SimpleLegal adds WalkMe to their vendor portal, CounselGO, to help law firms work more efficiently and effectively...
Read moreWant to save your legal department hundreds of thousands each month? Learn how to track and manage different types of accruals....
Read moreProcurement and legal haven’t always worked closely together, but with the right legal tech, the teams can simplify the contract negotiation process. ...
Read moreThe SimpleLegal team shares what the announcement of AI-enabled invoice means for the legal ops platform as well as current and future customers....
Read moreWe’re excited to help our customers start 2021 with additional tools to help them further control legal spend and maximize resources. Today, we launched powerful new budget features that suppor...
Read moreAlternative fee arrangements allow legal ops teams and law firms alike to shift the focus to value-based work instead of worrying about hours and minutes....
Read moreNot sure how to choose between e-Billing and contract lifecycle management? Here’s what to consider before you commit to tech for your legal team....
Read moreSales and legal share common goals, but don’t always work cross-functionally. Learn how the two teams can improve contract management together. ...
Read moreThe after effects of an uncertain year are bound to roll into 2021. Now’s the time to think proactively about legal department budgets for the coming year. ...
Read moreThere’s a lot of hype around Legal AI — but what is it, exactly? We explain the components that make up what’s often referred to as “AI in legal.”...
Read moreMatter Management (also referred to as Legal Matter Management) is the process in which matters and related data, such as type of legal work, attorneys on the case, budgets, and invoices, are gat...
Read moreLegal ops needs to use hard data to prove their value in order to build better relationships, secure their budget, and prevent budget cuts....
Read moreYou can’t approach virtual legal events like an in-person conference. Here’s how to get the full benefit of conferences as they move online. ...
Read moreGet a head start on hiring top talent for your legal department with our downloadable legal operations jobs templates....
Read moreLike so many private equity (PE) firms, invoices come in at the start of a deal and they are reasonable. There’s time to review them. But as the deal progresses, everyone is running around ...
Read moreAt the end of a long week, you sit down to find a great movie to watch. It takes a solid five minutes for Netflix to boot up. Then, you can’t preview any movies within the application, so you s...
Read more“I love repetitive administrative work!” — said no one, ever. And yet, office workers spend around 552 hours a year completing mundane administrative tasks. You may think that your fragment...
Read morePicture this: An attorney spends five hours on a flight to take an out-of-town deposition for Client A. During that time, the attorney works on IP management research to use for projects for both...
Read moreFour years of undergrad. Three years of law school. Countless hours spent studying for the bar. And then — finally! — you’re a lawyer. Your legal education is complete. Right? Not exactly. ...
Read moreLegal billing guidelines are a binding agreement between a legal department and a law firm, ensuring payment in exchange for legal work. The guidelines establish rules for legal invoicing formats...
Read more“Don’t reinvent the wheel, just realign it.” American author, Anthony J. D’Angelo, probably wasn’t referring to legal templates when he said that — but his advice still applies. Why s...
Read moreKnown for its simplicity, yet robust and configurable capabilities, SimpleLegal is one of the must-have legal technologies for legal departments of all shapes and sizes. Learn why SimpleLegal’...
Read moreWhat is business intelligence? It involves leveraging tools to turn data and analytics into actionable insights that facilitate more strategic business decisions. If that sounds like a bunch of j...
Read moreWhat if we told you that you could shave $924,900 from your legal spend each year? According to a combination of industry data and our internal research, the right spend management platform can h...
Read moreAdopting technology is becoming more commonplace in the legal industry. But with a growing number of in-house tools available, deciding which tools are best for your department is a challenging p...
Read moreCreating a change management plan is a lot like preparing to build a house: You can’t construct a sturdy structure without first creating a blueprint, and you won’t make much headway if you d...
Read moreAll relationships require work, and the business relationship between legal ops teams and their vendors is no exception. Unfortunately, legal ops teams often rely on a single, pre-existing connec...
Read moreA legal team’s most valuable currency is time. At every company in every industry, legal teams look for ways to maximize this precious resource. Too often, tasks like document, matter, and invo...
Read moreElectronic billing involves far more than just paying bills online. A truly powerful legal e-Billing system also provides spend management capabilities that give you full visibility into how and ...
