{"id":29751,"date":"2024-01-17T14:33:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T19:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/?p=1027752"},"modified":"2024-01-17T14:33:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T19:33:06","slug":"from-vendor-to-strategic-partner-how-gcs-can-cultivate-the-ideal-outside-counsel-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/legal-innovation-center\/2024\/01\/17\/from-vendor-to-strategic-partner-how-gcs-can-cultivate-the-ideal-outside-counsel-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"From Vendor To Strategic Partner: How GCs Can Cultivate The Ideal Outside Counsel Relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1027767 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/shaking-hands-2499612_1280-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"shaking-hands-2499612_1280\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" \/>Aligning interests to achieve mutually beneficial relationships is a key aspiration for law departments and outside counsel alike.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this episode of the UpLevel View podcast, legal operations expert Elizabeth Lugones of UpLevel Ops is joined by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sphinx\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yusuf Mohamed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, partner and member of the General Counsel practice at Taylor English Duma LLP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yusuf shares strategies beyond traditional cost analysis and performance monitoring, emphasizing the importance of viewing outside counsel as strategic partners rather than service providers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The discussion includes:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The challenges of managing legal practices as the organization grows, especially in implementing consistent engagement with outside counsel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The importance of in-house teams being proactive and setting clear expectations for law firms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contrasting the communication methodologies between law firms and in-house departments, noting the differences in audiences and workflow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The future potential of more sophisticated AI tools to analyze legal data and envision possible legal risk scenarios.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why clients should be hesitant about trying different pricing models, with the understanding that they can revert to old methods if unsatisfied.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transparency, conversation, and alignment of interests for achieving mutual benefits.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/29165008\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/87A93A\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" width=\"100%\" height=\"192\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">Looking for the top law department workflow? 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