Tim Corcoran and I recently published blog posts on Do Less Law to start a dialogue for an ILTA session on that topic. Jeff Carr, the recently retired General Counsel of FMC Technologies and leading in-house thought leader, shared his thoughts on the topic. With...

Introduction Corporate law departments face budget pressure and demand more value from their law firms. Yet they cannot clearly define value. Many think that value means efficiency. Efficiency alone, however, misses many other ways to control cost and create value. Working efficiently on an unnecessary task still wastes money. I...