Read moreLooking for the best law books to fill out your legal library? Whether you’re a legal ops professional, prospective law student, or anyone working in the legal industry, you’re sure to find s...
Read moreOutside counsel guidelines (OCG) vary widely by company and sometimes span hundreds of pages, theoretically covering every possible situation that can arise between in-house and outside counsel. ...
Read moreIntellectual property management can get complicated due to the sheer volume of paperwork, vendors, and invoices involved. Before you know it, you’re spending money on patent work without knowi...
Read moreImplementing a legal document management system can mean the difference between a legal department that functions like a well-oiled machine and one that constantly stalls and breaks down. Let’s...
Read moreWhile there are thousands of legal podcasts spanning hundreds of niche topics, the best legal podcasts combine great research, expert input, and engaging storytelling. We’ve done our own resear...
Read moreThe LegalOps Highlight is a bi-weekly blog series that features relevant news, market trends and legal technology updates from the legal ecosystem. The content is curated from legal and business ...
Read moreDocuments play a key role in the lives of the legal team. From contracts to memorandums, being able to store, manage, and locate important documents are critical to the department’s success. Th...
Read moreWe’re sitting down with legal professionals to learn more about their roles and responsibilities, uncover useful insights and best practices, and discuss their view on the future of legal and l...
Read moreHave you ever heard the words “LEDES file” mentioned, and think to yourself – ‘what is that?’ Don’t worry, you’re not the only one! In this post, we’re sharing what a ...
Read moreThe LegalOps Highlight is a bi-weekly blog series that features relevant news, market trends and legal technology updates from the legal ecosystem. The content is curated from legal and business ...
Read moreOur Legal Technology Glossary is now live! Check out some of the top technology terms being used in the legal industry and help your legal ops department stay up to date with the latest in legal ...
Read moreOutside counsel work could easily cost you millions every year — but do you really know how, where, and why that money is being spent with each vendor you work with? A legal platform with e-Bil...
Read moreWhen done well, contract lifecycle management (CLM)* can significantly increase productivity and lower costs. However, if handled poorly, it can just as easily cause serious delays and open you u...
Read moreIf you work with a lot of outside counsel, the type of legal billing software you choose will have a sizable impact on the overall efficiency of your billing process. Choosing software that strea...
Read moreIf you want to be the best run department in your organization, you need to learn how to work backwards. This may sound a bit strange, but when you’re armed with legal analytics, you can look b...
Read moreThe LegalOps Highlight is a bi-weekly blog series that features relevant news, market trends and legal technology updates from the legal ecosystem. The content is curated from legal and business ...
Read moreWant to uplevel your legal ops career in 2020? Perhaps you’re interested in expanding your legal ops function and want to know how your peers are tackling the challenge head on? Learn what’s ...
Read moreWe’re excited to announce that SimpleLegal has been named a Top 25 Legal Vendor Award at OnCon 2020! SimpleLegal joins a fantastic group of legal vendors, including our friends at Onit. “...
Read moreThe LegalOps Highlight is a bi-weekly blog series that features relevant news, market trends and legal technology updates from the legal ecosystem. The content is curated from legal and business ...
Read moreUniform Task-Based Management System (UTBMS) codes make detailed spend reporting possible by ensuring that each task and expense is categorized. That way, when you notice in Q1 that spending is o...
Read moreThe LegalOps Highlight is a bi-weekly blog series that features relevant news, market trends and legal technology updates from the legal ecosystem. The content is curated from legal...
Read moreMany of the attorneys I’ve spoken with tell me that they “live in Outlook” to get work done. This makes a lot of sense if you think about all of the emails that hit their inboxes from their...
Read moreWhen you’re scouring the net for a sector-specific legal resource, or for trustworthy insights into the latest legal developments, the sheer array of law blogs on offer can seem overwhelming. T...
Read moreThe LegalOps Highlight is a bi-weekly blog series that features relevant news, market trends and legal technology updates from the legal ecosystem. The content is curated from legal and business ...
Read moreSimpleLegal and Onit partnered with leading analyst firm IDC to present a webinar on the future of legal ops, highlighting market trends, change management, and predictions. Read on for a recap o...
