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The power of legal project management : a practical handbook / Susan Raridon Lambreth, David A. Rueff, Jr.

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Main Authors: Lambreth, Susan Raridon (Author), Rueff, David A., Jr (Author)
Format: Software Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : American Bar Association, Law Practice Division, [2014]
Subjects:
Project management > United States.
Law offices > United States.
Practice of law > Economic aspects > United States.
Lawyers > Fees > United States.
Attorney and client > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • THE NEED FOR A SOLUTION: Current trends driving project management
  • A short history of hourly billing by lawyers
  • Introduction to legal project management
  • IMPLEMENTING LEGAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Engaging with the client
  • Planning the matter
  • Budgeting for the matter
  • From budgeting to pricing the matter
  • Executing the matter
  • Communication management
  • Evaluating and closing the matter
  • CONSIDERATIONS FOR LAWYERS IMPLEMENTING LPM: Satisfying ethical considerations and obligations through legal project management
  • Lawyer personality traits and legal project management roles
  • Using legal project management for competitive advantage
  • The relationship between process improvement and legal project management.
  • CONSIDERATIONS FOR ORGANIZATIONS IMPLEMENTING LPM: The role of knowledge management in legal project management
  • Aligning compensation to support legal project management
  • Establishing a project management function in your legal organization
  • Introduction to traditional and alternative project management methods
  • Conclusion
  • APPENDICES: Appendix 1. Case studies in implementing LPM
  • Appendix 2. Project management information system tools for LPM
  • Appendix 3. Legal project management templates and forms
  • Appendix 4. Job descriptions for legal project management positions
  • Appendix 5. Summary of PMBOK project management process.

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