Six Sigma Solutions
Managing legal costs and budget predictability are real issues that require real solutions. Identifying and implementing those solutions has long been a hallmark of our firm's culture. In recent years, as the cost of legal services has risen and the pressure on companies has intensified, these issues have become increasingly acute. We believe that meeting these needs requires new and innovative solutions. For us, that means looking differently at how we collaborate and work with our clients to continue to deliver value.
Accordingly, in 2006, Seyfarth began adopting Six Sigma methodologies in several of our practice areas with the goal of improving collaboration, communication, and efficiency. Specifically, we implemented Lean Six Sigma as our primary methodology: a process-driven approach that has enabled us to analyze and improve our processes, measure our improvement, and respond to our clients. As a result, we can deliver increased value to our clients at a time of increased market pressures and competitive demands.
The result of our investment in Lean Six Sigma is an innovative approach to partnering with our clients to create a different kind of working relationship that drives value. It is a different way of thinking about—and executing on—the delivery of legal services to bring consistent quality while providing budget predictability and value. Examples of current projects include commercial litigation, mergers and acquisitions, immigration, single-plaintiff employment litigation, and aspects of human resources counseling, employee benefits, and banking and finance.
To accomplish this, we partnered with Six Sigma experts to examine and map the steps behind a broad range of our legal services. We developed processes that increase efficiency while maintaining a consistent level of quality and value across our national platform—allowing our clients to achieve budget predictability through alternative fee structures. We invest in a different kind of working relationship with our clients—one based on a shared definition of success, benchmarks, and tangible quantitative and qualitative results. We will continue this program as part of our goal to exceed our clients’ expectations.
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