Rees W Morrison

November 21, 2005 | National Law Journal

Listed are 30 ideas for actions that can help you expedite your treatment of contracts. Each day for 30 days, consider one of these techniques and, if you decide to make one or more of them happen, your department can cure even a serious bout of contractitis.

By Rees W. Morrison

9 minute read

September 19, 2005 | National Law Journal

Rees W. Morrison, the co-head of law department consulting for Hildebrandt International, shares 10 enjoyable retreats. Each of them contains a lesson or two about how to conduct a successful retreat.

By Rees W. Morrison

10 minute read

April 04, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

In the near future, managers of legal departments will mine and analyze various electronic traces and databases that tell them about activity. Courtesy of the ways lawyers work and software tools they routinely use, the tracks of their time are scattered across many systems. The trick will be to collect and correlate and weight those electronic inputs. Doing so will weave a tapestry that chronicles time spent and value delivered.

By Rees W. Morrison

7 minute read

March 29, 2006 | Law.com

For law departments during the past decade, convergence has been all the rage, with departments dramatically reducing the number of outside firms they retain, in an effort to save money. But are the benefits of consolidating really worth it? Consultant Rees W. Morrison says law departments may want to take a step back and think about the potential drawbacks to puttiing all their eggs in one basket.

By Rees W. Morrison

8 minute read

March 21, 2005 | National Law Journal

General counsel should develop candidates capable of moving up the ladder instead of scrambling for a last-minute replacement.

By Rees W. Morrison

8 minute read

July 18, 2005 | National Law Journal

Quasi-legal work is the cellulite of law departments. These are the tasks in-house counsel can do but shouldn't � if their legal department wants to reach peak effectiveness.

By Rees W. Morrison

8 minute read

January 24, 2005 | National Law Journal

General counsel should remember that the bottom line is not always the most important element when considering management initiatives.

By Rees W. Morrison

7 minute read

April 01, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

Dip your toe into the sea of YouTube recordings, and you can imagine how that medium might help law department managers.

By Rees W. Morrison

7 minute read

February 13, 2012 | National Law Journal

A compendium of both will help law departments understand and make better decisions about them.

By Rees W. Morrison

8 minute read

November 17, 2011 | Legaltech News

Rees Morrison, founder of General Counsel Metrics, writes that while many U.S. law departments have licensed matter-management software, most smaller departments have not.

By Rees W. Morrison

8 minute read