Rees W Morrison

July 11, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

Those who manage law departments and the partners who serve them ought to think about what they mean by "commodity legal work" and to take advantage of what managerial opportunities commodity legal work presents.

By Rees W. Morrison

8 minute read

October 03, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

A comparison of key metrics of numerous law departments based on matching their 2009 and 2010 data defuses some myths of tightened belts and tumultuous change, says Rees W. Morrison. This groundbreaking analysis of year-over-year differences also suggests a methodology to think about and calculate productivity of law departments.

By Rees W. Morrison

8 minute read

October 11, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Two expert management advisers to general counsel speak out on why law firms can benefit from understanding law department benchmarks. These 10 reasons can profit law firm partners, as well as their firms.

By Rees W. Morrison and Bruce D. Heintz

8 minute read

February 05, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

Law departments and firms talk about the value of doing things differently — and better — but the truth is that creativity is rare and mistrusted.

By Rees W. Morrison

9 minute read

May 12, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Amid all the commotion about value generated by outside lawyers, what about value generated by in-house lawyers? Demonstrating value created or enabled by the inside legal team is one of a general counsel's hardest challenges. For a "cost center," it's an uphill fight to become recognized as a "value center."

By Rees W. Morrison

8 minute read

April 10, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

For law departments in the past decade, convergence � that is, consolidating the number of outside firms used to save money � has been all the rage. But convergence may be coming apart. This article looks at some of the cherished beliefs behind convergence.

By Rees W. Morrison

7 minute read

October 03, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

A comparison of key metrics of numerous law departments based on matching their 2009 and 2010 data defuses some myths of tightened belts and tumultuous change, says Rees W. Morrison. This groundbreaking analysis of year-over-year differences also suggests a methodology to think about and calculate productivity of law departments.

By Rees W. Morrison

8 minute read

August 07, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

What makes one lawyer more productive than another lawyer depends on experience, knowledge, brains and personality.

By Rees W. Morrison

9 minute read

August 23, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

When a law department retains a law firm to handle a large matter or a series of matters, the law department should make sure the law firm selects a core team.

By Rees W. Morrison

9 minute read

January 12, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

Bill review should not be just a drudgery to be gotten through. In fact, bills can tell you much more about the performance of your law firms and your own staff than most law departments realize.

By Rees W. Morrison

8 minute read