About Xakia
Meet the team: Ari Dyball
Ari Dyball has been with Xakia since its very first day, has built the legal data analytics program and has vast knowledge about legal team...
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Legal Department
Five Rules to Drive Legal Department Turnaround Time
For business clients of an in-house Legal Dept., the single-most important metric is turnaround time. These five rules will help you improve velocity.
Legal Department
Best reports for small in-house legal teams
Small in-house legal teams can use reports and dashboards to create a culture of streamlined legal efficiency and delivery, despite limited resources.
Legal Department
Recap: Healthcare Law and Compliance Institute
In 2024, hospital and healthcare lawyers confront profound challenges necessitating a shift towards a more strategic approach.
Legal Tech
Do Small In-House Legal Teams Use A.I.?
A survey of 300 in-house legal teams of <10 ppl found only 14% are using AI tools for improved productivity and only 3% consider themselves mature...
Legal Tech
Do Small In-House Legal Teams Use Contract Management?
In a survey of 301 in-house legal teams of <10 people, almost two thirds were found to be using or procuring contract management for improved...
Legal Tech
LegalTech in Minutes, not Months
Xakia can be set up in minutes, giving you a simple, powerful and affordable matter management software.
Legal Tech
Legal Tech & Small Legal Teams: Are You Keeping Up?
Explore how legal tech empowers small legal teams with streamlined processes, improved collaboration, and enhanced productivity.
About Xakia
Meet the team: Deniz O'Ryan
Deniz O'Ryan has over 20 years of financial transaction experience and a passion for streamlining the customer experience. She is a Xakia superstar!
Legal Department
How Do You Measure Legal Department Performance?
What exactly is your Legal Department doing, and how does it correspond to the strategic direction of the business?
Legal Department
A Prioritization Framework for Legal Departments
How do you prioritize legal requests to ensure that your Legal Department is addressing its matter management needs in the most effective manner...
About Xakia
Meet the team: Yuchao Wu
Meet Yuchao - one of our amazing Tech Leads who oversees the development of some of Xakia's innovative matter management tools.
Legal Tech
In-House Legal Technology: Mind your Ps and Qs
2024 is around the corner and it's time for an end of year review! What have we accomplished and where are we going? For the industry, Xakia and more?
Legal Department
Consero General Counsel Forum 2023 Wrap-Up
We enjoyed two action-packed days working with legal leaders eager to connect with their peers and find solutions to thorny problems.
Contract Management
Simple, Powerful & Affordable Contract Software for Legal Teams
Contract management software starts by solving the headache of WHERE your contracts are, WHAT they include and what you must DO during their lifetime.
Legal Tech
Quick Matter Add
A legal matter management software that adds matters in less than 10 seconds? You'd love to see that!
Legal Department
Legal Intake: Your Secret Weapon for Onboarding and Retention
Before you hire new lawyers, there’s one important aspect to get right: Intake & Triage. Take these 3 steps to make legal intake a major employee...
Legal Tech
ACC Annual Meeting 2023: Free (Aussie) Chocolates, A Survival Guide For Lawyers & More
We had a great time at the ACC Annual Meeting in San Antonio with our snazzy yellow jackets! Here are some observations and key takeaways from the...
Legal Department
For A Happier In-House Team, Do This One Thing
Focus on an aspect of legal operations that's proven to bolster job satisfaction: workload distribution & communication. You can with a capacity...
Tips and Tricks
Hospital Legal Teams: 6 Pain Points Solved With An Action Plan
With relentless healthcare pressures, burnout is everywhere. Legal Departments are looking for a better path forward - an Action Plan can help!
About Xakia
Meet the Xakia team: Adrian Hofman
Our Tech Lead, Adrian has a passion for complex problem solving and working on innovative matter management solutions. Read on to find out more!
Legal Department
Eight reasons why visibility matters for in-house legal teams
Legal departments require clear visibility for effective work management. Here are 8 reasons why it is vital for in-house legal productivity.
Legal Department
World's first out-of-the-box in-house legal capacity dashboard
Your in-house legal team is drowning. How do you get a clear understanding of capacity to appropriately (and fairly) assign work? A capacity...
