Lawyer's Guide to Legal Process Improvement

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; andExplains the relationship between legal process improvement and related disciplines and key methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma, project management, and KM.