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Decision Night, Legal Tech Edition
by An Trotter
Enjoyed a candid conversation at Buying Legal Council (BLC) today with Jason Smith, who has followed the CLM market in tremendous depth for decade...
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Law Firm Rates Circa 2023
by An Trotter
Note: The views here are my own and most decidedly do not reflect the view of my employer or its Rate Review Committee.
The graphic displays profit...
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Coffee Conversation with David Cowen
by An Trotter
The Legal Operations Department of Tomorrow...Today. David is a thoughtful and super-active idea generator/amplifier in the Legal Ops ecosystem. ...
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Budget Season
by An Trotter
A few weeks ago, I participated in a terrific CLOC NY Area Huddle, "Budgeting for Legal Ops Professionals." Organized by Chapter Leads Stacy Lettie...
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Running Legal Like A Business - Ch. 5 - Constructing An Annual Budget
by An Trotter
In chapter 5 of Running Legal Like A Business by Connie Brenton and Susan Lambreth, PLI Press, 2021, author Daniel Coll, Sr. AGC of Legal Operation...
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ALA Celebrates 50 Years - Special Discount Offer
by An Trotter
As 2021 moves towards its wrap, so will end the Association of Legal Administrators' 50th Anniversary Celebration and a special offer from Pure Ma...
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Law Department Budgets - Internal Benchmarks for External Service Providers
by An Trotter
While external benchmarks can be helpful in evaluating legal service provider rates, there is no better benchmark than what you pay your own legal ...
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Law Department Budgets - Internal Hourly Rates
by An Trotter
In this series on budgets, the one piece we have not yet delved into is the fully-loaded staff cost. Ops in a Box, Legal Edition includes a worksh...
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Law Department Budgets - Budget Estimate Updates
by An Trotter
For the budget estimate update, if the total exceeds the total submitted at the last estimate, first check whether any unfilled positions or job va...
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Law Department Budgets Management - Month-end Reconciliation
by An Trotter
For legal departments the top two expenses are usually outside legal services and internal salaries and benefits, followed by technology. Once you...
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Individual Matter Budgets
by An Trotter
In the Consolidated Matter Budgets post, we touched on matters exceeding a budget threshold having more detailed budgets assigned by UTBMS code or ...
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Consolidated Matter Budgets
by An Trotter
In this series, we will talk about both consolidated matter budgets and individual matter budgets. As always, if you are an Ops in a Box, Legal Ed...
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