Legal Tech
Legal teams can save time with the Xakia Slack integration
For organizations who use Slack, legal teams will often receive legal requests through this channel. A matter management software integration is...
Legal Tech
Save Time, Work Smarter & Budget Constraints: Themes From IMLA
Municipal legal teams are looking for ways to better manage work and identify efficiency improvements. Here are some themes from IMLA 2023.
Legal Operations
A Saner Way To Work With Agile: Legal Department Pain Points Solved
Legal teams are constantly fire-fighting and there is often a disconnect with the wider business. Agile can address these pain points by focusing on...
Legal Department
Strategic Planning for Your In-House Legal Department
Shake the dread off this task by following 8 steps to conquer Legal Department strategic planning, including practical tips and insights from two...
Legal Department
The Problem with “Productivity”: A Better Way to Assess Your Legal Department
There's a major disconnect between executives and employees on how you define and measure productivity, but remove these obstacles, and a measure of...
Legal Budget
From Surprise Cuts to Overages: Hacks for In-House Legal Budgets
Whether you need to make cuts pronto, or you're over budget (again), here are some tips to help you quickly make sense of your legal budget.
Legal Operations
Lawyers live in their email inbox
Streamline legal operations through legal matter management software and Gmail without having to leave your email inbox!
Tips and Tricks
Hacks for the In-House Lawyer’s Most Precious Resource: Time
Some small tweaks to work habits can save you valuable time and resources. Here are some of our favorites – and most impactful – that focus on time.
Tips and Tricks
In-House Legal Workloads are Growing: Can Small Hacks Help?
Imagine if in-house lawyers could find more time and productivity with a few tweaks to work habits. You can - see these hacks for streamlining...
Tips and Tricks
Legal Department Budgets: Practical Tips from the Front Lines
It’s important to get the budget right. Jerry Sharum, VP Legal at Cribl provides straightforward advice for in-house lawyers this budget season.
Matter Management
In-house legal resourcing – where size matters
40% of in-house legal work falls in the ‘extra small’ category, but only accounts for 1.6% of total LEGAL time spent. Imagine the unnecessary PROCESS...
Legal Data Analytics
Measuring in-house legal ROI on external counsel engagements
Whatever the reason for outsourcing legal work to external counsel, the costs must justify the choice relative to other resourcing options.
Legal Tech
Xakia and iManage - the perfect legal file
Xakia integrates with iManage for a seamless legal matter management workflow - it's the perfect wrapper to the documents on a legal matter.
Legal Budget
Tracking legal matter budgets
In-house legal budgets are only getting tighter. Here are 6 tips to help you manage your legal matters and external engagements and avoid budget...
About Xakia
Meet the team: Elodi Bodamer
Meet Elodi, our Chicago-based Marketing Manager who has a one year old dog named Bowen, and had Taylor Swift speak at her graduation!
Tips and Tricks
Lessons for small Legal Departments: Productivity insights from Kate Sherburn at Who Gives A Crap
Kate Sherburn, Legal Counsel at Who Gives A Crap shares her insights and provides some tips on overcoming challenges in a small Legal Department.
Legal Budget
How to Make the Most of a Small Legal Budget
For small corporate legal departments, their budget may have fewer zeroes than a large team, but the pressure to deliver with minuscule resources is...
About Xakia
Jodie's Jigsaw - The Frame
The frame can be the most tedious part of puzzles, but it's always the place to start, setting up the puzzle for a beautiful picture to emerge...
Legal Budget
Legal Spend Management: Help Your Law Firms Help You
3 tips to help you better direct your law firms and prevent legal budget overruns, surprise invoices and hours spent reviewing and contesting...
Tips and Tricks
Tips for Legal Department Budgets in 2023-24: Three Key Considerations
How do you prepare for the year ahead amid stagnant budgets, growing workloads, and economic uncertainty? Here are 3 tips for an in-house legal...
Legal Operations
Viva Las Vegas! A recap of CLOC 2023
Well funded CLM companies made for lots of Sin City parties, but is that star fading in favor of AI? Will ChatGPT host all the fancy parties next...
