These unprecedented events. This uncertain time. The new normal. They are tired phrases by now, but the clichés ring true: We are working in a new reality. As we have discussed, Legal Departments now...
It’s not your imagination: Everything is harder right now. Workloads are up. In a global survey by Morrison Foerster, 63 percent of general counsel said their Legal Department is busier now. Work...
The myriad moving pieces of any legal project – who’s doing what, when, what’s next – are hard enough before COVID-19 led to lock-down orders worldwide. Now lawyers are scrambling to work from...
Nearly half of in-house lawyers feel stressed either most or all of the time, according to research from Law360. Stressors in the profession are myriad, to be sure, but for many Legal Departments,...
The coronavirus has the world on high alert: Headlines are rife with event cancellations, school closings and quarantines. Some corporations have shuttered offices, among them KKR & Co. in London;...
Megan Isaacson, Legal Operations Manager at Syneos Health, needed a saner approach to Legal Intake & Triage. She wanted to save her lawyers administrative time and hassle while improving service and...
This series explores the ins and outs of Legal Intake & Triage – and how a few adjustments to the process can improve your operations, service and morale. In today’s installment, learn three simple...
This series explores the ins and outs of Legal Intake & Triage – and how a few adjustments to the process can improve your operations, service and morale. Today’s topic: Client communication. How...
It may not be the stuff of compelling legal thrillers, but intake and triage truly is a paramount concern for Legal Departments: Done wrong, it can lead to fumbled projects, duplicated efforts and/or...
Richard Conway, Deputy Group General Counsel at Coca-Cola Amatil needed a way to capture the team’s “full universe of matters.” This would ensure accuracy in reporting to business units and company...
Reporting should be more than a necessary evil: It’s an opportunity to connect with your Legal Department’s stakeholders and share critical information. This series will address the art and science...
Reporting should be more than a necessary evil: It’s an opportunity to connect with your Legal Department’s stakeholders and share critical information. This series will address the art and science...
Xakia Receives Great User Experience Award for Legal Case Management Category from Reputable SaaS Review Platform Xakia is honored to have recently received CompareCamp’s Great User Experience Award...
Reporting should be more than a necessary evil: It’s an opportunity to connect with your Legal Department’s stakeholders and share critical information. This series will address the art and science...
Reporting should be more than a necessary evil: It’s an opportunity to connect with your Legal Department’s stakeholders and share critical information. This series will address the art and science...
Legal Data Analytics Fundamentals, Part 4: The Why. This is the final instalment in our blog series designed to make the concept of “legal data analytics” less intimidating for Legal Departments....
Analytics Anxiety? Here's the truth - and a guide. Data and metrics can be overwhelming. We’re here to help: The Xakia team has created a field guide to make legal data analytics accessible for Legal...
Legal Data Analytics Fundamentals, Part 3: The When. We recognize that the phrase “legal data analytics” can be intimidating for Legal Departments, and we understand. In this four-part series, we...
Legal Data Analytics Fundamentals, Part 2: The What. We recognize that the phrase “legal data analytics” can be intimidating for Legal Departments, and we understand. In this four-part series, we...
Whether you are a small in-house Legal Department, or you are managing a large team - optimising a Legal Department begins with having visibility and control over your individual and collective...
Legal Data Analytics Fundamentals, Part 1: The Who. We recognize that the phrase “legal data analytics” can be intimidating for Legal Departments, and we understand: If your team relies on emails...
Legal Departments are so often buried in work that it’s hard, if not impossible, to pause and contemplate strategic projects. However, without a strategic plan, your Legal Department will be trapped...
The trend is clear. A 2017 Mahlab report found 89 percent of general counsel say their senior executive leaders see them as ‘trusted advisors’. As management asks general counsel to safeguard bottom...
Nearly half of corporate Legal Departments are working without a formal plan, according to Xakia’s Legal Operations Health Check. This survey polled in-house lawyers and legal operations personnel on...
You put in the work. You talked to your stakeholders, met with your team and completed a Legal Department Strategic Plan. The hard part’s done, right? Not necessarily. According to Harvard Business...
"Legal departments need help, but hopes for additional personnel are largely pipe dreams. That leaves technology as the key—but organisations shouldn’t rush in blindly." The Australian Corporate...
The new year is just weeks away – and for the more than 70 percent of companies whose fiscal year follows the calendar year, it’s a new beginning in more ways than one. If you’re among the half of...
"International tech firm with Kansas City roots transforms storage, analysis, and application of critical legal information for in-house counsel." Xakia's Senior VP, USA, Anne Post, recently sat...
Over half of Legal Departments lack clear view of spending There was a time when legal teams had some wiggle room with budgets — their costs to some extent could vary with the issues that arose. But...
