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…
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…
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…
Why its called legal project management
I have read a few comments on social media recently where it has been said there is nothing so special…
5 examples of how legal project management can help reduce stress
When was the last time you felt stressed at work? Probably recently, as the legal sector is one of the…
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.…