Using Metrics for Budget Discussions with Ann Page

This is part two of Ann Page's celebrated article on smarter budgeting for the in-house counsel. Ann Page is a published author (‘Managing External Legal Resources’) and has appeared on the professional services TV channel talking on this topic as well as speaking and writing on lawyers’ professional development. Ann has also been involved with the Law Society National Commerce & Industry Group for 15 years in a variety of roles and chaired it for 18-months.

A Top 100 Lawyer of the Year, Ann is perfectly placed to offer strategic coaching to fellow lawyers, as she has both delivered and received legal services. Her impressive CV over a 30 year legal career includes senior positions at companies/organisations as diverse as Citibank, Crest Homes, Next plc, National & Provincial (now Abbey) and The Co-operative Bank.

Rating: Medium

Tags: budgets, budgeting, finance, in-house, legal, operations, gcrc

Forecasting Budgets with Ann Page

This is part one of Ann Page's celebrated article on smarter budgeting for the in-house counsel. A Top 100 Lawyer of the Year, Ann is perfectly placed to offer strategic coaching to fellow lawyers, as she has both delivered and received legal services. Her impressive CV over a 30 year legal career includes senior positions at companies/organisations as diverse as Citibank, Crest Homes, Next plc, National & Provincial (now Abbey) and The Co-operative Bank.

She is a published author (‘Managing External Legal Resources’) and has appeared on the professional services TV channel talking on this topic as well as speaking and writing on lawyers’ professional development. Ann has also been involved with the Law Society National Commerce & Industry Group for 15 years in a variety of roles and chaired it for 18-months.

Ann is Head of Business Affairs for the Institute of Paralegals, has trained with the Coaching Academy and also holds a HNLP certificate in coaching as well as being an NLP Master Practitioner.

Rating: Medium

Tags: operations, legal, in-house, budgeting, finance

Predictive Coding to allow greater in-house control of e-Discovery?

e-Discovery has long been dished out by in-house lawyers to external service providers specializing in it. However, much is being written saying that in-house counsel need not immediately reach for the phone when it comes to e-Discovery. With corporations increasingly looking to reduce legal spend, they are looking to in-house lawyers to take up more responsibility in respect to e-Discovery.

Rating: Medium

Tags: gcrc, legal, law, operations, in-house, e-discovery, predictive coding, budgeting, spend