Download or read book The Power of Legal Project Management written by Susan Raridon Lambreth and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2022-05-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is intended to provide a simple, easy-to-use framework that can be applied from start to finish in a matter or with just some elements of it applied here and there to bring a bit more structure to it. The framework is now updated to include a comprehensive review and discussion of legal project management-the definitions and application, the ethical considerations, and the issues and constraints in implementation at the organizational level; and to be a desk reference for anyone implementing LPM to find helpful examples, case studies, tools, and methodologies"--

Download or read book Legal Project Management written by Steven B. Levy and published by DayPack Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legal budgets are shrinking. Clients call for cost control. Finish on time, they plead. Meet business as well as legal needs. Reduce project risk. Be predictable. Do more with less. The emerging field of Legal Project Management offers a powerful new approach. As described in this groundbreaking book, Legal Project Management is not an alien discipline, full of jargon and process overhead. Rather, it's designed for the specific world of legal professionals. It respects the way attorneys work, enhancing their success by playing to their strengths. Best of all, it's easily mastered by attorneys because it's based on tasks they're already doing. Need to make better decisions and provide accurate information about cost, deadlines, and risks? You need Legal Project Management. Trying to control legal costs? Whether you're in a law firm or in-house, it's time to take advantage of Legal Project Management. Legal Project Management is the essential guide to the subject, with topics arranged so you can easily find the material you need when you need it most. Steven B. Levy, a leading expert in the field, writes with clarity and insight gained from his 35 years of business, project, and legal experience. He shares the lessons of decades of managing and mentoring teams that attained outstanding outcomes. Overworked legal professionals are already doing it all. Now get it all under control with Legal Project Management.

Download or read book Implementing Legal Project Management written by Susan Raridon Lambreth and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a guide to successful implementation of legal project management (LPM) practices for both lawyers and legal professionals alike. The discipline, frameworks, resources and tools described in this book have been tested and successfully used in many matters: from litigation and transactional work to intellectual property and regulatory work. They have been accepted by law firms of all sizes and by clients in law departments both in the US and internationally. The authors are the pioneers in legal project management. Their interdisciplinary approach is rooted in business, engineering, professional development and the practice of law.

Download or read book Legal Project Management Increasing Adoption with Technology Solutions written by Susan Lambreth and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-29 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even with the anticipated continued evolution of tools, implementing LPM provides significant return on investment to law departments and law firms now. In order to take advantage of competitive differentiation and to begin to harness improvement in costs and efficiency, the following booklet provides you with a snapshot of some of the available tools that can help you implement and achieve success with your LPM program.

Download or read book Law for Project Managers written by David Wright and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Projects can often be extremely complex processes involving various teams from client organisations, contractors and sub-contractors. Making sure you don't fall foul of the law may not be uppermost in the project manager's mind, but it is vital you understand the basics to prevent any costly legal hiccups and repercussions during the process. Law for Project Managers provides an easily understandable and practical guide to the laws of contract, liability, intellectual property and so on, entirely from the perspective of the project manager. It will enable you to approach projects forewarned and forearmed, able to avoid potential legal problems altogether. The book covers everything from intellectual property disputes with the client organisation about who actually 'owns' the outcome, to confusion arising during an international project from the different legal systems and their approach to contracts and health and safety problems in the management of contractors. Most importantly, it explains everything in very straightforward terms; legal jargon is either avoided altogether or defined with its relevance to the project manager explained. It is also written to help you find and brief legal professionals and, should it come to it, resolve disputes. For example, what are the various dispute resolution options open to you and which ones involve recourse to law? David Wright provides clear, readable and expert advice on this and many other important legal matters for the project manager.

Download or read book Legal Project Management in One Hour for Lawyers written by Pamela H. Woldow and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legal clients are responding to today's unprecedented financial pressures by demanding better predictability, cost-effectiveness and communication from their outside legal service providers. They give their business to those who can manage legal work efficiently--and take it away from those who can't or won't. Legal Project Management in One Hour for Lawyers provides any attorney with practical skills and methods for improving efficiency, keeping budgets under control, building strong working relationships with clients, and maximizing profitability.

Download or read book Legal Project Management written by Therese Linton and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legal Project Management combines expertise in project management with practical experience to provide a pared back project management framework specifically tailored to legal practice. It combines real world experience with practical applied tools and techniques that are equally applicable to in-house and external counsel, as well as all legal practice areas. This unique book is set out so the reader can obtain an overall appreciation of the skills of legal project management and then dip back in to chapters which specialise in certain aspects of legal project management including - legal project management fundamentals; Matter Scoping; Matter Scheduling;. Matter Planning; Matter Costing; Matter Resourcing. Matter Quality; Matter Risk Management; Matter Monitoring & Controlling; Matter Closing. Special features include checklists, tips from practice, templates and examples developed with clients. obtain an overall appreciation of the skills of legal project management dip into chapters which specialise in certain aspects of legal project management apply checklists and specific tools and techniques that have been developed through practice

Download or read book Using Legal Project Management in Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions written by Byron S. Kalogerou and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To meet the increasing demands for transparency and efficiency in the deal process and predictability of legal costs in M&A, this new guidebook contains tools to help M&A lawyers streamline and manage transactions, without overlooking important matters or compromising the quality of their legal services. Complete with practical guidance from veteran M&A practitioners, this valuable resource outlines each step of the M&A process, from "Pre-Deal," "Deal," to "Post-Closing," offering insight to help deal lawyers effectively scope, plan, manage, and execute M&A deals. It contains downloadable checklists, forms, and tools that lawyers can customize to implement legal project management in their M&A practice.