Legal Department
Three Ways the Legal Department is Crucial to Company Success
In-house lawyers rarely get the spotlight they deserve, but there are three ways the Legal Department is critical to the success of every...
Legal Budget
An essential guide to legal spend management
Keen to get started in legal spend management but it seems overwhelming? Take a crash course in what, why and how with five quick steps to get you...
About Xakia
Hip, hip, hooray! Xakia turns 7 today
The Xakia legal matter management software is growing up so fast! On 7th June 2023, we turn 7 - check out our infographic for some fun facts about...
Tips and Tricks
How (and why) Legal Departments demonstrate value
The business don't understand the contribution lawyers make. Here are 4 ways Legal Departments can change that and demonstrate value.
Legal Data Analytics
Legal Reporting: Observations from Consero's Healthcare GC Forum 2023
The desire among Healthcare GCs for legal teams to become a strategic (and valued) partner to the business was paramount. Legal reporting is key.
Legal Operations
Small Legal Department Operations: Relief for Two Major Stressors
Answer these questions to learn how you can get a better handle on your workload for better resourcing, higher ROI and a lot less emotional labor.
About Xakia
Meet the team: Haseena Muqarab
Meet Haseena, our APAC Application Support. Haseena recently moved to Melbourne from Singapore. Check out our blog for more fun facts.
Legal Department
Key Takeaways from ACC Europe 2023
The conversations we had conclude that LegalTech can play a major role in enabling legal teams to become a strategic (and valued) partner to the...
Legal Tech
LegalTech for All: Possibilities for Small Legal Departments
Small legal teams are 120% less likely to have access to LegalTech. We’re working to change that in a world where LegalTech is accessible to all.
Legal Tech
Eight Key Takeaways from the IMLA Mid-Year Seminar 2023
Pressure on government lawyers from in-house legal departments (reporting, visibility & legal budgets) remain a critical concern for the IMLA...
Legal Department
What is Legal Leadership?
Too many in-house lawyers are currently pigeonholed as facilitators and not leaders. Change this with a few straight-forward actions.
About Xakia
Why did you choose THAT puzzle?
I often get asked how I came up with the idea for Xakia and my answer is similar to the process I go through when selecting a jigsaw puzzle for...
Tips and Tricks
Agile 101 for Legal Departments: A System for Stress Relief
As a legal operations system, Agile offers in-house legal departments improved collaboration and communication. Learn how it can work for your legal...
About Xakia
Meet the team: Brett Graves
Meet Brett, our CTO. Brett loves the complexities and endless capabilities that LegalTech offers and working from home... with his shoes on?
Matter Management
In-House Legal Matter Workflow: A Journey of Continuous Improvement
A legal matter can have a long and winding path from request to completion, but it's possible to break down the legal matter lifecycle into 4 parts.
Legal Department
Turning Up the Heat on Legal Department Reporting
During a Xakia webinar, nearly 50% of in-house legal teams said they feel pressure to improve reporting. The time is ripe to take action!
Legal Tech
Xakia and NetDocuments – the books and bookends of a matter
Xakia and NetDocuments work together to ensure that Legal Departments can achieve a seamless legal technology environment to achieve their goals.
About Xakia
Meet the team: Paul Wyatt
Paul loves the LegalTech industry and helping legal teams with their challenges. And, did you know he used to be a semi-professional photographer?
Legal Tech
What is CLM, MM and ELM Software? The Differences and Benefits
What is CLM, MM or ELM software? Exploring in house legal matter software can feel like alphabet soup. Find out what they are and the benefits.
Legal Department
Recession Readiness - Part 4: Show Your Value
Legal Departments that can quantify the value they deliver are far more likely to survive budget cuts and layoffs in a recession.
Matter Management
LegalTech Change Management - Fostering a Pack Mentality
Having guided 100's of in-house legal teams through LegalTech change management, one thing is clear: it's critical to nurture a pack mentality from...
Legal Department
Recession Readiness - Part 3: Develop your Emergency Budget
The threat of a recession poses great danger to already-stressed Legal Department budgets. How can in-house teams get ahead of potential budget cuts?
