Legal Matter Manager is dedicated software for Inhouse Legal Counsel

Dedicated matter management software can make life much easier for an in-house team, especially when the pressure builds.

Sometimes when operations teams fail to provide vital information to the in-house legal team, they fall behind schedule and cannot update the board of directors with progress in the matter. Adding to frustrations, External counsels are also not available to handle the case. This is an example of a common frustration for in-house legal teams.

Some in-house teams are still trying to handle this process by using spreadsheets populated with data from email - or from colleagues walking down the hall and making verbal requests. Other teams have to use their business’s existing CRM systems to perform tasks, that those systems weren’t designed for. Several are trying to get by with practice management software.

Private practice lawyers, on the other hand, face distinct challenges and problems that in-house lawyers do not.

As a starting point, managing legal matters calls for an enormous amount of information gleaned from different sources. All of that information needs to be collated, centralised, and categorised so legal teams can work in a coordinated and collaborative way, says Segal.

The majority of internal lawyers typically have their own way of working on a case. If a legal department lacks a system to standardize its approach, it can be difficult to implement new practices so lawyers can collaborate more efficiently.

Legal matters in-house typically involve multiple stakeholders across the wider business and they may not be aware or understanding of the legal risks. The sharing of information can be difficult under those circumstances.

Legal departments can use dedicated matter management technology to effectively manage their work, provide clear timelines to stakeholders, ensure transparency when it is safe to do so, and ease admin burdens so they can focus on the legal work at hand.

In order to help in-house teams be more productive and deliver greater value to their business, Legal Interact developed its Legal Matter Manager software.

Through the use of Legal Matter Manager, your in-house legal team can gain real-time insight into your legal exposure. With this tool, you can manage your costs and set up a budget on a per-matter basis, which will help you better control and monitor your legal spending. Using automation and process efficiency, you can collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring no deadlines are missed. Additionally, it creates a sense of alignment between the legal department and the broader organization by ensuring greater transparency on the progress of matters, which keeps everybody informed and focused on what needs to be achieved.