One of summer's top activities is relaxing with a good read. Why not brush up on your Legal Procurement acumen?
Summer Brush-up
We keep a running log of articles devoted to Legal Procurement. Come on over to our Articles section of the BLC web site, under Resources to brush up on the latest from our industry, such as, Creating Successful Panel Relationships That Are a Win-Win for In-House and Outside Counsel – An Interview with Barclays’ Stephanie Hamon by Susan Raridon Lambreth in Forum Magazine, Procurement and The New Legal Buy/Sell Dynamic by Mark Cohen in Forbes and Beyond the RFPs and AFAs by Jennifer Brown in Canadian Lawyer Magazine.
On the Lighter Side
We asked the BLC board members what they would be reading this summer -- either business or pleasure -- and not one of them mentioned a business read. Okay, we hear you! It's time to lighten up. Here are a few of the books they are enjoying during these lazy, hazy days.
Homo Sapiens, A Brief History of Human Kind, by Yuval Noah Harari
The Force, by Don Winslow
The Dirt on Clean by Katherine Ashenburg
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, Jonas Jonasson
THE PLACE FOR EDUCATION ON LEGAL PROCUREMENT
The legal profession is undergoing profound change. Law firms and in-house legal departments must be skilled in both the technical and operational needs of their clients, and things are progressing at an ever increasing rate. How does one keep up and stay knowledgeable? The Buying Legal Council, Legal Procurement Conferences! Our Conferences are the place for education on legal procurement, and bring support to those who are tasked with sourcing legal, alternative and ancillary legal services and managing supplier relationships. One of the things we are most proud of is the caliber of attendees. As cartographers, you are mapping out the new roads of the business of law and will need some colleagues at your side. You may come for the education, but leave with new contacts and the beginning of new business friendships.
LEGAL PROCUREMENT CONFERENCE - NORTH AMERICA
There is still time to register for the North America Legal Procurement Conference in NYC this September 5 & 6. The Conference will focus on innovative strategies for Legal Spend Management, seizing the moment we are in now to facilitate lower rates, and panel discussions that spark new ways of thinking.
To see the full program and speakers click here.
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But that's not all.
Today, it all went down in the land down under, at our APAC Conference in Sydney. For this conference, we partnered with Lawcadia, the Australian-based legal tech business.
The discussions were ripe with the latest strategies on Legal Procurement Service Delivery, How to Run a Convergence Strategy, a panel discussion on Legal Procurement: Initiatives, Insights and Challenges, a workshop on Innovation, Collaboration, and Relationships revisited with Design Thinking, along with insightful talks and igniting those new and important business relationships. Click here for more information.
We will have another APAC conference next year, so if you are in the area, mate, it's not to be missed!
NEWS YOU CAN USE
If you haven't clicked over to the BLC site recently, it's time you did. We've posted the following videos and podcasts. You can access them here, or by clicking on the links below. Did you know that we are building a video data base on all things Legal Procurement? It's over on the Buying Legal Guide.
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Global Strategic Pricing Manager (Dentons), Legal Services Sourcing Manager (Johnson & Johnson), Category Manager-Legal (GSK), Legal Operations Manager (Hearst Corporation): Read about it on our Careers page.
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