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…
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.…
Where to implement legal project management?
The benefits of applying legal project management (LPM) successfully are well known and include things such as: improved scoping, which…
Building Legal Project Management Skills and Organisational Capability
I have co-authored a new e-book with Todd Hutchison, another founder member of the International Institute for Legal Project Management…
Narrowing the disconnect between law firms and their clients
A much commented upon legal survey report from LexisNexis UK and Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge has…
A day in the life of a legal project manager: 1st June 2020
This is a guest post by Rohit Talwar and Alexandra Whittington from Fast Future Publishing. Over the last 18 months…
LPM Competence: free self-assessment and development plan
I have updated my self-assessment questionnaire about legal project management skills. It is free to download here. The main purpose…
How clients can help their lawyers deliver value
Clients want their lawyers to deliver value. Unfortunately, most lawyers seem to misunderstand what this means in practice. For example,…
Inspiration for building a change machine
All organisations, not just law firms, should invest in building a ‘change machine’. Change machines allow organisations to implement projects…
The Legal Project Strategy Gap: How to narrow it
The legal project strategy gap refers to the disparity between strategic aims and the reality of project implementation experienced by…