More money, more problems? For small Legal Departments, the opposite may be true: While their budgets may have fewer zeroes than their larger counterparts, the pressure to deliver with fewer people...
Lurking in every Legal Department budget is a giant uncertainty: the outside counsel spend. According to Altman Weil’s Chief Legal Officer Survey, law firms account for 49.3 percent of legal budgets...
The unpredictability of legal activity has been the top reason in-house teams struggle to accurately predict legal spend. But, this is changing, especially with the rise of legal operations. Legal...
Are you planning to build LegalTech infrastructure for your department? Xakia is excited to bring you an inside look at the approach to LegalTech initiatives adopted by the in-house legal team at...
Create a Legal Technology Roadmap in Three Steps This white paper includes: Why you should have a technology roadmap How to define the composition of your road map How to build your...
On its face, ROI seems pretty straightforward – a basic math equation that determines the ratio between an investment’s profit and its cost. But with legal technology, this can get a little nebulous:...
Since Xakia launched the Legal Operations Health Check, in-house counsel on five continents have completed the online assessment. Two months later, their responses provide a quantitative look at the...
Most legal departments will invest in new technology projects this year – but a significant portion of those might be doomed to fail. Indeed, as Forbes reported, 25 percent of technology projects...
The LegalTech revolution seems to favor larger departments – though it’s teams of 10 lawyers or fewer who stand to benefit the most from the time savings it promises. On average, 57.6 percent of law...
In-House LegalTech: 10 Questions to Ask Before You Go to the CIO When it comes to implementing your legal tech roadmap, the Information Technology Department is a key ally: It can supply funding,...
How do you ensure your legal and company information is kept securely, and appropriate measures are taken to protect against data loss? This 8-point checklist will ensure you can get some immediate...
Looking back on the industrial revolution, legend has it that automobile magnate Henry Ford once opined, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” In this...
If you’re like Team Xakia, you left the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium’s 2018 Institute with a head full of ideas. Now that you’ve returned, rested and rehydrated – and jumped back into the...
Feats, Failures and the Critical Conversation You’re Not Having Since we launched Xakia’s Legal Operations Health Check earlier this month, we’ve enjoyed studying the responses and patterns from the...
The study of legal operations is nothing if not comprehensive: The Corporate Legal Consortium charts 12 core competencies, and the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Legal Operations Maturity Model...
Who should receive them? What to include? How do they help your team? Access this webinar to learn: How to craft meaningful reports for three audiences: Legal Department and its leadership team ...
How Data Can Align Your Department with Business Goals Companies that include the legal function in corporate strategy can achieve long-term competitive advantage and even higher stock market...
Small Law Dept? Get Started in Legal Ops. Much of the conversation about legal operations centers on mega corporations. Members of the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium, for instance, have a...
A recent survey by the Association of Corporate Counsel asked in-house lawyers a simple question: “Is your department spend within budget?” While 54 percent said yes, 37 percent said no, and perhaps...
This white paper is suitable for companies of any size to begin implementing successful corporate legal operations initiatives in four simple steps. ...
Legal operations is based on the honorable goal of optimizing legal services delivery. Some of the more left-brained among us may be passionate about efficiency for efficiency’s sake. But there are...
The only thing we enjoy more than a “ripped from the headlines” television drama? True stories of legal departments harnessing the power of data to drive efficiency. (We really love what we do, we...
The new year brings a prime opportunity to pursue positive change. And while we can’t deliver washboard abs or freedom from junk food, Xakia can fulfill more meaningful resolutions: Our software can...
The ‘GC Tips and Tricks’ series offers practical pointers for corporate counsel based on the experience of GCs and other senior in-house lawyers. Each edition focuses on a key issue, providing...
At the ACC Conference in Washington DC in October, there was no fewer than 19 sessions with ‘innovation’ themed content. Xakia took a booth. “Hello,” I would call out to the passers-by (later I...
Much of the commentary on disruption of the legal profession focuses on the uncertain future for law firms and the power of clients to drive and benefit from that disruption. This disruption is most...
Commentary regarding the need for legal teams to demonstrate their value has been plentiful. In this article, we consider what the ‘value’ added by a corporate legal team looks like, and how is it...
The concept of collecting legal team data is increasingly capturing the attention of General Counsel and Heads of legal, and deservedly so given the benefits it can yield. Yet the concept of data...
Xakia does matter! Xakia had its new matter management software on display last week at the ACC / ACLA National Conference 2016 and enjoyed a fabulous reception from in-house corporate legal teams....
Capturing data about a corporate legal function for the purposes of team productivity is a topic of growing interest amongst the in-house legal community. In a series of blog posts we consider how...
Our infographic shows how Xakia can help you and your corporate legal team to be in control and automate administrative tasks whilst driving improved efficiency in legal output. Use the right tools,...
