August 18, 2023

Why Effective Legal Ops Management Makes Business Sense and Frees Up Lawyers to Practice Law

“You can have the best tool in the world, but if nobody’s using it, it’s a failure.”   That’s just one of many insights from UpLevel […]
July 9, 2023

Why Legal Teams Should be Agile Like Foxes and Not Defensive Like Hedgehogs

Richard Jolly of Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management explains that many in the legal industry are likely hedgehogs. They are subject matter experts with deep expertise in one area, but in a rapidly changing world, the ability to adapt like a fox is increasingly important.
May 6, 2022

8 Ways to Reduce Data for Large Document Reviews

Eight techniques and strategies that we use to reduce data collections to manageable sizes for efficient document reviews.
March 24, 2022

Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs) – Common Use Cases

Common tasks handled by ALSPs include Contract Review and Lifecycle Management, E-discovery and Legal Document Review, Compliance and Investigation support and Flexible Legal Staffing.
November 24, 2021

The Legal Ethics of Cloud Computing & SaaS

Use of the cloud and SaaS implicates legal ethics rules requiring protection of client confidences and due diligence into third parties.
July 19, 2021

Legal Operations Maturity Models – An Overview

A maturity model measures an organization's continuous improvement in a particular discipline and the use of people, process and tech. Maturity models can (and should) be used in legal ops.
June 2, 2021

Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSP): A Look at the Value and Benefits

Using ALSPs saves money not only because of lower rates, but efficiencies gained from specialization, technology and project management techniques.
April 1, 2021

Legal Process Mapping: Look Before You Leap

The first best step to take before implementing legal technology or innovating the way legal work is accomplished is to map the process.
March 23, 2021

Lawyers’ Duty of Technology Competence By State in 2022 [Infographic]

Most states now require attorneys to keep up with technology as part of the duty of competent representation (an addition to MRPC 1.1).