Like all organizations, in-house legal teams are on a mission: balancing cost-effectiveness with operational efficiency while aligning with the organization’s larger efforts. There are several ways to do this. In October, we explored one: setting goals and measurement metrics. Now, let’s take a look at another: building a high-performing legal operations team.
We all talk about running corporate legal departments as “businesses within the business,” but that’s difficult to achieve without a legal operations team that understands the nuances and needs of the organization. The legal operations function bridges the gap between the law department and the rest of the organization and serves as a crucial advocate for the legal team. Legal operations professionals understand the larger corporate picture and how to push the legal department toward a true business focus that will yield financial dividends and help advance their organizations.
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