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As the scope and volume of legal issues that companies have to deal with has grown, legal departments are finding it increasingly necessary to employ project management techniques and software for e-billing, matter management and reporting to track issues and help control their legal spend.<\/p>\n<p>In this whitepaper, we explore how general counsel are tackling these problems and their experiences, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gaining visibility into legal work<\/li>\n<li>Improving legal department efficiency<\/li>\n<li>Getting value from your legal spend<\/li>\n<li>Regulatory controls<\/li>\n<li>Contract and document management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is increasing pressure for legal departments to understand and track the legal work being done by outside counsel, while successfully managing legal costs&nbsp;and maintaining compliance. 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