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What Lupl Can Do to Improve Legal Knowledge Management
Did you know that only 14% of law firms believe that technology is driving efficiency and productivity to its full potential? Or that law firms currently invest just 1% of revenue on innovation projects?1 2 It’s no surprise, considering the challenges of implementing new tech in an industry that is known for being slow to…
Read MoreWhat is Legal Project Management?
All the way back in 2013 when I was working as a paralegal, the term legal project management (LPM) began to make waves in the US, and since then it’s slowly seeped its way into the wider legal world. Everyone’s heard of it, but few actually understand it. Is it just a new buzzword for…
Read MoreWhat You Don’t Know About Legal Matter Management in 2023
You work on matters every day — collaborating with your team, seeing what updates are coming in, talking to outside counsel and clients. You know all about the challenges involved in legal matter management and you know how it works. Right? Well, maybe not as much as you might think. How legal teams are managing…
Read MoreWhere Lupl Matters: Managing an International Regulatory Project
What is it? Regulatory frameworks are legal mechanisms that exist across most sectors and around the world. They are designed to control and monitor organizations and sectors in order to protect consumers, investors and the environment, among other things. Each jurisdiction has its own set of rules in line with its cultural and constitutional values,…
Read MoreWhat’s the Matter? How Matter Templates Can Work for You
What is a Matter Template & why are they valuable? Matter Templates, as the name suggests, are templates for your legal matters. They are the starting point. They contain all of the ingredients that make up a matter, such as tasks, documents, pins, (i.e., links to frequently used websites and reference material) and milestones (i.e.,…
Read MoreWhy is Law Firm Project Management still so hard in 2023?
In today’s ultra-competitive market, law firms are in a constant battle to provide superior service while cutting costs and boosting profit. It’s no surprise that legal project management has grown in importance. In an attempt to streamline and speed up processes, many law firms are looking to legal project managers to save the day. Organizations…
Read MoreWhere Lupl Matters… Corporate Due Diligence
What is it? Corporate Due Diligence (DD) takes place in the early stages of buying a company. It is led by the lawyers acting on behalf of the buyer of or investor in a company. The process involves an investigation into the target company by reviewing the legal, financial and commercial risks of the acquisition.…
Read MoreWhat You Didn’t Learn About Legal Project Management in Law School
Law school taught you a lot. But amid the lessons on black letter law and how to give legal advice, one thing was missing: how to use this knowledge to actually deliver solutions to your clients. Do you remember those modules on the best way to complete tasks? Or those seminars on how to price,…
Read More10 LPM Templates to Speed Up Client Delivery
As lawyers, legal project management is your bread and butter. It’s what you’re doing every day: gathering information, ticking off tasks, communicating with clients. And you’re not working on one matter at a time. You need to stay on top of multiple cases. And because it’s so fundamental to your business, it’s easy to pass…
Read MoreHow to Use Legal Tech to Establish Better Processes
Managing a law firm or legal department can be stressful, chaotic, and even overwhelming. A well-designed project management process helps to make things less challenging. According to an article published by JDSupra, “legal project management (LPM) plays a critical role in boosting law firm profitability and enhancing client relationships.” Now is a great time to…
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