Managing Bankruptcy Conflicts
As I create educational content for an online learning management system which InOutsource is developing for law firm risk and conflicts staff, I thought I’d take a moment to share my thoughts on one of the most complicated conflicts conundrums firms frequently face: managing bankruptcy conflicts. Enter Your Email to Download:
Interview: In Discussion with A Law Firm Risk Expert
In this interview with Accuity, Max Welsh explores critical law firm risk issues including: strategies for making the case to invest in risk management, training and developing conflicts staff, and navigating Outside Counsel Guidelines.
Case Study: New Business Intake and Beyond — Confidently Migrating Complex Workflows to the Cloud
When it came time to migrate its business acceptance software to the cloud, Baker Botts turned to InOutsource to execute. Read the complete case study about the firm’s Intapp OnePlace for Risk implementation.
Interview (ii3/ILTA) — Eric Mosca on Getting the Most from Your Consultants
In this interview with Eric Mosca, we talk about it from the consultancy’s point of view. He suggests three best practices that will dramatically increase project chances of success.
Rethinking Conflicts — Leveraging Risk Management Insights Within the Firm
Even as firms embrace advanced conflicts software, they have been much slower to adapt their staffing approach and processes to a more centralized conflicts clearance model, exposing them to unnecessary risks and inefficiencies. There are many reasons for this organizational stasis, including challenges in making the business case to lawyers who may be reluctant to change the way the firm clears conflicts.
Don’t Overlook Training For Conflicts Of Interest
How does a commitment to internal education help protect a law firm from risk? Read Eric Mosca’s recent article “Don’t Overlook Training for Conflicts of Interest” in Law Practice Today to find out.
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Business Process Management and Law Firms
by Zachary Beauchemin and Alisha DiGiandomenico Though traditionally considered laggards when adopting new technology, law firms have recently started to explore new tricks to fortify performance across their organizations. While this evolution is critical to a firm’s survival, it’s important that firm administrators understand that substantive improvements are only possible through multi-directional change. Some firms […]
Lawyers Should Negotiate Outside Counsel Guidelines
Originally published in ABA Law Practice Today, this article looks at three of the most problematic types of provisions found in OCGs, and ways to negotiate amendments to satisfy a firm’s business needs and risk management concerns. Enter Your Email to Download:
The Business of Avoiding Business Conflicts
Law firms have always been cognizant of the business conflicts that can arise when taking on new work. Business conflicts can be described as relationships or knowledge which, while not violating professional responsibility rules, can affect a lawyer’s or law firm’s ability to be a zealous advocate for a client Business conflicts can present as […]
How a Lack of Data Integrity Can Undermine New Business Intake- And How to Combat It
Originally published in Law Practice Today, this article explores the how law firm data integrity and integration issues impact new business intake and conflicts management — and the steps firms can take to improve the their data landscape, including data quality, comprehensiveness and integration. Enter Your Email to Download: