Legal Operations

10 Reasons Law Firms Should Consider Applications Development Capabilities

Traditionally, law firm IT departments provide a wide variety of common functions and services. Among the most important are desktop applications, e-mail, document management, operating…

Kenneth Jones March 12, 2018

Executive Roundtable: Disruption Collides with the Legal Ecosystem

NEW YORK — Big Data, AI, cybersecurity, #MeToo and many other seismic shifts have put tremendous stress on the legal community. Today’s in-house legal and…

David Curran March 06, 2018

Small Law Firm Spotlight: Exploring “The Modern Practice”

It's no secret that the legal industry is transforming at an unprecedented rate. The truth is, it's getting harder and harder for attorneys to find…

Legal Executive Institute March 06, 2018

UPFRONT & PERSONAL: An Interview with Toby Brown, Chief Practice Management Officer at Perkins Coie

Today we continue our monthly feature, “Upfront & Personal”, on the Legal Executive Institute blog. The column, created by Rose Ors, brings “the person behind…

Rose D. Ors March 05, 2018

UPFRONT & PERSONAL: An Interview with Connie Brenton, Chairman of CLOC & Senior Director of Legal Operations at NetApp

Today we continue our monthly feature, “Upfront & Personal”, on the Legal Executive Institute blog. The column, created by Rose Ors, brings “the person behind the title”…

Rose D. Ors February 05, 2018

In-House Legal Departments Are Cost Effective, But Still Sending Most Work Out, CLOC Survey Finds

Legal departments are showing themselves to be hugely cost effective, but they are still sending out a good portion of work to external providers, according…

Jennifer Brown November 22, 2017

Law Firm Leaders Forum: CLOC Takes Center Stage

NEW YORK — In an effort to define the increasingly visible role of the legal operations professional and discuss the explosive growth of their organization,…

Heather Fox October 25, 2017

Corporate Legal Department Operations Forum: Pressures and Cost Factors Impact Client/Law Firm Relationships

NEW YORK — Corporate Legal Departments can control costs by adopting new work processes, outsourcing models, technology and methods for stratifying the elements of legal…

Legal Executive Institute October 03, 2017

CLOC — A BIG Story

“If you’re going to have a story, have a big story or none at all.” Joseph Campbell In the legal industry, CLOC is a BIG…

Rose D. Ors July 03, 2017