Download or read book Project Management for Lawyers written by Barbara J. Boake and published by Ark Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adopt a structured approach to planning, pricing and managing legal work that will boost profitability and deliver superior value to your clients.
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 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 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 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 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 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 The Small Firm Roadmap written by Sam Glover and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let's be honest, traditional small firm law practice is not working very well. Too many small firm lawyers struggle to make ends meet, get clients, meet clients' expectations, or they wrestle with mental health issues or substance abuse. Meanwhile, there is a huge gap between those who need legal help and those who can get it. But it doesn't have to be that way. We can build better firms, be more effective with our clients, enjoy better health and a greater sense of fulfillment, and make a bigger impact on our communities. With the client-centric law firm management model in The Small Firm Roadmap, you'll see that getting started is easier than you think. The team from Lawyerist.com-Aaron Street, Sam Glover, Stephanie Everett, and Marshall Lichty-will help you gain clarity around your career and firm goals and identify successful strategies for starting, managing, and growing a thriving future-oriented law firm. If you're ready to do great work that supports a great life, this book is for you.
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 Evernote as a Law Practice Tool written by Heidi S. Alexander and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication will provide legal professionals with guidance on how to set up, use, and collaborate with Evernote.
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 The Power of Legal Project Management written by Susan Raridon Lambreth and published by . This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Project Management written by Stephen Hartley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-25 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organisations increasingly look to project management to deal with short timeframes, tight budgets, changing requirements and risk management in everyday operations, as well as for major strategic projects. Project management knowledge and skills are now essential for professionals just about everywhere, from teachers, social workers and lawyers, to engineers, builders and accountants. Stephen Hartley's Project Management is based on the recognised global standard for project management, the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), and it incorporates aspects of Agile, PRINCE2, Lean and other popular methodologies. It offers a thorough overview of the principles of project management, combined with tools and guidelines to manage projects of all sizes, from inception to evaluation. Written in an accessible and engaging style, Stephen Hartley's widely used text has been fully revised and updated. It focuses on shared responsibility, transparent documentation, reporting achievement over activity, and continuous improvement. It is illustrated with examples and case studies, and accompanied by a suite of downloadable templates and tools. 'Stephen Hartley is without doubt Australia's leading authority on project management. This book is the bible for any current or future project manager.' - Dr Tim Baker, author of The End of the Performance Review
Download or read book Gods at War written by Steven M. Davidoff and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-28 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging exploration of modern-day deals and deal-making Gods at War details the recent deals and events that have forever changed the world of billion-dollar deal-making. This book is a whirlwind tour of the players determining the destiny of corporate America, including the government, private equity, strategic buyers, hedge funds, and sovereign wealth funds. It not only examines many of the game-changing takeover events that have occurred in the past years, but also puts them into context and exposes what is really going on behind the scenes on Wall Street. Gods at War completely covers the strategic issues that guide the modern-day deal, and since they unfold under the shadow of the law, it also focuses on the legal aspects of deal-making and takeovers. Each chapter unfolds through the lens of a recent transaction, from the battle between Yahoo! and Microsoft to the United Rental/Cerberus dispute Provides in-depth explanations and analysis of the events and actors that have shaped this fast-moving field Examines the federal government's regulation by deal approach to saving the financial system and explains the government's biggest "deals", including its bail-outs of AIG, Bank of America, and Citigroup Filled with in-depth insights that will enhance your understanding of this field, Gods at War offers an engaging look at deals and deal-makers in the context of recent historical events. It's a book for those who want to understand deals, takeovers, and the people and institutions who shape our world.
Download or read book Project Management Leadership written by Rory Burke and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project Management Leadership is a comprehensive guide to the human factors involved in Project Management, in particular the leadership skills required to ensure successful implementation of current best practice. It provides the latest insights on team building, motivation, collaboration, and networking skills, and the way these can be harnessed to manage a successful project. Exercises and worked examples are provided throughout.
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:
