Research from the ACC shows that 40 per cent of chief legal officers in departments around the world with 300 or more staff delegate operational management responsibilities. Among departments with between 50 and 299 lawyers, the proportion is 36 per cent.

Driving value

The role typically covers benchmarking activities, measurement of results, prediction tools and other management techniques. Veta T Richardson, ACC president and CEO, said: 'In today’s corporate environment, driving value is a top priority, and legal operations professionals are at the forefront of leading these initiatives to run the law department more efficiently and effectively. We know that legal operations professionals can play a vital role in the success of multinational law departments and we look forward to supporting this collaborative community to spur innovation and strategic business practices.'

Motorola

The first ACC Legal Operations Conference is to be held in Chicago on June 3 and 4 and will be attended by legal operations specialists from Adobe, Pfizer, NetApp, Prudential, Motorola and other organisations. Source: ACC