Read moreCreating billing guidelines is often one of the first steps a legal department takes when trying to get a hold of out-of-control legal spend. But how can a legal department ensure that their guid...
Read moreThe LegalOps Highlight is a bi-weekly blog series that features relevant news, market trends and legal technology updates from the legal ecosystem. The content is curated from legal and business ...
Read moreImagine that you’re at your desk, setting up a new matter in your matter management system. You remember that you have files stored in the document management system that your company uses, and...
Read moreThe LegalOps Highlight is a bi-weekly blog series that features relevant news, market trends and legal technology updates from the legal ecosystem. The content is curated from legal and business ...
Read moreOne of the main benefits of modern legal technology is being able to implement and scale processes that help the legal team stay more efficient and productive. With its latest product update, Sim...
Read moreWe’re right around the corner from ACC Annual 2019, the world’s largest gathering of in-house counsel. This year’s event will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center on October 27-30, and ...
Read moreLegal operations has emerged to challenge the legal department standard. The function is overhauling departmental processes and identifying modern legal tech solutions with advanced capabilities ...
Read moreReceiving and reviewing invoices is a mundane and tedious task nearly every legal department faces each day. It can be frustrating when an invoice approval is stalled and you have no idea why, or...
Read moreAs the legal industry continues to evolve, so does the way the legal department adapts to technology. Today’s general counsel are expanding their scope of responsibilities, becoming more data-d...
Read moreFor legal professionals interested in purchasing new legal software, the age old question of customizing software vs opting for a configurable out-of-the-box solution must be answered. To help th...
Read moreWith so many legal conferences taking place throughout the year, we know it can be hard to figure out which to prioritize and attend. To help navigate your options, we’ve highlighted some of th...
Read moreThe legal profession has seen an incredible rise in legal operations. The advent of sophisticated and modern legal technology, coupled with the steady progression towards running a transparent, d...
Read moreLast week, CLOC (Corporate Operations Legal Consortium) announced the results of their 2nd Annual State of the Industry Survey. This year’s survey included respondents from 200+ companies of di...
Read moreMany in-house legal departments don’t like change and feel comfortable maintaining the status quo, especially when it comes to their law firms. I mean, why fix something if it isn’t broken, r...
Read moreChange is hard regardless of how it’s packaged. While we can all relate to this both personally and professionally, in recent years, it’s a concept that’s proved especially true for legal o...
Read moreAutomation, digitization, cloud capabilities, artificial intelligence – these themes are all top of mind, tip of tongue, across C-suites. It all started with the device in your pocket, your sma...
Read moreWe’re sitting down with legal professionals to learn more about their roles and responsibilities, uncover useful insights and best practices, and discuss their views on the future of legal and ...
Read moreWhen starting a new role, overcoming the learning curve along with the desire to make a lasting impression can put a lot of pressure on you. And with the responsibilities of the legal ops role va...
Read moreData continues to play an increasingly important role for in-house legal teams, most notably allowing general counsel and chief legal officers (CLOs) to speak the language of data – to quantify...
Read moreHaving worked with other legacy systems for e-Billing and matter management, the legal team at Instacart knew they needed a more modern solution to replace their highly manual invoicing process. ...
Read moreWe just got back from attending another fantastic CLOC Institute in Las Vegas. We’ve had the honor of sponsoring CLOC four years in a row and we can’t tell you how amazing it has been to watc...
Read moreToday I am pleased to announce that we will be joining forces with Onit. When Patrik Outericky and I started SimpleLegal six years ago, we wanted to break the mold of what e-Billing was – c...
Read moreGeneral counsel who traditionally reigned over risk, ethics, and compliance are now being asked to think about budget, technology, and operational efficiency. A handful of studies demonstrate the...
Read moreWe just got back from attending the first XChange in Minneapolis, the Association of Corporate Counsel’s (ACC) reimagined conference that combined their annual Mid-Year Meeting and Legal Operat...
Read moreLeveraging law firms and legal vendors is a critical component of many corporate legal departments. But how do you ensure the law firms you’re working with are the right ones who provide the be...
Read moreAt SimpleLegal, we love anything related to legal operations, so it’s no surprise that we’re thrilled to be a fourth year sponsor of the 2019 CLOC Institute – one of the largest legal ops c...
