3-Hour Program

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Overview

Why you should attend

Project management has evolved from something many lawyers thought was a fad to a discipline every lawyer needs to understand and apply. Legal departments are under pressure to reduce total legal costs to their organizations and to improve their management of outside counsel. Applying legal project management to the management of these matters and the management of outside counsel are the keys to achieving these goals. This program will provide practical tools and ideas attorneys can apply to their practices and organizations.

What you will learn

The program will cover:

  • Recent developments in project management in legal departments
  • How to allocate responsibilities among team members
  • How to be sure your team is communicating effectively
  • How to develop a roadmap for an after-action review
  • How to improve skills for future matters
  • Looking into the future:  what lies ahead for legal project management?

Who should attend

  • In-house counsel who are seeking to enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of their work
  • In-house lawyers seeking to partner more effectively with outside counsel to enhance their organization’s legal services
  • Lawyers in private practice seeking to understand the in-house perspective and to enhance their relationships with in-house counsel

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