Legal Project Management has emerged as a method for lawyers and clients to collaborate on the design of legal representation with the goal of obtaining a more predictable result, both as to outcome and legal spend. Some see it as an art closely related to the traditional field of project management, while others see it as a science, supported by technology. Is legal project management an art, a science or a combination of both?
Legal project management has been used by attorneys, legal consultants and vendors to describe methods that can control the inherent variables in any type of legal engagement. In law firms, it is a best practice for strategically planning the administration of a matter or group of matters. For in-house legal teams, it may describe improved departmental management practices. For contract counsel and electronic-discovery vendors, the term may describe a more methodical approach to providing services that have a high risk of costs for a client.
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