Read moreA successful legal knowledge management (KM) program increases legal department productivity, eliminates time spent doing duplicate work, and delivers consistency by leveraging intellectual and k...
Read moreWe’re two weeks away from the inaugural ACC Xchange being held in Minneapolis, MN. This reimagined conference combines the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Mid-Year Meeting and Legal Operat...
Read moreLast week, we partnered with Morae Global to host a panel discussion on the digital transformation currently taking shape within corporate legal departments across the world. Starting bright and ...
Read moreWe’re sitting down with legal professionals to learn more about their roles and responsibilities, uncover useful insights and best practices, and discuss their view on the future of legal and l...
Read moreNobody likes sifting through old emails and call notes, or chasing law firms for budget information. And, most would agree that manually tracking budgets and requests for them using a spreadsheet...
Read moreWe recently had the pleasure of speaking to Dan Wright, who shared his path of being the first in-house legal hire at AppDynamics – serving as their General Counsel – to taking on a more stra...
Read moreI just had the pleasure of attending the Evolve the Law ‘Emerging Legal Departments: Legal Tech 101 Roundtable’ in Sunnyvale where Bay Area legal departments networked over breakfast and part...
Read moreWe just wrapped up our ‘Best Practices for Selling the Investment in Legal Technology Internally’ webinar – what a great discussion! If you couldn’t make the webinar, we wanted to summari...
Read moreWhat better way to expand your knowledge around legal operations than from your peers who have been there and done that? We’re sharing five upcoming events – both online and in-person – tha...
Read moreMaximizing outside counsel performance is part trial and error and part effective management. Whether you are just starting with law firms or have dozens (if not hundreds) of vendors, here are fo...
Read moreFueled by fast-paced growth and demand for greater efficiency in the legal department, there’s no doubt that legal operations is here to stay. Whether you are a legal operations professional, t...
Read moreSimpleLegal and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) partnered to host an informative webinar titled Legal Ops 101: A Framework for Modern Legal Departments. Moderated by Nathan Wenzel, CEO...
Read moreSome legal professionals may feel apprehensive when approaching their GC or Chief Legal Officer (CLO) with requests to fund new legal operations technology. But, with a solid case in hand and an ...
Read more2019 is an exciting year to be in legal operations. It may feel like we say that every year, but with the international growth of legal operations, increase in legal service providers and resou...
Read moreData is only as good as the insights you get out of it. Thanks to the widespread availability of software, extracting value from the massive amounts of data received by the legal department (spec...
Read moreWhat a night! SimpleLegal hosted a panel discussion at our headquarters in Mountain View, CA to discuss Where Legal Technology is Headed (for better or worse). We brought in local legal operatio...
Read moreWhether a long or short sales cycle, once a customer signs, it’s easy to skip project planning and jump into full force execution. This can be great in an attempt to quickly obtain results, but...
Read moreOver the years, the use of alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) by corporate legal departments has grown due to a number of factors such as falling realization rates, more competition, and the exp...
Read moreThe term “tech stack” has become the common way to describe the group of technologies that users leverage to improve their operations and daily activities. But categories and industries are b...
Read moreMost legal and finance departments depend on different applications and tools, leading to the reliance on outdated, manual processes that hinder productivity and suffocate growth. An API integrat...
Read moreWe just got back from the ACC (Association of Corporate Counsel) Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas and despite the lack of coffee, we had a great time sponsoring the event! Most notably, we had the...
Read moreDeveloping billing guidelines is an important step towards ensuring your department is fiscally responsible and that unique business processes are being followed both internally and externally. Y...
Read moreCorporate legal departments are placing significant weight on their law firms’ commitment to provide a diverse staff to perform legal services across all practice areas. In fact, more than a th...
Read moreThe billing process naturally introduces tension between in-house legal teams and law firms. Surprise fees that lack justification, unauthorized charges, invoices submitted weeks or months after ...
Read moreAt SimpleLegal, half of our executive team and more than 65% of our hiring managers are women. My co-founder, Patrik Outericky, and I didn’t initially have a specific diversity goal around ...
Read moreWhen looking at job descriptions for legal operations positions, many include at least one requirement along the lines of, “are collaborative, and enjoy working with teams such as engineering, ...
