Elevate Together Newsletter
 
Pratik Patel
 
 
Pratik Patel
 
If the keys to innovation were obvious, innovation would be commonplace. They aren't, and it isn't. Here are five crucial insights from our extensive experience helping law departments and law firms innovate successfully.
 
 
 
ALSP
 
 
Paula Forbes
 
Want to use ALSPs cost-effectively? Here’s how to select the right engagement type (on-demand, interim, rolling contract, or permanent) and payment structure (hourly, day, or retained-basis).
 
 
 
OCG
 
 
Alyssa Garie, Pratik Patel
 
Because structural factors can cause misalignment between law firms’ work and the business goals a law department must achieve, be sure your Outside Counsel Guidelines cover five crucial points.
 
 
 
Steve Harmon
 
 
Vinny Sachdeva
 
How do GCs and their in-house colleagues drive operational excellence and deliver maximum business value? Elevate GC and COO Steve Harmon offers guidance based on his combined legal, operational, and business expertise.
 
 
ELM Fortune 50
 
LexMundi
 
 
 
Leveraging our extensive experience with law departments and firms, Elevate will collaborate with Lex Mundi as its strategic advisor to boost its competitive position in the global legal market.
 
 
Newsweek Greatest Workplaces
 
 
 
Newsweek named Elevate among America's Greatest Workplaces for fostering an inclusive and employee-centric culture. Elevate also garnered top spots in the diversity and mental well-being rankings.
 
 
 
ABA Journal
 
 
 
ABA Journal extensively quotes Nicole Auerbach, Elevate VP and Co-Founder, on how more law firms are partnering with ALSPs to deliver enhanced value to clients insisting on greater cost-effectiveness, innovation, and efficiency.
 
 
ACC Steve
 
 
 
Steve Harmon, GC and COO of Elevate and Christopher Georgiou, partner and co-head of Ashurst Advance, challenge the ‘us vs. them’ mindset in law firm-client relations and promote collaborative legal ops strategies to boost efficiency.
 
 
 
 
Runway / Elevate
 
 
Building on a previous commitment of $40 million provided by Runway in 2023, this new funding will enable Elevate’s continued growth and innovation in legal software and services.
 
 
 
Big Trends
 
 
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Six actions comprise the best approach to optimising a law department’s operations: understanding business partners’ needs, streamlining internal processes, managing external spend effectively, benchmarking performance, adopting advanced technologies, and using strategic metrics to drive continuous improvement and value delivery.
 
 
 
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Any law department or business bedevilled by inconsistent transaction management can achieve consistency and efficiency by establishing a ‘Central Transactions Office’ to standardise and optimise the handling of transactions and contracts.
 
 
 
Audrey Achike
 
 
In this month’s Talent spotlight, Elevate Expert and Ambassador Lawyer Audrey Achike discusses her experience working with Elevate’s Flexible Legal Resourcing Team over the past three years as a secondee with several technology companies.
 
 
Erica White
 
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