RFP for Outside Counsel – Basic Elements Every RFP for outside counsel contains some basic elements, as follows: Description of services (what your company needs). Desired pricing format (fixed, time & expense, contingent, hybrid, etc. and…
By James J. Stapleton, Managing Principal of LEAP Legal Here’s how law firms want you to engage in selecting a new law firm. They want you to: 1) Be exposed to their firm in a variety…
By James J. Stapleton, Managing Principal of LEAP Legal Like many people who work on behalf of in-house legal departments, I started my career with major law firms. Over the past decade, I was responsible…
Some wise words from Canada: Law departments across Canada should see themselves, and be seen company-wide, as integral parts of their corporate clients’ businesses. As in-house counsel, we can provide much more value if we’re…
Whether you are a GC or a rank and file in-house counsel, you should be concerned with legal department productivity: Efficiency is about doing things right, but productivity is about doing the right things, according…
“Churn that bill, baby!” … a phrase that you do not want to hear being exchanged in internal emails of your outside counsel: It all began with a corporate bankruptcy case. Retained by energy entrepreneur…
How many psychopathic lawyers are in your law department? Are they all around you? Maybe it is time for an internal poll: CEOs and lawyers are among the professions with the most psychopaths—evidence that psychopathic…
Who wouldn’t want to free up some time to focus on strategic matters? It’s time to train your clients! Legal departments overwhelmed by the tasks brought to them by their business clients may want to…
Firing outside counsel – why do General Counsel do it? A recent survey sheds some light on the topic: Thirty percent of surveyed general counsel dropped at least one of their law firms last year,…
Coaching tips for in-house counsel – another excellent piece from LeadingInhouse: How is it that some in-house counsel have strong relationships with their corporate clients, peers, and bosses, while others don’t? Why do opportunities seem…