Read moreWe’re sitting down with legal professionals to learn more about their roles and responsibilities, uncover useful insights and best practices, and discuss their view on the future and evolution ...
Read moreWhether you are new to legal operations, new to legal in general, or just want an opportunity to brush up on your terminology, SimpleLegal’s Ultimate Dictionary of Legal Operations Terms (and t...
Read moreLegal operations is gaining traction within corporate legal departments – and not just in the United States, but around the world. To support the demand for legal operations knowledge and build...
Read moreToday’s post is the third installment of our working cross-functionally blog series! We’ve explored the relationship between legal operations and sales, legal operations and IT, and will be h...
Read moreWe don’t need legal operations yet. We’re too small for a formal legal operations manager. We’ll wait until our department has matured before considering legal operations. We don’t have b...
Read moreEarlier this year, SimpleLegal sponsored the annual CLOC Institute in Las Vegas. The event attracted thousands of legal operations professionals who were ready to learn from industry thought lead...
Read moreOur CEO, Nathan Wenzel, joined host and founder of QuantumJurist, Inc., Ian Connett, on the Evolve Law Podcast to talk all things legal operations. In addition to sharing a little background on S...
Read moreToday, we’re sharing the second installment of our working cross-functionally blog series on how legal operations can enhance their relationships with IT. If you didn’t catch part one, which ...
Read moreLast week, Chicago hosted hundreds of legal operations professionals at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Legal Operations Conference. Here at SimpleLegal, we love legal operations, so ...
Read moreGeneral counsel have always acted as the protectors of their organizations, providing legal advice to ensure that their company is acting in accordance with the law. However, today’s volatile a...
Read moreHaving a legal e-Billing and matter management system to track and analyze invoices from outside counsel is no longer a luxury, but a necessity for legal departments of all sizes. The challenge f...
Read moreWe’re sitting down with legal professionals to learn more about their roles and responsibilities, uncover useful insights and best practices, and discuss their view on the future of legal and l...
Read moreAnother fantastic CLOC Institute has come and gone! This year’s conference showcased the continued growth of the CLOC organization as well as the legal operations function; both of which show n...
Read moreLegal billing guidelines, also known as outside counsel billing guidelines, are a great way for legal departments to communicate their expectations of their law firms and vendors. However, withou...
Read moreSimpleLegal is pleased to announce Legal Requests — our latest feature that enables legal and other departments to submit requests for legal work directly from SimpleLegal, making collaboration...
Read moreThe highly anticipated agenda for the 2018 CLOC Institute is almost finalized! As a Platinum Sponsor and perennial CLOC attendee, we know firsthand that there are ample ways to fill your conferen...
Read moreA couple weeks ago, we published the first post in this series which focused on the intangible benefits of alternative fee arrangements (AFAs). Today’s post will highlight the process for deter...
Read moreLast week, SimpleLegal was ranked 21st on SaaS 1000’s list of fastest growing SaaS (Software as a Service) companies. The list includes a wide range of organizations, from the largest SaaS comp...
Read moreSimpleLegal is proud to be named one of the “Top 20 Most Promising Legal Technology Providers” for 2018 by CIOReview. The technology magazine, which has been at the forefront of guiding orga...
Read moree-Billing is quickly becoming the technology of choice for legal departments – and for good reason. The solution acts as a system of record, enabling a legal team to efficiently manage the cont...
Read moreIt’s been roughly ten years since best-selling author, Scott Turow, penned the cover story for the American Bar Association journal titled, ‘The Billable Hour Must Die.’ During this time Tu...
Read moreLegal accruals and how to manage them is a common topic brought up in conversations with our customers. On our blog, we’ve shared a brief introduction to accruals management and have discussed ...
Read moreThe first weeks of the new year are buzzing with resolutions, but resolutions don’t have to be limited to personal or health-related goals. We see great opportunity for the legal operations rol...
Read more2017 was an exciting year for SimpleLegal. With all of the positive changes, it can be easy to forget about the many milestones that have gotten us to where we are today. We raised a successful f...
Read moreAt SimpleLegal, we’re excited by and proud to be a part of the growing legal operations movement. To celebrate that growth, we’re sharing some of the top legal ops trends and statistics of 20...
