J. Stephen Poor and Kim Craig Quoted in Law360
“How to Woo In-House Counsel in 2012”

Seyfarth Chair and Managing Partner J. Stephen Poor, in addition to the Director of the Project Management Office, Kim Craig, were quoted in a January 1 article published in Law360. The article discussed strategies for law firms trying to obtain work from corporate legal departments, who are just beginning to show signs of economic recovery. According to the author, the changing economic climate calls for a reexamination of how legal services are delivered.

The article highlighted Seyfarth’s project management office, which works with attorneys to track projects in terms of their overall progress, according to Kim. She added, “In April 2011, the firm began using team sites, that allow the entire team working on a case or assignment a way to track projects in real time. Attorneys can upload project plans to the sites, as well as post to-do lists, assignments, and due dates, monitoring each task from inception to conclusion.”

“The idea is to operate as a collaborative unit between in-house counsel and team members in our firm,” remarked Steve. “We thought there had to be a better way to deliver legal services, and the market would increasingly value efficiency coupled with excellence, which would drive changes to the model going forward.”