About Xakia
Meet the team: Tanisha Stephens
Meet Tanisha, our Application Support in North America. Did you know Tanisha has a lil fur baby and a bearded dragon?
Matter Management
What is a Matter and Why Does it Matter?
Matters are the building blocks of legal matter management, but what counts? How do you define your matters, what to track and why do your matters...
Matter Management
What is Xakia Legal Matter Management?
Xakia's legal matter management software connects in-house legal teams with business clients to maximize strategic impact and demonstrate legal team...
Matter Management
Auto-Tasks = Auto-Efficiency for Legal Matter Management
Introducing Xakia's AutoTasks - a feature of our legal matter management software that helps you further optimize the efficiency of your legal...
About Xakia
Startups Are Like Jigsaw Puzzles
Startups are like jigsaw puzzles: they can be deliciously challenging and full of surprises. With both, the joy lies with the journey, not the...
Legal Department
Recession Readiness - Part 2: Defend with Data
As a recession looms, it’s time to demonstrate the value of your in-house legal department. Analyze your service model and let your data do the...
About Xakia
Meet the team: Nolan O'Connor
With a deep understanding of the pain points in-house legal teams experience, Nolan is dedicated to understanding and helping them achieve business...
About Xakia
Meet the team: Natalie O'Connor
Nat is our amazing Global Head of Customer Success based in the APAC region. Nat assists in house legal teams to navigate and optimize their use of...
Legal Department
Recession Readiness - Part 1: Align with the C-suite
As a recession looms, Legal should take the opportunity to cement existing (or forge stronger) connections with the C-suite by aligning with their...
About Xakia
Meet the team: Brandon Spencer
Meet Brandon our VP of Sales in North America, who has a passion for LegalTech and is dedicated to helping in-house legal teams of all sizes.
About Xakia
Meet the team: Dan Wales
Meet Dan our VP in the EMEA region. His entrepreneurial spirit led him straight to Xakia and we couldn’t be happier to have his involvement.
Legal Tech
How Legaltech Helped an In-House Healthcare Team Streamline Business
Legal Departments in the healthcare industry are being held to new operational standards, as healthcare systems are pursuing frontline digital...
Legal Department
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners choose Xakia's Matter Management software
The team at Xakia are excited to have been selected as Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ global standard for legal matter management software.
Legal Operations
LegalTech in Healthcare Connects Virtual Employees and Unlocks Key Data
When utilizing modern matter management techniques, healthcare Legal Departments can run more efficiently, without overly complicated technology.
About Xakia
Meet the team: Margo Harris
Margo Harris is our amazing Customer Success Manager in EMEA! She has over 25 years of technology experience and a passion for legal management.
Matter Management
Future-Proofing the Local Government Legal Department
Too many Government legal teams try to predict their futures with incomplete data. Legaltech can help teams drive smart, data-driven change.
About Xakia
Meet the team: Jillian Watkins
Jillian Watkins is our amazing Customer Success Manager, who is passionate about helping people solve problems and build better legal departments.
Tips and Tricks
Budget Pressures in 2023: The Best Defense is a Good Offense
Build up your budget defense and approach this budget season with clarity, pragmatism – and smart, data-driven decision-making.
Matter Management
Managing Turnaround Times and Workloads in Healthcare Legal Teams
Healthcare lawyers face a tough task: balancing tight turnaround times with professional obligations, all under incredibly high stakes.
Tips and Tricks
How to Fight In-House Burnout - Connect With Your Purpose
One proven way to fight in-house lawyer burnout: Give your team a clear understanding of their higher purpose and how they can achieve team goals.
Matter Management
Matter Management in Healthcare: A Cure for the Common Chaos
Matter management assists to provide visibility, generate meaningful data and highlight the value of in-house healthcare Legal Departments.
About Xakia
Australasian and NZ Lawyer Service Provider Awards 2022 winner
We're thrilled to win the Australasian & NZ Lawyer Service Provider Award 2022. It solidifies our position as a leading matter management solution!