Read moree-Billing software has been touted as the foundational legal technology for in-house counsel. It provides a way for legal departments to understand where and how their dollars are being allocated...
Read moreWe’re sitting down with legal professionals to learn more about their roles and responsibilities, uncover useful insights and best practices, and discuss their view on the future of legal and l...
Read moreLitigation costs are some of the most challenging spend categories for an insurer to manage. Both the legal and claims departments must work together to strike the right balance of cost containme...
Read moreLast week, the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) released their First Annual State of the Industry Survey where more than one-third of CLOC member companies were polled to shed light ...
Read moreIn a session discussing the hidden potential of data at last month’s ACC Annual Meeting, we learned that only 39% of legal departments say they collect and analyze data – only 6.6% of those d...
Read moreMany e-Billing and legal spend management solutions are implemented to eliminate manual efforts and drive process efficiencies so in-house attorneys can focus on what matters most – practicing...
Read moreLast week, SimpleLegal sponsored the ACC Annual Meeting where thousands of in-house counsel, legal technology providers, and ACC members from around the nation gathered in Washington, DC. Among t...
Read moreLast week, we sponsored the ACC Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, and we must say, the event was a tremendous success. Not only were there many repeat Annual Meeting attendees, there were just as...
Read moreThe legal field is dominated by giants including Legal Tracker (formerly Serengeti) offered by Thomson Reuters, CounselLink offered by LexisNexis, and TeamConnect offered by Mitratech. We might b...
Read moreLeveraging a variety of outside counsel is common for legal teams of all sizes. Also common is the difficulty for some teams in managing the contacts and firms, the projects each firm is working ...
Read moreThis October, SimpleLegal is proud to sponsor two in-house counsel events the week of October 16th: The ACC Annual Conference in Washington, DC (meet us at ACC) and the 29th Annual SVAGC All Hand...
Read moreThis article first appeared on HuffPost by Brad Micklin with Yitzi Weiner I had the pleasure to interview Nathan Wenzel. Nathan took a more methodical and consultative approach to founding his st...
Read moreYesterday, we attended the EvolveLaw Tech Savvy In-House Counsel event with a group of legal thought leaders looking to dive deeper into how in-house counsel and legal operations are using techno...
Read moreIf you’re interested in seeing what’s new in the legal tech marketplace and the benefits of integrating modern technology into your legal operations process, register for the upcoming ACC Ann...
Read moreWe love data at SimpleLegal and have seen countless benefits, from cost savings to more informed decision making, for corporate legal departments and legal operations teams that have access to th...
Read moreAs a proud member of EvolveLaw, we can’t wait to see how their recently announced partnership with Above the Law will continue to drive innovation and adoption of technology within the legal in...
Read moreSince the publication of the GC Open Letter, announcing a real-time exercise to test industry assumptions to better understand how to improve the legal market, there’s been a lot of chatter aro...
Read moreAt SimpleLegal, we understand (and love!) that our users are in the system on a daily basis. Because of that, it’s always been our goal to provide GCs, legal operations professionals, and in-h...
Read moreOne of the biggest challenges that legal operations departments are still trying to figure out is Knowledge Management (KM). How do legal operations teams easily capture, find, and share everythi...
Read moreOur CEO, Nathan Wenzel, joined host, Harry Stebbings, on The Twenty Minute VC to talk about SimpleLegal’s journey from the very beginning as a services-based consulting company, to our Y combin...
Read moreAs a matter management, legal spend, and e-Billing solution designed for in-house legal teams, we work directly with a variety of different sized corporate legal departments. One role within the ...
Read moreIn part I of our accruals management series, we summarized why accruals are important, and how legal operations departments tend to be more equipped to own the accruals process than finance depar...
Read moreLast month, hundreds of legal operations professionals gathered at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, taking part in the 2nd annual CLOC Institute, the largest legal operations event in history. The orga...
Read more“Just because it’s obvious doesn’t mean it’s easy. A lot of legal operations are complex, for sure. But a lot of what we do is putting common sense into motion.” These resonant words fr...
Read moreCLOC, the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium, recently released the session schedule for the upcoming CLOC Institute being held in Las Vegas. There are more than 70 informative sessions that t...
