Outside Counsel Guidelines: Reduce Billing Errors, Save Time & Enhance Relationships
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February 07, 2023 at 03:14 PM
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There is a problem in corporate legal departments with transparency over outside counsel legal spend. Billing errors and expense violations spurred by a lack of time and resources for oversight are preventing legal leaders from effectively controlling legal spend. Having an effective Outside Counsel Guidelines (OCG) process and a team to monitor compliance allows your in-house team to save money on law firm bills and time by outsourcing administrative functions.
Join this webcast to learn exactly what OCGs are, how they can help control legal spend, and how to build an effective OCG process. Topics will cover:
- The importance of implementing and enforcing OCGs
- The most common legal billing issues and how to prevent them
- How outsourcing OCG compliance allows legal departments to focus solely on legal matters
Speakers:
Virginia Griffith, JD | Vice President of Business Development | LegalBillReview.com
Virginia Griffith is an attorney with 20 years in the legal profession, having previously worked with ALM Media, LLC and Thomson Reuters working closely with corporate legal departments in support of their legal operations and regulatory programs.
Brenda Hansen| Senior Legal Operations Consultant | Epiq
Brenda Hansen joined Epiq with more than 20 years of experience in the legal industry. She is known for her ability to partner with business leaders to identify gaps and produce solutions that generate new levels of efficiency and productivity.
Brenda's background includes both in-house and law firm administration experience. Prior to joining Epiq, Brenda was a Senior Advisor at Uplevel Ops, and most notably the Compliance and Legal Operations Lead for Biogen where she managed global operations. At Biogen, Brenda built a shared service center for administrative and operational effectiveness and drove a 10%+ legal spend savings through the creation of a legal sourcing RFI vendor management program. Prior to joining Biogen, Brenda worked for Jackson Lewis, LLP, where she directed daily operation and management of administrative, fiscal, and business-related activities for their Washington, DC region office. Brenda holds an MBA from D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University, and a BS in Legal Studies from Bay Path University. She is based in Boston.
Lourdes Fuentes | Founder & Chair | Karta Legal LLC; Partner and Law Firm CEO
Lourdes is a litigator with decades of experience in legal operations and practice management. In addition to her law degree, she is a certified Legal Project Manager and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. She founded Karta Legal to help legal departments and law firms revamp their legal processes by upskilling their legal professionals, improving their processes, and adopting innovative technology. Her client representation runs the gamut, from Fortune 100 companies to boutique litigation law firms.
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