Plenty of in-house lawyers run a contract function on a budget that doesn't match the volume of work coming at them. Maybe you're the whole legal department, or one of two people covering contracts for the entire company. Either way, you're making constant calls about where the work should go and what you can realistically handle yourself. Some of it has to stay in-house. Some of it makes more sense to send to outside firms. Some of it can go to an alternative legal services provider. And the tools and processes you build have to be ones you can keep running without a team behind you.
In this webinar, Laura Frederick, Chris Crook, and Tanya Avila will talk through how to lead a contract function when resources are tight. They'll get into the decisions that come up first, like what work to keep in-house, what to route to outside firms, and what to hand to ALSPs, and how to think about whether your next hire should be a commercial lawyer, a contract manager, or a paralegal. They'll also cover the systems side, including how to build a playbook one person can keep current and how to pick contract tech that earns its cost in a small department. The session closes on something solo and near-solo leaders tend to run into, which is how to set performance expectations that make sense when you are most of the team.
*Live CLE Credit Information:
How to Contract will apply for 1.25 hours of General CLE credit in CA, PA, and TX.
We will provide details to attendees on how to request a certificate of attendance. These certificates are provided after an attendee submits a completed credit request form (including the CLE code words shared live) within 14 days of the live webinar. Late submissions are not accepted.
Lawyers in these other jurisdictions who attend live may be eligible for credit through reciprocity, self-application, or reporting: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CT, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, IL, KY, LA, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, MD, ME, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY. These programs may also be eligible for Canadian CPD credit in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec.
We do not determine individual eligibility. Please check your state bar for specific compliance rules.
