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The Definitive Guide to Buying Legal Services

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Buying legal services should be part of any organization’s procurement department responsibilities. If you have not yet gotten involved, this is your invitation to do so as it is best practice today. For many organizations, it is an untapped source of incremental savings and improvement in efficacy. Get smart fast with this exciting guide. Learn how to develop a comprehensive procurement strategy and pinch for efficiency, effectiveness, and impact to your bottom line.The legal category has some specific nuances and unique challenges that you want to be aware of. The Definitive Guide for Buying Legal Services was authored by the leading legal procurement experts of our time. It will guide you on how to take the best approach to buying legal services and technology for the legal department. Benefit from the many checklists, practice tips, and examples. Learn from the experience of others and understand what works and what does not. After reading this Guide, you will be aware of leading practices and can apply them to your organization so you can be even more successful.Book chapters include:•Designing a sourcing strategy•Identifying the right firms and providers and Soliciting proposals•Understanding pricing of legal services•Assessing and negotiating with firms and providers•Managing firms and providers Read more


Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 3, 2021


Language ‏ : ‎ English


File size ‏ : ‎ 9457 KB


Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled


Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported


Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled


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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled


Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe


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  • Extremely useful practice tips and checklists
This guide came extremely handy on how we can apply best practices in our organization's legal department, it was well written with renowned authors in the legal category, I would definitely recommend it to add value and delivery to your organization. Checklists are pretty handy as well!
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2021 by D. Thompson D. Thompson

  • Practical and Actionable
This book is the latest output from Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein, who is an established authority on how businesses purchase legal services. I found the book to be full of practical guidance, illustrated with numerous examples and anecdotes from in-house counsel, procurement, and legal operations professionals. Whether you're modernizing an outdated law department, considering the role of procurement or legal operations, selecting a preferred panel of law firms, or merely looking to explore best practices from around the world -- or whether you're a law firm partner or leader looking to better understand an evolving marketplace with savvier buyers -- this book will be of immense and immediate value. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2021 by Tim C.

  • Absolute "MUST HAVE" for all Legal Operations Professionals!
This is a “must have” for all legal operations professionals, Heads of Litigation, and GCs. Particularly, read page 200, snd 216 on for details. Proud to be a part of Buying Legal Council. I would recommend to all néw hires! Should be a staple on the shelves of all in-house legal counsel!
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2021 by Britt Basiaga

  • Excellent Resource
To my knowledge, this book is the most practical and effective guide to buying legal services. It is a comprehensive review of an essential and burgeoning business practice. The editor is a respected authority, with decades of experience in procurement, and has assembled a highly-regarded, diverse team of contributing experts. I have found the tools and practices within to be excellent guidelines to improve the quality and cost of legal services purchased in the corporate legal department. I highly recommend this book for any practitioners, or anyone interested in the topic. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2021 by Jason ACK_Red

  • A Key Resource for Procurement Professionals
This is the go-to resource for Procurement professionals who manage the Legal Services category. The insights and strategies in this book pick up where generic Procurement trainings fall short. This guide covers the spectrum of fit-for-purpose sourcing techniques no matter where you are in your journey in managing this challenging category, I've worked with Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein for more than ten years. She well versed in the sourcing legal services and is without question the worlds leading advocate for Procurement professionals who manage Legal Services. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2021 by Marty Harlow

  • Superb Resource!
This book is an excellent and well-researched on a key topic. Better yet, it can either be read from first page to last or used as a resource handbook for guidance with respect to specific topics. Silvia Hodges Silverstein is the go-to expert in this space and no one is better poised to provide the kind of guidance that is in this book than she is. Buy this book, particularly if you are working with lawyers, are a lawyer, or are a legal tech provider. You will not regret it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2021 by Colin Levy

  • Such great, practical advice!
For those interested in learning the key steps to procuring legal services, this is the book for you. It provides great advice from procurement professionals around the world on steps to procuring legal services - and also to assessing and managing the relationships with your outside panel law firms. The book includes sample questions, checklists, and templates to help you in your procurement of outside legal services. Buy this book. It will become your bible for procuring outside legal firms. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2021 by Pamela Cone

  • THE definitive guide to buying legal services
With input from experts all across the Legal Field, this book really is THE definitive guide to procuring legal services. Most in-house Legal teams buy law firm services without a strategy, though these services are extremely expensive! The cost can be enormous to corporations. Law firms should pay attention, and in-house Legal and Procurement teams alike can benefit from the wisdom in this book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2021 by Score623

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