About Xakia
Meet the team: Richard Conway
Meet Richard Conway, Chief Product Officer at Xakia. Richard is a lawyer with a passion for figuring out ways to do legal work better.
Legal Tech
What is a Legal Hub?
To realize ROI from their LegalTech, Legal need connectivity among their systems and business clients. The solution: An online legal hub.
Legal Tech
We’re excited to be named as an Excellence Awardee for the Australasian Law Awards 2022
Being recognised in the 2022 Australasian Law Awards confirms our commitment to being a premier LegalTech provider!
Legal Tech
A call to #BreakTheBias in LegalTech
At Xakia, ‘breaking the bias’ means providing equal opportunities and encouraging women (and our Xakiarian men) to grow and innovate.
Tips and Tricks
Matter Management in the Cloud: a 101 guide for in-house lawyers
There's a shift to move to the cloud, but what does this mean for in-house lawyers? Learn the key points when evaluating cloud-based legaltech...
Legal Tech
The National Law Journal has named Xakia Technologies as a 2022 Legal Technology Trailblazer
We’re thrilled to be named as a 2022 Legal Technology Trailblazer by The National Law Journal. It’s a testament to the value we provide to customers.
Legal Tech
Podcast with Don’t SUCK at AI - Xakia and Matter Management
Join Xakia's Jodie Baker and John Lindsey from Don’t SUCK at AI in this podcast as they chat how Xakia revolutionizes legal department efficiency and...
Legal Tech
Gartner® Market Guides for Corporate Legal Matter Management & Corporate Legal Operations Technology
Xakia has been named in the Gartner® Market Guide for Corporate Legal Matter Management and Corporate Legal Operations Technology. View the reports...
Whitepaper
What is Modern Matter Management?
Having the right legal matter management software helps create and retain productive and functional teams. Get the Modern Matter Management eBook now.
Tips and Tricks
Evaluating LegalTech? How To Choose The Right Legal Department Software
Here are our top tips to consider when choosing an in house legal department software solution for your team.
Tips and Tricks
Does Your Legal Technology Match Your Business Needs?
By 2025, Legal Departments will triple their spend on technology. Here are 4 critical considerations to ensure your LegalTech matches your business...
Tips and Tricks
Matter Management Software: Should You Build or Buy?
As corporate legal teams shop for LegalTech solutions, it's important to understand the rationale behind “Build vs. Buy” to make an effective...
Tips and Tricks
How to Ace the “Justify Your Existence” Conversation
If you do not yet have a modern matter management system, this can be an effective foundation for the “Justify Your Existence” conversation.
Legal Department
Why Most Legal Department Strategic Plans Fail (and Why Yours Won’t)
A strategic plan is the best way to ensure your Legal Department is positioned to handle evolving challenges. Download our whitepaper and template...
Whitepaper
Legal Department Strategic Plans: Maximum Impact, Minimal Navel-Gazing
There are many benefits of a Legal Department strategic plan. Download the guide and template to get started with your legal goals and strategy today.
Legal Department
Yearly Planning in an Abnormal Year
Legal departments that proactively plan for the “new normal” will be better equipped to weather what promises to be another strange year with less...
Legal Budget
3 Tactics for Handling Your Biggest Expense: External Resources
Get a handle on your biggest in-house legal budget line: external resources. Matter management software for legal departments not required (but it...
Tips and Tricks
Low-Fuss, No-Budget Ideas for Improving Your Legal Operations in 2021
There are steps you can take to implement legal operations that take little time and cost no extra money, but will pay dividends.
Legal Operations
Forecasting Legal Operations in 2021
It's that time of year for budgets, planning and predictions for the year ahead. When it comes to legal operations, we can share a forecast based on...
Whitepaper
What’s the Real State of Legal Operations and What Does It Mean for You?
We share the results of the Legal Operations Health Check and how legal teams are evolving their Legal Department tools, policies and procedures.
Legal Department
Movember Case Study
The Movember Foundation chose Xakia to coordinate communication among lawyers on three continents and its seasonal secondees.
