Vetting of attorney/law firm expertise and experience as part of the procurement process for outside legal services; assistance in development of RFPs for legal services, review and analysis of responses and guidance on awarding engagement, assistance in scoping and pricing negotiations
Law Firm Audits – assess firms’ abilities to meet corporate legal service needs including technological efficiency, staffing efficiency, data security systems and procedures, legal project management abilities including budgeting and pricing, use of standards, knowledge management, litigation support; work with law firms to maximize performance in these areas. Possibly develop ranking system to be used.