The Lawyer's Guide to Legal Process Improvement

Author: Catherine Alman MacDonagh
Publisher: Ark Group
ISBN: 9781783581795
Published In: January 2015
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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This report is designed as a practical guide to help you and your firm get to grips with process improvement techniques, and to understand their core benefits and practical applications in a legal environment. With contributions from leading law firms, consultants, and internationally renowned experts on legal process improvement and project management, this report:

Provides in-depth, strategic, and tactical guidance on the application of process improvement in law firms;
Outlines the different approaches firms are taking, and includes case studies highlighting what the results have been for those who have already adopted process improvement techniques;
Includes practical guidance on implementing process improvement – from gaining buy-in through to process mapping and devising different strategies; and
Explains the relationship between legal process improvement and related disciplines and key methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma, project management, and KM.

Chapter 1: The case for process improvement: A Lean Six Sigma perspective

Chapter 2: Dissecting processes: How to create a legal process improvement program

Chapter 3: Mastering complexity: Current and future tools for legal process optimization

Chapter 4: Building a simple process map of your organization

Chapter 5: 5S

Chapter 6: DMAIC: The framework

Chapter 7: Creating valuable knowledge in the firm through legal project management

Chapter 8: A simple legal project management framework

Chapter 9: Linking project management to pricing strategy

Chapter 10: How KM staff can help drive successful legal project management initiatives

Chapter 11: Rethinking workflows: Re-engineering case management processes

Chapter 12: Why deliver services online?