Legal Project Management - A Strategic Initiative That Can Reduce Costs and Improve the Quality of Legal Services for Legal Transactions and Dispute Resolution

Project management, used ubiquitously throughout the business world, can help law firms meet their clients' needs and expectations for more cost-effective and time-efficient legal services - Full Article

Legal Project Management - Developing and Managing the Scope of Work, Schedule, Budget and Communications for Legal Transactions and Dispute Resolution

Developing and managing the scope, schedule, budget and communications for legal matters is equally as important as executing the work itself in terms of meeting the needs and expectations of the client for cost-effective and time-efficient services - Full Article

Legal Project Management - Some Questions for Law Firms to Consider in Incorporating Project Management Into Legal Transactions and Dispute Resolution

Assessing the need for a project management function within a law firm, using in-house personnel or outside consultants, handling the costs, and determining the metrics for successful project management are some of the factors law firms should consider - Full Article

Legal Project Management - A Sampler of Tools & Techniques for Planning, Budgeting, Scheduling and Risk Analysis

Cost-effective and time-efficient management of any legal matter requires the use of appropriate tools and techniques that facilitate the development, monitoring and control of the scope of work, budget, and schedule. (Exhibits in this publication are formatted for 11"x17" printout) - Full Article

The Flexibility of Mediation as a Tool for Resolving Patent Disputes - Successful Mediations Don't Necessarily End in Settlements

The mediation process provides a degree of openness, flexibility, and confidentiality that makes it an extremely powerful and valuable tool for resolving technically and legally complex patent disputes - Full Article

Use of Experts in Dispute Resolution
Advocate experts and neutral experts can make a substantive contribution toward a successful outcome of a dispute - Full Article

Cost Allocations - Apportioning Environmental Response Costs Among Multiple Parties for the Cleanup of Contaminated Property
U.S. environmental laws, case law, and policy and guidance provide an excellent framework applicable for any environmentally-contaminated property where apportionment of response costs is an issue - Full Article

Decision Analysis Using Decision Tree Modeling
Computerized decision tree analysis can provide an objective and flexible tool for decision making in legal disputes and transactions - Full Article

Spreadsheets as a Tool in Legal Transactions & Disputes
Spreadsheets can be a useful tool for manipulating, analyzing and summarizing information in legal transactions and disputes - Full Article