Legal project management (LPM) is all the rage in certain quarters. It’s not a new idea, of course. I remember talking about it with some of the lawyers in the large firm I worked for in Toronto in the mid-90s. There wasn’t much appetite for LPM software at the time, I think in part because some of the tools available then appeared too inflexible for the typical M&A deal.
On the other hand, I well remember how hard it was for one very capable associate with whom I worked to keep track of all the moving parts in a large transaction making its way through our firm. I have to believe that the right LPM tools would have made her job a lot easier.
In any case, attorneyatwork.com has an interesting round-up of some project management tools that lawyers might find useful. I’d be interested in hearing whether any of my readers have tried using one or more of these tools.
