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Five Ways You Undervalue Your Team Members

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Five Ways You Undervalue Your Team Members

As a lawyer, you may have people who work for you and who work with you. In the legal industry, these team members are often thought of as “cost centers” or “production centers”—not as people.

But this view actually undersells the value your employees and coworkers can bring to your firm.

The unseen value of your staff is a large reserve waiting to be tapped. Leaving that resource untouched makes your employees check out, lose confidence and interest in their job, and ultimately make your clients suffer.

Why Lawyers Need Interdisciplinary Teams (that include more than just lawyers)

Why Lawyers Need Interdisciplinary Teams (that include more than just lawyers)

If you bring in diverse perspectives and heuristics, you’ll be a more holistic counselor as a lawyer. It will not only make your job easier, it will produce better results for your clients. Being able to understand a client’s diversity of needs and serve them with a diverse team can turn a seemingly difficult client into a successful case.

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Document Automation Helps Close the Gap Between Legal Department Leaders and Their Teams

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Document Automation Helps Close the Gap Between Legal Department Leaders and Their Teams

We’ve heard it over and over that corporate lawyers’ GC-bosses want, expect and even need them to do more higher-level, strategic work, but that the demands of day-to-day lower-level tactical issues such as drafting and re-drafting contracts – often the very same contracts – make that impossible.