Legal Project Management: Thoughts, tips, and discoveries related to the management of legal projects.

Firm Operations Can Correct Data Dilemma

By Bree Johnson on February 13, 2015 11:28 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks
As reported last week by JD Supra, only 29 percent of large law firms routinely use data. The results are based on a survey shared at the Marketing Partner Forum. Troubling stat to say the least. If firms aren't committed...

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What Is the "Right" LPM Background?

By Bree Johnson on February 3, 2015 9:59 AM | Comments | No TrackBacks
Three Things to Look for When Hiring an LPM It seems that every firm is hiring or planning to hire a Legal Project Manager (LPM). As a result, a common question has been about the best background or skills for...

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What's New? Round 2 for this LPM blog

By Bree Johnson on January 31, 2015 12:59 AM | Comments | No TrackBacks
Happy Friday! With this post, I am writing to announce the re-launch of this blog. Paul Easton, the blog's fearless leader, has graciously allowed me to resurrect it with new content related to legal project management, legal pricing and process...

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LPM versus Process Improvement

By Paul C. Easton on June 17, 2012 4:50 AM | Comments | No TrackBacks
Toby Brown once again raises the question of whether law firms are better off putting their efforts into process-improvement, rather than project management. Over the past few years, Toby has written a number of posts for 3 Geeks and a Law...

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LawVision Group Offers Legal-Project Management Certificate

By Paul C. Easton on June 15, 2012 7:24 AM | Comments | No TrackBacks
The LawVision Group, known for its LPM workshops and roundtables, is now offering on-line courses in legal project management for which lawyers can earn CLE credits and certificates.Those taking a single course will receive a certificate of completion, while those...

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PMI Adds a Category for "Legal" on its Knowledge Shelf

By Paul C. Easton on June 12, 2012 4:47 AM | Comments | No TrackBacks
One of the great benefits of membership in the Project Management Institute is its Knowledge Shelf, a large and growing repository of research papers, white papers, and articles on various project-management topics. Last week, they added a new sub-category for "Legal" to...

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How Project Management Adds Value To E-Discovery | The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

By Paul C. Easton on June 12, 2012 3:37 AM | Comments | No TrackBacks
In a recent article for the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Kelli Clark discusses how project management adds value to electronic discovery. The key to successfully managing your e-discovery project, she argues, is implementing and following a solid project-management process. In the...

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ABA Presents "Mastering the Move to Legal Project Management"

By Paul C. Easton on April 4, 2012 6:25 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks
On April 16h, the American Bar Association will host a webinar introducing legal-project management.Title: "Mastering the Move to Legal Project Management" Format/Location: On-line webinar.Cost: Free to ABA members. ABA membership required.Organizations: PMI Legal Project Management Community of PracticeDescription:Legal project management (LPM) is gaining widespread momentum...

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The Implication of Market Trends for Legal-Project Management in the United Kingdom

By Paul C. Easton on March 20, 2012 5:18 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks
This is a guest post by Antony Smith, a solicitor by training with qualifications and experience in project management. He is the owner of Legal Project Management Limited, and offers legal-project management services to legal-service providers in the U.K. He also writes...

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LPM in Spain: An Interview with Anna Marra

By Paul C. Easton on February 22, 2012 5:00 AM | Comments | 1 TrackBack
I first got to know about Anna Marra and her efforts to promote LPM in Spain through the PMI Legal Project Management group on LinkedIn, where she discussed the book on LPM that she is working on and her...

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