Legal Operations
Survive or Thrive? What Visibility Can Mean for Your Team Right Now
Find out how you can gain visibility into your legal matters through Agile. It can help your in-house legal team stay focused and more productive.
Legal Department
Are You Ready for a New Way to Work? Three Critical Questions
Could an Agile system help with legal operations and management of remote legal departments? Three questions in-house legal departments should...
Tips and Tricks
Tips: How to Take Your In-House Legal Department Remote Tomorrow
Our top tips to prepare your in-house legal team for a quick transition to a virtual and remote working legal department. Bonus tips included!
Legal Department
Syneos Health Case Study
Megan Isaacson, Legal Operations Manager at Syneos Health, needed a saner approach to legal intake and triage.
Tips and Tricks
Part 3: Intake & Triage - Knowledge Management
We learn the 3 simple questions that can help you build an intelligent approach to reoccurring legal work…no robots required.
Tips and Tricks
Intake & Triage Part 2: Keeping Your Business Clients Happy
Your legal intake framework can borrow a few best practices from the school of queue management – the study of how humans behave in line for a bank...
Tips and Tricks
Benefits of Legal Intake & Triage for Corporate Legal Departments
We'll address the benefits of legal intake and how a few adjustments to the process can improve your legal operations, service and morale.
Legal Department
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Case Study
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners needed to capture the team’s “full universe of matters” to ensure reporting accuracy to business units and leadership.
Legal Data Analytics
Build a Stronger Legal Department with Smart Reports
This blog series will address the art and science of legal reporting by audience. In this article, we'll look at reporting for the Legal Department...
Tips and Tricks
Make the GC Happy With Smart Legal Department Reports
Learn about legal analytics reports for legal team management for the chief legal officer, general counsel or head of legal operations.
Legal Tech
CompareCamp award for Xakia!
Xakia is excited to receive the Great User Experience Award for the Legal Case Management Category from Reputable SaaS Review Platform!
Whitepaper
Reporting for Legal Department Stakeholders: CEO and Board
Reporting gives legal departments an opportunity to connect and share critical information. Find out what you need to include for the CEO and Board.
Whitepaper
Six Mistakes You Can Avoid with Legal Reporting for Business Units
We address the art and science of legal reporting by audience. In short, who needs to know what? First up: your business unit clients.
Legal Data Analytics
In-House Legal Data Analytics Part 4 - Why
The fundamentals of legal data analytics are universal, and data collection can be simple and relatively painless. Read our blog for learn “The why.”
Whitepaper
In-House Legal Data Analytics for Beginners eBook
This guide aims to make legal data analytics accessible for Legal Departments of all sizes and lawyers of all backgrounds. Download now to get...
Legal Data Analytics
In-House Legal Data Analytics (part 3) - When
There are two important timing elements for Legal Departments: turnaround time and working time. Read our blog to learn more.
Legal Data Analytics
In-House Legal Data Analytics (part 2) - What
The 'what' in legal data analytics calls to your Legal Department’s output: What exactly do you do around here?
Legal Data Analytics
In-House Legal Data Analytics - Who
Understanding the four basic competent of legal data analytics can drive efficiency and results. The first component is the who behind the numbers.
Tips and Tricks
Video: Build Your Legal Department Strategy in 1 Hour on 1 Page
Without a legal strategic plan, your legal team will be trapped under 'busywork' and unable to accomplish meaningful improvements or demonstrate...
Legal Tech
How General Counsel Can Be Strategic Business Partners
What are some of the ways that general counsel can deliver business value – and act as strategic business partners? Read on to find out more.
Whitepaper
Flying Blind? Half of Legal Departments Work Without a Strategic Plan
According to Xakia, nearly half of corporate Legal Departments are working without a formal plan. It's important to have a legal strategy in place!
Tips and Tricks
Three Steps to Executing Your Legal Department Strategy
Three-quarters of large organizations struggle to implement their strategies. Download Xakia’s Legal Department Strategic Plan Template to get...
Legal Budget
Legal Departments: Show Me the Money!
Over half of legal departments lack a clear view of spending. Read the blog to find out more as we unpack the numbers.