Download or read book Project Management in Electronic Discovery written by Michael I. Quartararo and published by Michael I. Quartararo and Ediscoverypm.com. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a rapidly evolving legal environment, law firms, corporations, and service providers need to redefine theway discovery projects are managed. Project Management in Electronic Discovery merges principles ofproject management and best practices in electronic discovery, providing a pathway to efficient, client-orientedservices and quality deliverables-at scope, on time, and within budget. This practice guide isa perfect reference for attorneys, paralegals, and litigation support professionals. Project Management in Electronic Discovery also includes useful forms and templates. Experiencedpractitioners and aspiring project managers alike can use these materials to plan and execute an electronicdiscovery project. Among the forms included are: Project Charter Project Management Plan Proposed Discovery Plan IT Infrastructure Questionnaire Custodian Interview Form Collection Specification Collection Log Chain of Custody Processing Specification "

Download or read book Remaking Law Firms written by George Beaton and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides examples of innovative and successful business models from remade law firms to inspire change that goes beyond thinking and planning, and leads straight to implementing change and better client service.

Download or read book Large Scale Construction Project Management written by Yan Tan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A majority of large-scale construction and major infrastructure projects are funded by public funds from taxpayers. However, these projects are often subject to severe delays and cost overruns. Large-Scale Construction Project Management: Understanding Legal and Contract Requirements introduces integrated approaches to project management and control mechanisms to effectively manage large-scale construction projects. It explains the contractual requirements and associated legal principles under the latest edition of the leading standard forms of contracts, including FIDIC 2017, NEC4, and JCT 2016. It explains integrated project governance regarding time, cost, risk, change, contract management, and more. Further, it discusses the legal issues of scheduling delays and disruptions regarding the Delay and Disruption Protocol (Society of Construction Law) as well as Forensic Schedule Analysis guidance (American Association of Cost Engineering). Features: Provides strategies to effectively resolve disputes during construction projects Examines Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) and Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA) Introduces the most recent software and techniques used in managing large-scale construction projects This book serves as a useful resource for project control and management professionals, researchers in construction management and project management, and students in building construction management and project management.

Download or read book Ethics and Project Management written by PMP, Ralph L. Kliem and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-10-14 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for project managers who may encounter ethical dilemmas, this book considers typical and atypical ethical issues that may occur in each phase of the project life cycle. Exploring the consequences of those issues and challenges on project performance, it examines the contents of the Project Management Institute's code of ethics. The text covers key laws and regulations and explains how to: balance the right level of control, promote progress of projects, and ensure lapses in ethical behavior are not encouraged or permitted.

Download or read book The Project Management Answer Book written by Jeff Furman PMP and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If it's essential to project management... it's in here! The first edition of The Project Management Answer Book addressed all the key principles of project management that every project manager needs to know. With a new chapter on scrum agile, updates throughout, and many new PMP® test tips, this new edition builds on that solid foundation. The structure of this update maps closely to the PMBOK® Guide, Fifth Edition, and is designed to assist anyone studying for the PMP® and other certification exams. Helpful sections cover: • Networking and social media tips for PMs, including the best professional organizations, virtual groups, and podcast resources • The formulas PMs need to know, plus a template to help certification candidates prepare and self-test for their exams • Quick study sheet for the processes covered on the PMP® exam • Key changes in PMBOK® Guide, Fifth Edition, for readers familiar with earlier versions who want “the skinny” on the new version. PMs at every level will find real gold in the information nuggets provided in this new edition. Those new to project management will find the comprehensive coverage and the depth of the answers especially valuable, and will like the easy-to-read style and Q&A format. For experienced managers looking for new tools and skills to help them pass their PMP® or other certification exams, this is a must-have resource.

Download or read book Law Firm Accounting and Financial Management written by John P. Quinn and published by Law Journal Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers topics such as: fundamentals of law firm financial information, with easy-to-understand examples of the data involved and financial management concepts.

Download or read book Green Project Management written by Richard Maltzman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of PMI's 2011 David I. Cleland Project Management Literature AwardDetailing cutting-edge green techniques and methods, this book teaches project managers how to maximize resources and get the most out of limited budgets. It supplies proven techniques and best practices in green project management, including risk and opportunity assessments.

Download or read book Legal Project Management Quick Reference Guide written by Jim Hassett and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lean Six Sigma for Law Firms written by Catherine Alman MacDonagh and published by Globe Law and Business Limited. This book was released on 2014 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first report of its kind to provide in-depth strategic and tactical guidance on the application of Lean and Six Sigma in law firms