Heather Nevitt

October 04, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

No discussion on contract process improvements is complete without a focus on technology; it is an essential facet of CLM. But the problem with technology is that automating a bad process only makes the bad process faster, but it is still bad. The trick is to identify the best technology for the organization.

By Lucy Bassli

5 minute read

September 28, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Throughout the history of the United States, meaningful two-way conversations about race have been as frequent as lightning striking twice in the same place. Meaningful conversations about race in corporate boardrooms have been as likely as lightning striking three times in the same place – until now.

By Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr.

8 minute read

September 28, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

  For many modern organizations, COVID-19's sudden arrival drastically-accelerated the growing shift towards digital transformation and e-commerce,…

By Scott Steinberg

4 minute read

September 17, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Technology generates data for lawyers to harness, as well as helping them to automate tasks that can be done more efficiently. So higher-value lawyers focus first on figuring out what your priorities and strategies are, and then the means to mine, analyze, and act on the data that helps deliver them.

By Lean Adviser GC

6 minute read

September 16, 2021 | Law.com

The onset of the Delta variant is not only altering office return policies, it is also changing the chief legal officer role—again.

By Heather Nevitt

6 minute read

September 15, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

If your board is not challenging assumptions and engaging with new concepts that are changing our society then your directors may not be prepared for the level of engagement needed in today's era of hyper-accountability.

By Lloyd M. Johnson Jr.

8 minute read

September 15, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Given the current state of law firm economics and the surge in demand for legal services, those in charge of corporate legal departments would be wise to reframe their fiscal mandates. Instead of looking to take a hatchet to their budgets for outside counsel, GCs should be focused on optimizing the legal spend and viewing their lawyers and law firms as assets to be leveraged. But how can GCs derive a return on their legal spend investments?

By Seth Darmstadter

7 minute read

September 14, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Contracting is all about process for legal teams. Process is vital to improving contract lifecycle management because all contracts go through some form of a life cycle which itself, is a process.

By Lucy Bassli

6 minute read

September 09, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

In the past several years, customer experience is having a long overdue reckoning in both the B2B and B2C world. Executives are recognizing the vital role that experience plays across the business in determining customer retention, brand loyalty, and recurring revenue.

By Vlad Anichkin

6 minute read

September 09, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Understanding the mindsets of legal leaders and in-house attorneys is fundamental to shaping effective recruitment and retention initiatives post-COVID. From a recruiter's perspective, here are some strategies to consider in your planning.

By Mary Chapin and Deborah Ben-Canaan

7 minute read