By: Mike Lowe, Unbiased Consulting Introduction In July a few years ago, on a roof deck overlooking the National Mall, at an event headlined by Senators from both parties, a large global firm launched its Strategic Communications team. The latest of several non-legal market offerings, the Strategic Communications initiative positioned the firm to more fully […]
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By: Nina Cunningham, Unbiased Consulting Since the active use of the term “risk management”, perhaps sometime in the 1980s, I have thought of the confluence of risk and management as an oxymoron. Management is the “art of getting control of things and making them orderly and easier to understand”; risk defines the flowing river of
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There is impactful value in using an unbiased legal operations consultant to improve your business or legal operations. These consultants, if you choose wisely, are experienced professionals dedicated to saving you time and money – and they will deliver. However, be aware that there are many in the legal market who represent themselves as independent
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By: Nina Cunningham, Unbiased Consulting Law firm operations have changed dramatically for many firms since the Coronavirus erupted in early 2020. But legal research remains an important activity for lawyers in serving client needs. As more lawyers work from home, firms recognize that physical libraries waste valuable resources because they demand both maintenance and space.
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Contract and Expense Assessment and Negotiation Services Saving money appears never to go out of style! Unbiased Consulting assesses and reviews your entire spend and expense portfolio, identifying contractual and tactical expense improvement, consolidation and general cost reduction and deal improvement opportunities. We derive recommendations in approach, timeline, return on investment and help with the
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Whether you are looking to uncover your real estate cost savings potential or launch a program to move or modify your Office Space, Unbiased Consulting provides seasoned law firm professionals with “boots on the ground” experience who Manage Costs, Expectations and Timelines when working with your internal and external teams. Law firm Real Estate challenges
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By Scott Rosenberg – Unbiased Consulting The value of the legal operations role within the legal department is now well accepted. However, the ability to find experienced, qualified candidates has proven difficult and/or cost prohibitive. Unbiased Consulting provides an option to retain experienced resources on a part-time or temporary basis to drive cost savings and
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By Dan Safran – Unbiased Consulting The new COVID-inspired, remote workplace has caused many law firms and law departments to contemplate adopting more modern task management and collaboration solutions. This includes creation of administrative resource pools or developing centralized, virtual service centers to support the organization’s lawyers. Our clients tell us that delegation and information
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A Viewpoint on Legal Project Management Best Practice You have a well-constructed budget and routinely check actuals against it, but your case or transaction is rapidly approaching or already exceeds initial projections. Legal clients don’t like such surprises, especially cost overruns. Properly monitoring and controlling a legal project, often called a “matter”, requires adherence to
Altman Weil and Unbiased Consulting regularly partner on law department strategy and operational efficiency improvement projects for legal departments – of all sizes. Our work also spans large and small law firms and solo practitioners. Our team observes that General Counsel struggle to manage outside lawyers while still preserving value and responsiveness alongside cost effective
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The legal industry is undergoing rapid change, and successful law firms evolve their operations to maintain profitability, improve efficiency, and meet rising client expectations.
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