Government lawyers lack LegalTech resources
In-house Government Legal Departments have yet to fully realize the benefits of legal operations – even while their unique demands (budget constraints, reporting requirements and a dire need for knowledge management) cry out for them.
Download our white paper to learn some of the areas where government lawyers lag behind and how a matter management software solution can help.
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A job made harder
According to research from Law360, 38% of government lawyers feel stressed either “most or all of the time”. It’s not surprising – government Legal Departments often handle high-profile projects with limited resources and serve a vocal and demanding clientele: the populace.
In addition, data from Xakia’s Legal Operations Health Check shows that these in-house Legal Departments are often working without the same matter management software technology as their counterparts in the private sector – making the job that much harder.
Government in-house Legal Departments are lagging
Some of the areas where local government lawyers lag behind the in-house community at large include:
- Legal intake & triage
- Budget and financial management
- Legal reporting
- Knowledge management
- Legal matter management
Hard work made harder: Government lawyers lack LegalTech resources
Download the white paper to learn the constraints Government legal teams face. You’ll also learn how legal matter management software offers local government lawyers new solutions that had previously been limited to their counterparts in Big Law or large corporations.
Additional legal matter management resources
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