law firms need a well-defined business strategy to succeed. But how many firms implement…
Here are the key challenges facing legal project managers
What are the key challenges facing legal project managers? How do these challenges impact on their day-to-day working practices? What…
IILPM 4-Phase Legal Project Management Framework
Many lawyers tell me that although they have done some project management activity as part of their work, they have…
Productive and enjoyable legal project meetings
Most people do not enjoy meetings at work. We all know the reasons why: they tend to be rather negative…
Kick-off meetings for legal service delivery: why, when, who and how.
The essential purpose of a project kick-off meeting is to make sure that everyone on the delivery team understands what…
Helping lawyers change the way they work
How can legal project practitioners, acting as operational legal team leaders, help lawyers change the way they work? To effect…
Legal Project Managers: a call to arms
Legal project managers should make greater use of their implied authority – they have nothing to lose but their chains…
5 steps for effective transfer of new knowledge and skills back to the workplace
After a great training course, you should leave enthused and determined to transfer new knowledge and skills back to your…
Paralegals: what they do now and might be doing in future.
I am fascinated about how different professionals fit together as part of legal service delivery teams. We hear a lot about…
Lawyers, Gantt Charts and the Search for Strategy
There should be no doubt that lawyers can become (and in some cases already are) able legal project managers. A…