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We break down 7 keys to effective matter management, and how they translate to improved efficiency, collaboration, and communication — all with less risk....

Dive into 2023 CLOC Global Institute takeaways, including the rise of generative AI and the importance of building a business case for legal tech investments....

When 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...

We sit down with LaTrece Johnson. Head of Legal Operations at Palo Alto Networks to discuss what trends are emerging for legal ops in 2023 and how legal teams can tackle these trends....

Legal departments can lead company-wide progress by shifting the focus from reactive to proactive initiatives....

A healthy lawyer work-life balance can be tough. Our tips support productivity without compromising your well-being and happiness....

Here’s everything you need to know about legal operations, including what it is, its history, functions, job roles, and more....

Law firm metrics help legal ops accurately assess the performance of their vendors and ensure they’re getting the most out of their legal budget....

Check out our top 5 legal ops 2022 trends to learn how to close out your year strong and set yourself up for success in 2023....

Best law books: the ultimate reading list for legal professionals ; LETTERS TO A LAW STUDENT: A GUIDE TO STUDYING LAW AT UNIVERSITY...

This generation of legal professionals are shifting to proactive mindsets. Using corporate diversity initiatives as a lens, we’ll examine what this means for the future of in-house legal....

To get approval for a new legal spend management solution, you need to pitch the concrete value legal tech brings to the company as a whole. ...

Looking for the best legal reads? We're sharing 38 top legal blogs by sector so you can stay on top of what's going on in the legal industry....

At CLOC Global Institute 2022, it became evident that that legal tech has to step up and deliver products that encompass what taking on ESG, DE&I, and CSR work means for corporations....

The need for reporting where legal data can shed its limitations is very real. That’s why we're excited to announce the next chapter in SimpleLegal’s reporting journey, Enhanced Reporting!...

Use these 5 tips to conduct a more objective assessment of outside legal counsel and get the most value from your new vendors....

CLOC 2022 just wrapped up! We're recapping how the legal ops industry continued to innovate with 5 takeaways, despite facing unprecedented change in a very short amount of time....

Legal matter management is the foundation of legal cost control. Matter details help you objectively measure attorney performance and find more ways to save....

The key to creating a sustainable legal diversity program is structured planning. Get your program off the ground and create lasting change with these 7 steps....

As firms continue to increase rates, alternative legal service providers have become great options to reduce legal spend without reducing quality. ...

At SimpleLegal, we believe that what defines top legal technology companies is much more than having great software and a strong profit margin....

Data-backed predictive legal software helps you rely more on facts than feelings so you can provide more effective, strategic legal and business advice....

The value of legal data analytics isn’t about the information itself; it’s about how legal departments apply that knowledge to transform a business....

After navigating COVID-19 with manual tools like spreadsheets, many legal ops teams now look at AI and legal technology as business necessities, not luxuries....

The current trend is to use outside counsel less to save, but legal can still get stuck on determining when to give work to in house counsel or to outsource....

The chief legal officer role is a natural next step for in-house counsel who want to be leaders, not just lawyers. Here’s how to level up your legal career....

Legal cost control is still a top priority for legal ops, and the spend management lessons learned in COVID-19 will help teams further optimize legal spend....

This comprehensive guide to in house legal lingo will help you navigate the complicated profession — and you’ll earn brownie points from the higher-ups....

It’s much easier to create a shared, objective definition of success with your vendors when you can reliably track vendor performance metrics to incorporate into their evaluations....

Legal e-Billing solutions are currently the most adopted legal technology by law departments. So, why is that, and what makes a good legal e-Billing solution? ...

Private equity firms spend $353k on average on each merger and acquisition. Here are the areas that contribute to high M&A legal fees and how to keep costs low....

Legal metrics help legal departments gain insight into ways to improve their department and show their value to stakeholders. But what are the right metrics to track?...

60 days out from CLOC 2021 Global Institute, SimpleLegal's product team reflects on how the takeaways have enhanced their design process of keeping things simple for legal operations....

Legal spend analysis helps you discover ways to improve your legal department through spend reporting. Here’s what it is and how to conduct an analysis....

AI streamlines legal processes to eliminate time-consuming, tedious tasks. To effectively implement the adoption of AI-powered solutions, the panelists at CLOC shared 5 key principles....

Last week, CLOC hosted their second virtual CLOC Global Institute. Here's what a first-time attendee gained from the experience....

Over the past 11 years, there has only been a 3.9% increase in minority representation in top law firms. Here's why increasing that percentage matters and two actions you can take to increase it....

At the end of 2020, we asked in-house legal departments to submit colleagues for the Legal MVP Award. After careful consideration, we’re pleased to announce the 3 winners!...

You 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. ...

Known 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’...

Outside 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. ...

We’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...

The 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 ...

The 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 ...

For 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...

With 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...

The 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...

Last 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...

We’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 ...

We 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...

At 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...

We’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...

We 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...

What 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...

2019 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...

What 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...

Corporate 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...

Legal 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...

We 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...

Earlier 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...

We’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...

Another 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...

The 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...

Last 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...

Only 48% of law firms respond to requests for month end accruals. We have four key ways to increase that number, giving you more control over your legal budget....

2017 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...

At 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...

e-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...

We’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...

Last 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 ...

One 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...

As 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 ...

In 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...

Last 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...

“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...

CLOC, 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...

Last 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-...

It’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 ...

Corporate 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...