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When process components account for much of the activity in a function, even if partly legal it is generally outside the legal department

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Several of the functions that are “on the bubble” for law departments or are more typically handled outside the department have significant process elements. With contract administration, to take one, the legal counsel is a smallish part, but tracking, database entry, distribution, and calendaring are repetitive tasks. Likewise for compliance, where the auditing, training and checking are heavily process oriented. Or with both import-export compliance and anti-counterfeiting or anti-piracy, some legal issues arise but mostly the work involves day-to-day monitoring, paperwork, coordination with non-lawyers and other process steps.

Lawyers give counsel; others should handle processes.

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One response to “When process components account for much of the activity in a function, even if partly legal it is generally outside the legal department”

  1. Douglas Weeden says:
    July 20, 2011 at 11:31 am

    What a great post! LDDS believes that it is imperative for Law Departments to streamline process heavy functions while coordinating with outside counsel and other legal service providers to ensure efficent and compliant department operations. To this end, Law Departments need to be able to monitor, coordinate, and communicate with all of its outside legal/non-legal service providers in one secure and accessible place.