Read moreLast week, more than one hundred intellectual property (IP) professionals gathered in Silicon Valley for the 3rd annual IPforward conference. Put on by IPfolio, the one-day conference provides a ...
Read moreLast week, we attended the EvolveLaw Tech Savvy In-House Counsel event with an incredible group of legal technology thought leaders. SimpleLegal CEO, Nathan Wenzel, gave a talk on a very thought-...
Read moreSwitching out any enterprise software or homegrown solution can be a nightmare. Even making the decision to embrace legal technology can be a difficult task for an organization that has been fili...
Read moreThis post isn’t just for corporate legal teams, but for any organization thinking they are too small or early to adopt enterprise software. A lot of conversations in the legal space are aro...
Read moreAn invoice from outside counsel is received. It’s reviewed by the in-house legal team. It’s approved (or sometimes rejected, sent back to the outside vendor for modifications, and the...
Read moreBusinesses today are emphasizing the importance of understanding corporate expenditures and ROI. This, of course, includes outside counsel spend. In-house legal departments are no longer exempt f...
Read morePart of the challenge as a general counsel is getting the best work out of your outside counsel for the best value. Even with good intentions, it doesn’t always pan out this way. Your prioritie...
Read moreAs a general counsel, you rely on your outside counsel and in-house expertise to direct your company in the right direction. You’ll read through dozens of case studies, a mountain of text, and ...
Read moreAs corporate law stretches and changes under the weight of new business structures, so too has the role of general counsel. Tasked with overseeing the legal footprint of their companies, general ...
Read moreIt’s clear to in-house professionals that there’s a new legal role that’s proving critical to departmental success – and that role is legal operations. What is so appealing about ...
Read moreGeneral counsel are often tagged as the always risk-averse ‘fun police,’ quashing ideas and innovation that even smell like they may operate close to the boundaries of what is legal. As a gen...
Read moreCorporate law departments are spending more on in-house resources than on law firms or external legal service providers, with the percentage of general counsel stating their companies need dedica...
Read moreAs corporate law stretches and changes under the weight of new business structures, so too has the role of the general counsel. Tasked with overseeing the legal footprint of their companies, gene...
Read moreWhat is legal ops? Previously, only large legal departments had a formal Legal Operations Department. But now, a formal Legal Operations group reporting into the General Counsel is becoming much ...
Read moreRaising the Bar We understand why general counsel at some companies put off buying a legal e-Billing system as long as they possibly can. Software from legacy vendors can be clunky and hard to s...
Read moreWhy Are We Spending So Much in Legal? One SimpleLegal customer (a public tech company with legal department that grew from a team of 1 to a team of 14) was told by his finance department that he ...
Read moreWhen talking to general counsel, legal operations teams and CFOs, I seem to hear this comment very often: We are too small for e-Billing. Why? What does that even mean. To qualify it – I do...
Read moreI’m lucky. I get to live in the future. I see self-driving cars every single day. We all live in the future in our personal lives. We can click a button to summon a car for a lift t...
Read moreThe $390M acquisition of RelateIQ has provoked some interesting commentary about making data useful. The legal industry has historically been a late adopter of technology. A large part of a law...
Read moreIt’s an exciting time in legal technology. New companies are creating modern, easy-to-use software for in-house legal teams. General Counsel have more choice and more control at lower price...
Read moreAt SimpleLegal, we take data security very seriously. We’re writing to let our customers and prospective customers know about our response to the very serious bug found in the widely used, ...
Read moreAt SimpleLegal, we believe data can change the world. We also believe, it doesn’t have to be complicated. Simple isn’t easy, but it’s worth it. That’s why I get excited w...
Read moreWe’re committed to bringing transparency to CFOs for every expense entry on their P&Ls. We started with legal expense because it has the biggest opportunity for improvement. Customers w...
Read moreThe Beginning Although we officially launched SimpleLegal in early 2013, we’ve actually been around for over a decade. Our journey in legal billing began in litigation management department...
Read moreGood Question As I talk to potential and current customers, all conversations ultimately arrive at the same question: “So what do law firms think about you guys?” I hope they like us....
Read moreControlling the Chaos SimpleLegal is the easiest way for a company to understand and reduce their legal spend. Instead of piles of paper or emailed PDFs, we offer one place to receive, review, an...
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