1. We Must Work Smarter
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This episode looks at:
The biggest challenges in-house lawyers are facing:
- Legal teams in companies of all sizes being in a cycle of reaction
- Constant demands to provide more for less
- Marginalised role of ‘overhead’ functions
- Human toll of mismatched expectations and excessive pressure
- Development of people and methods
- Questionable personal satisfaction and career direction
A manifesto for change:
- Enlightened leadership – valuing people, business-savvy, capable managers
- Individual ownership – right to sustainable and career-enhancing roles; responsibility to make happen
- Smarter Working – improved processes and methods, client education, intelligent use of tech
- Planning and analysis – prepare for legal/regulatory change, understand trends, prevention not cure
- Being essential – ensuring that focus is on the things that matter and recognition for being crucial to business success
The practical steps
- Functional strategy – agreed purpose and scope, delivery of priorities and resources
- Defined career paths – set expectations for roles and support development
- Better use of technology - track activities, collect data, utilise business investment
- Plan workload – understand pipeline and manage capacity
- Look ahead – identify issues before they become problems
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