How taking a platform approach will transform your in-house legal operations strategy
By LawVu|07 May 2021
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Legal operations is an emerging field for in-house legal teams around the world – whether that function is led by the General Counsel or a designated Legal Operations Manager. According to the 2021 Chief Legal Officers Survey by the Association of Corporate Counsel, 61% of legal departments now employ at least one legal operations professional.
With the core components of legal operations being people, process and technology (CLOC), it’s no wonder that 42% of CLOs are planning on adopting new technology solutions this year to help them be more productive and collaborate better (2021 Chief Legal Officers Survey, Association of Corporate Counsel).
How taking a platform approach will transform your legal operations strategy
By LawVu|07 May 2021
Promoted by LawVu
Legal operations is an emerging field for in-house legal teams around the world – whether that function is led by the General Counsel or a designated Legal Operations Manager. According to the 2021 Chief Legal Officers Survey by the Association of Corporate Counsel, 61% of legal departments now employ at least one legal operations professional.
With the core components of legal operations being people, process and technology (CLOC), it’s no wonder that 42% of CLOs are planning on adopting new technology solutions this year to help them be more productive and collaborate better (2021 Chief Legal Officers Survey, Association of Corporate Counsel).
Relative to the rest of the world, Australian corporate counsel see industry-specific regulation as being the primary hurdle to overcome this year, among other divergences from global counsel on loo
1 in 3 law departments looking to add more lawyers this year
By Jerome Doraisamy|28 January 2021
According to new research, one in three legal departments expect to hire more lawyers and other professionals in 2021, including departments that are intent on sending more work to law firms.
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) has released its 2021 Chief Legal Officers Survey, which received responses from 947 participants across 44 countries and 21 industries. The report, published in partnership with Exterro, showcased insights into the state of the corporate legal department, including organisational structure, pressing concerns for in-house lawyers, and trends of note following COVID-19.
On the question of whether or not staffing levels in the law department will increase, decrease or remain the same over the course of 2021, most respondents do not anticipate major changes – a surprising result in itself, in the wake of the age of coronavirus.