Maybe all of the above – and more. So writes Zena Applebaum, national director of market insights & engagement for legal, tax & accounting at Thomson Reuters, in a guest post at 3 Geeks and a Law Blog, in which she recounts her recent turn on the Clubhouse stage.
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Now in Aisle 3: A More Efficient Legal Department
Walmart’s Alan Bryan, recipient of the ACC Legal Ops Professional of the Year Award, discusses the evolution of his company’s legal operations and procurement functions.
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Crafting the Right Fee Arrangements: The results and value of work should take precedence over time spent
Susan Hackett is a law practice management and legal operations consultant; she founded her firm, Legal Executive Leadership, LLC, after serving for more than two decades as the general counsel of the Association of Corporate Counsel. One of her best known initiatives at ACC continues to occupy her in her current practice: promoting the use of value-based or alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) to make costs more predictable, transparent and aligned with the value of the legal services provided – for both firms and clients. Her remarks have been edited for length and style.
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