Hope you and your family are faring well through these tough times. Hopefully we’ll get back to normal in the not too distant future. Meanwhile, we wanted to share an update that may be helpful to you. Several of our clients have asked what we are seeing more broadly COVID-19 Legal Spending developments and strategies. … Read more »
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Two Years In a Row – CMG Client Wins ACC Value Champion Award!
It is great to see growing momentum in the area of data analytics to increase productivity and savings in Legal. Congrats to all the 2019 Association of Corporate Counsel Value Champions, and especially our great client team at Toyota! It’s a pleasure to work with such a high quality group – especially on a multi-year… Read more »
Five Key Steps to Strengthen Data Analytics for Value-Based Fees and Savings
REPUBLISHED FROM ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL Written by Fred Paulmann Excellent Legal Operations Managers are using data in powerful ways to help their teams achieve savings (often 15-20%), increase cost predictability, and show how Legal is aligned with the rest of the business in terms of continuous improvement. Your team can achieve these benefits, too,… Read more »
Holiday Surprises? Those are Good. Budget Surprises? Those are Bad. 6 Key Lessons to Avoid Budget Pitfalls
By Liam Brown (Elevate Services Inc.) and Fred Paulmann (CMG) As the year draws to a close, we’re reminded of how nice some surprises are to receive and how unwelcome others can be. For many of us who are working to close the books on 2015, some of the most difficult surprises come from law… Read more »
Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube & Change Management
A few weeks ago, I attended a big industry-wide conference called LegalTech. You’re probably familiar with the scene — lots of people, exhibit booths, and glossy handouts promising to solve all problems. The sameness of it all is what struck me. Though some were snazzier than others, the booths and handouts all blurred together after… Read more »
One More Legal Industry New Year’s Resolution — Boost Confidence
With January winding down, there’s still time for one last New Year’s Resolution in our industry. This one comes from a recent survey of in-house counsel, conducted weeks ago, co-sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel and The Counsel Management Group. It asked, among other things, “How confident are you in your outside counsels’ ability… Read more »