Legal Budget
Vexed by Budget Uncertainty? When and How to Use Fixed Fees
When outside counsel spend is governed by hourly billing, it’s inherently hard to predict. Find out how fixed fees will help you achieve better...
Tips and Tricks
Three Critical Elements for Managing External Legal Spend
Legal activity can be unpredictable, which means legal teams can struggle to accurately predict outside counsel legal spend. Here are 3 tips to help.
Legal Budget
The Data-Driven Legal Budget
Starting the budget process with a strategic look at both your external spend and your internal workload will result in a better financial picture.
Legal Budget
Budget Benchmarks: Where do you Stand?
Budget season approaches and the next few months will be a critical time to request and allocate resources for the year ahead.
Tips and Tricks
Measuring Legal Tech ROI
Measuring ROI may seem pretty straight-forward, but with LegalTech, this can get a little nebulous. Find out how you can measure legal technology ROI...
Legal Operations
LegalTech by the Numbers: Legal Operations Findings
2 months after we launched the Legal Operations Health Check, the responses provide insights into the real state of legal operations in legal...
Legal Tech
Success Factors for Implementing LegalTech
The best LegalTech can be doomed to fail without a plan. Learn tips for securing support, fostering user involvement and overcoming lawyer skepticism.
Legal Tech
LegalTech and Small Legal Departments
LegalTech aren't just for large in-house legal departments. Learn how 3 small in-house legal teams deployed technology to find efficiency and time...
Legal Tech
Getting ready to implement new in house legal software? Make your CIO happy
As you explore legal technology solutions, it’s imperative to get buy-in from your IT department. Here are 10 questions to answer before you meet the...
Tips and Tricks
LegalTech information security checklist
Ensuring legal software meet information security standards is critical to any procurement decision. This checklist will help you to move through the...
Legal Tech
Faster Horses
Legal teams face a maze of regulations and a bigger workload. As the work expands, 3 options emerge: Hire more lawyers, spend more on outside lawyers...
Legal Operations
Deliver Conference ROI in Four Steps
4 tips for Legal Departments to make the most of the lessons and expertise delivered at the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium’s 2018 Conference
Legal Operations
Workflow Management: Critical Issues
Check out the findings from the Legal Operations Health Check, including trends and benchmarking data.
Legal Operations
Is Your Legal Department Advancing Strategy or Fighting Fires?
Legal operations provides a surprisingly straightforward solution: Track your activity, measure its strategic value, and make smart, data-driven...
Legal Operations
Legal Operations for Small Legal Departments
All legal teams want to provide the best legal services to their business. It's the basic objective behind legal operations.
Legal Operations
What CEOs Want from In House Legal Departments
It’s important to know what your executives and boards value most and how to leverage legal operations to bolster your most important work...
Legal Operations
Data Driven Efficiency for In-house Legal Teams
True stories of in-house legal data driven efficiency from two organisations. Check out the blog if you're also wondering what data can do for you.
Tips and Tricks
Easy, high impact change for 2018
How do you quickly and easily change the way your corporate legal team operates for a more effective (and less stressful!) 2018?
Tips and Tricks
General Counsel Checklist: Who Is On The Bus?
We look at how senior counsel approach legal team management, including a useful checklist and set of interview questions for in-house lawyer...
Legal Tech
Aussie Legal Tech - Xakia at ACC
What is it like when LegalTech innovators become sponsors? It turns out that being Australian in the U.S. is definitely an advantage!
Legal Tech
Corporate Legal Department - ready to disrupt
Corporate Legal Operations teams are in the box seat to disrupt the legal market - or may be at risk of disruption.
Legal Department
How do legal teams define value?
Is the value added by a legal team defined by cost savings or the value of matters worked on, or by the achievement of an organization's strategic...
Legal Department
Xakia does matter! ACC NatCon 2016
Xakia attended the Australian ACC National Conference and we noticed a theme - legal teams are seeking ways to understand their own legal function.
Legal Data Analytics
Corporate Legal Data: Work Types
By capturing just 1 or 2 data points on work categories, corporate legal data can help achieve collaborative productivity.