Managing in-house legal services [electronic resource] : providing high value support for your organisation / Mark Prebble ; with contributions from Richard Norman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prebble, Mark, 1951-

Series:

Thorogood special briefing.

A Thorogood special briefing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law offices--Great Britain.

Law offices.

Law firms--Great Britain.

Law firms.

Teams in the workplace--Great Britain.

Teams in the workplace.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Other Title:

Managing in-house legal services : providing high value support for your organization

Place of Publication:

London : Thorogood, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Captures the vital elements of effective legal department management and provides a guide for the busy in-house practitioner.

Contents:

The author; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Establishing an in-house legal team; Chapter 2 Getting the balance right between in-house and external resources; Chapter 3 Aligning legal services with business needs; Chapter 4 Supporting the compliance effort; Chapter 5 Staffing the legal service; Chapter 6 Essential elements for performance - motivation and capability; Chapter 7 Developing the in-house team; Chapter 8 Raising Legal Awareness; Chapter 9 Working well with external advisers; Chapter 10 What next?; Bibliography; Useful resources; Appendices

Appendix A Checklist for effective management of legal servicesAppendix B Managing and Developing Yourself; Appendix C Strategy for legal services; Appendix D Designing, introducing and sustaining a competition compliance programme; Appendix E Induction programme for new recruits; Appendix F Legal assistant expectations; Appendix G Tips for business integration; Appendix H Appraisal tips; Appendix I Developing competencies; Appendix J Requests for proposal (from law firms)

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-58059-0

9786612580598

1-85418-679-5

OCLC:

635294481