How to build a legal operations function
Does your legal department operate in the best way possible? That is the question fueling the impressive rise of the legal operations function in legal departments around the world.
With a better understanding of how technology can optimise your legal operations, we highlight the main types of technology that can help your legal department so that you are better equipped to select the right fit for your needs.
The rise of the legal operations function
In order to find out how legal departments are meeting legal operations challenges and what their perspective is on legal operations, Wolters Kluwer carried out a survey among more than 110 legal departments in the U.K. and the Netherlands.
What is legal operations and what are the benefits?
In a perfect world, legal departments would deliver high-quality results at lower costs while focusing on high-value work. In reality, in-house lawyers have a lot on their plates and have to make do with limited resources. Over the past few years, legal departments have realised that legal operations (also known as “legal ops”) could be the missing puzzle piece.
The increasing importance of legal operations to legal departments
The range of duties of the general counsel is becoming increasingly extensive. In addition to managing risks or contract management, corporate lawyers are asked to pay attention to implementing technology, determining strategy and data analysis. In other words, the optimal functioning of the legal department.
Software solutions to help with Legal Operations
Legisway
Legisway is an all-in-one legal management software that is designed to empower legal departments to drive digital transformation and lead the legal operations initiatives of their organisation. Learn how you can mitigate legal risks proactively and provide better reporting to the Board to make informed decisions thanks to Legisway.
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