Legal Project Management: Control Costs, Meet Schedules, Manage Risks, and Maintain Sanity
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (839 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1449928641 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 364 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Meet business as well as legal needs. He shares the lessons of decades of managing and mentoring teams that attained outstanding outcomes. Levy, a leading expert in the field, writes with clarity and insight gained from his 35 years of business, project, and legal experience. Rather, it's designed for the specific world of legal professionals. Now get it all under control with Legal Project Management.. It respects the way attorneys work, enhancing their success by playing to their strengths. Be predictable. Finish on time, they plead. Legal budgets are shrinking. Do more with less. Reduce project risk. Steven B. Clients call for cost control. The emerging field of Legal Project Management offers a powerful new approach. Best of all, it's easily mastered by attorneys because it's based on tasks they're already doing. As described in this groundbreaking book, Legal Project Management is not an alien discipline, full of jargon and process overhead. Legal Project Management is the essential guide to the subject, with topics arranged so you can easily find the material you need when you need it most. Need to make better decisions and provide accurate information about cost, deadlines, and risks? You need Legal Project Management. Trying to control legal costs? Whether you're in a law firm or in-house, it's time to take advantage of Legal Project Management. Overw
Also in his 17 years at Microsoft, he was a Principal Consultant in Microsoft Consulting Services, managed development of Microsoft's largest IT systems, and led multiple Microsoft product groups. . Before Microsoft, he spent 15 years developing commercial software, consulting, and managing projects in a variety of fields. He headed the
About the Author Steven Levy is a technologist and project manager turned businessperson who helps the legal world deliver increased value to clients. He also led two industry task forces, served on the LEDES committee, and founded a corporate-law roundtable. He is a highly requested speaker and seminar leader, and he writes regularly on legal topics. He currently heads Lexician/Steven Levy and Associates. He headed the legal technology department at Microsoft for many years, driving innovation and efficiency into one of the largest corporate law departments. Also in his 17 years at Microsoft, he was a Principal Consultant in Microsoft Consulting Services, managed development of Microsoft's largest IT systems, and led multiple Microsoft product groups. . Before Microsoft, he spent 1
"Pragmatic and kept things simple" according to G. Baltazar. This book is easy to read and describes legal project management in practical terms. It recognizes current issues and challenges in the legal industry including increasing demand of clients for alternative pricing arrangements and additional value for fees.. "Complete Waste of Money" according to Mars J.. This has to be the single most useless and uninformative book on any subject I have ever had the misfortune to read. It contains little to no substance at all on the subject of Legal Project Management. It's truly just a collection of trite statements with no meaning and useless, . Matoskan said Practical and Immediately Applicable Project Management Advice for Legal Professionals. This book is a life-saver for the "accidental project manager" in a law firm or legal department and a relief for any legal professional who has found traditional project management methodologies overly cumbersome for legal practice. Many of us who style ourselves as legal project