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The Legal Project Management Quick Reference Guide:
Tools and Templates to Increase Efficiency

By Jim Hassett, Ph.D.

Clients are demanding that law firms provide high quality services more efficiently.  This Quick Reference Guide will help you to meet that need and improve client service by applying project management best practices to both hourly and non-hourly matters. 

Published July 2010

104 pages, 8.5 x 11

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Table of Contents

Preface:  How to use this Guide

Part 1: Tools and templates
        Eight key issues in legal project management
        Set objectives and define scope
               Checklist
               How to write a statement of work
               Examples
        Identify and schedule activities 
               Checklist
               Matter planning template
               How to quickly apply key concepts from Lean Six Sigma
               Project management software options
               Example
        Assign tasks and manage the team
               Checklist
               Example
        Plan and manage the budget
               Checklist
               Six steps to better budgets     
               Budgeting with UTBMS/LEDES
               How to reduce cost by improving delegation
               Example
        Assess risks to the schedule and budget
               Checklist
               Project risk analysis template
               Example
        Manage quality
               Checklist
               Example
        Manage client communication and expectations
               Checklist
               RACI matrix
               Key questions project managers should ask
               One page monthly reports
               End of matter reviews:  Lessons learned
               Example
        Negotiate change orders
               Checklist
               Example
        Conclusion:  Your action items

Part 2: Background on legal project management
        Legal project management under the radar
        Six Sigma and Lean
        The pressure to reduce costs
        Is it possible to predict legal costs?
        The discipline of project management
        How to reduce write-offs
        Eight key issues
        Predicting the future
        Where to begin

Part 3: Background on alternative fees
        Alternative fees survey – executive summary
        Managing the bidding process
        Defining the budget and scope
        Nine common types of alternative fees
        What law firms should do to improve project management
        What clients should do to improve project management

Appendix: About LegalBizDev
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        Customized editions of this Guide
        Project management faculty
        To order additional copies of this book

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