Defining Legal Spend Management

Legalbill is not a software tool. We provide a comprehensive spend management solution for corporate and risk legal departments, including compliance review, business intelligence, and ongoing consultation.



 

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Legalbill's expert compliance analysis and consultation accommodate Global 2000 as well as Small and Medium Enterprises. Discover how our flexible approach will maximize your in-house savings.

Legal Spend Management
 

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In today's competitive environment, corporate and risk legal departments are challenged with containing costs, complying with regulations, and maintaining profitable businesses. At Legalbill, we pride ourselves on providing a suite of solutions that will:



 

Legalbill in the News


Jan 02, 2012 Listening to your clients and understanding their needs is the easiest way for law firms to woo corporate legal departments, Nicky Mukerji tells Law 360.

Law360
Nov 15, 2011 Nicky Mukerji introduces powerful Project Management Tools for Alternative Fee Arrangements in his article for the Litigation Management magazine.

Litigation Management Magazine
Jul 11, 2011 Law Departments are looking from a business management point of view and using aggregated data to make strategic decisions, Nicky Mukerji tells Corporate Counsel.

Corporate Counsel
Jun 20, 2011 Stephen French, Managing Partner, comments to Reuters about Blockbuster bankruptcy proceedings.

Reuters
May 10, 2011 “Is the Billable Hour Dead?” – Speaking at the TAGLaw Conference in Geneva, Nicky Mukerji discusses Hourly Billing and Alternative Fee Arrangements, urging outside counsel to focus on creating and delivering value to their clients through either method.
Mar 24, 2011 “Using Business Intelligence to manage Legal Spend” – Speaking at the CLM Conference in New Orleans, Nicky Mukerji and his panel discuss a systematic business intelligence approach to help risk managers review, analyze, and make strategic decisions based on legal spend information.
Mar 22, 2011 Corporate law departments are increasingly looking to hire law firm partners with business acumen, Legalbill's director of business intelligence tells Corporate Counsel.

Corporate Counsel
Feb 25, 2011 Local law firms are responding with greater urgency to Request For Proposals (RFPs) in order to remain competitive, Managing Partner Stephen French tells the Nashville Business Journal.

Nashville Business Journal
Feb 14, 2011 Legalbill expert tells Corporate Counsel Magazine that general counsels are choosing to hire local counsel more than ever, while increasingly using in-house attorneys to reduce cost.

Corporate Counsel
Dec 23, 2010 Legalbill Director of Business Intelligence Nicky Mukerji pens must-see piece examining "The Seven Biggest Myths of Alternative Fee Arrangements."

Corporate Counsel
Dec 10, 2010 Check out Managing Partner Stephen French's revealing conversation with the Nashville Business Journal

Nashville Business Journal
Dec 01, 2010 Shifting priorities: Corporate general counsel are seeking more alternative billing arrangements than law firms can provide, Legalbill's Nicky Mukerji tells Corporate Counsel Magazine.

Corporate Counsel Magazine
Nov 01, 2010 Legalbill Europe Managing Partner Götz Otto pens piece espousing the merits of the billable hour for European General Counsel publication.

European General Counsel Publication
Oct 21, 2010 Legalbill managing partner interviewed by NewsChannel5 about Toyota recall and litigation involving the world's biggest carmaker.

NewsChannel5
Oct 15, 2010 Lehman's billion dollar bankruptcy tab is costing creditors, Legalbill's Stephen French tells Reuters

Reuters
Sep 20, 2010 The UK's Guardian cites Legalbill in story on impact BP's oil spill will have on future insurance rates in the energy industry.

Guardian
Sep 17, 2010 Legalbill executive discusses the collapse of Lehman Bros: A look back on the second anniversary of the investment bank's stunning bankruptcy filing. Listen to European Business Week with international broadcaster Deutsche Welle TV & Radio.

European Business Week
Sep 09, 2010 Fortune Magazine cites Legalbill co-founder declaring that bankrupt companies can save up to 20 percent on spiraling legal and restructuring fees with oversight controls in place.

Fortune Magazine
Sep 01, 2010 Suzanne Rose discusses billing best practices in today's tight financial climate.
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Billing Best Practices
Aug 27, 2010 Stephen French tells The New York Times that trying to charge Ground Zero workers interest on loans needed by their lawyers to litigate case against New York City is ethically dubious; Judge puts a stop to it, siding with 9/11 heroes.

New York Times
Aug 10, 2010 Stephen French tells the Houston Chronicle that with public sentiment against it, look for BP to settle the myriad of lawsuits as soon as possible, beginning with the wrongful death actions.

Houston Chronicles
Jul 29, 2010 The nationally syndicated Jim Bohannon Show hosts Legalbill's Stephen French.

The topic: BP's prospects amid a flood of litigation.
Jul 16, 2010 The New York Times cites Legalbill as a source for information on attorney rates.

The New York Times
Jun 17, 2010 Stephen French tells Financial Times that BP and the President are playing a high-stakes game of Let's Make a Deal.

Financial Times
Jun 16, 2010 Nicky Mukerji pens piece for Directorship Magazine -- most viewed source for corporate governance -- advising corporate legal departments how to analyze and manage their outside legal spend.

Directorship
Jun 01, 2010 Managing Partner Stephen French tells British industry publication, Legal Week, that analyzing legal invoices will reduce corporate legal spend.

Legal Week
May 01, 2010 Nicky Mukerji tells Inside Counsel Magazine that knowledge is power when it comes to E-billing. Check out the section on E-billing in the latest edition.

Inside Counsel
Apr 19, 2010 Stephen French discusses the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act with European broadcaster, Deutsche-Welle Radio.

Deutsche-Welle Radio
Mar 31, 2010 Paying bankruptcy attorneys a grand an hour: a stretch by any measure, Stephen French tells Bloomberg.

Bloomberg
Mar 04, 2010 Nicky Mukerji to the Cleveland Plain Dealer: "More people talking about (alternative billing) than actually doing it."

The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mar 02, 2010 Legalbill tells New York Newsday: Madoff judge made difficult call determining how swindled investors will recover stolen funds.

New York Newsday
Feb 01, 2010 Nicky Mukerji, global director of business intelligence, discusses alternative fee arrangements with Inside Counsel Magazine.

Inside Counsel
Jan 12, 2010 The truth about alternative billing: Managing Partner Stephen French goes on-camera with American Lawyer. View the straight-talking interview.

American Lawyer
Jan 08, 2010 Managing Partner Stephen French talks exclusively with international broadcaster, Deutsche-Welle Radio, in Germany. Discover how skyrocketing legal fees involving bankrupt behemoths are bad for small businesses.

Deutsche-Welle Radio
Dec 14, 2009 Fixed fees: pro or con? Read Nicky Mukerji's guest editorial on alternative billing only in The Tennessean, hometown newspaper of Nashville, site of Legalbill’s global headquarters.

The Tennessean
Dec 01, 2009 Legalbill profiled in Canadian Lawyer Magazine as industry leader in reducing global legal costs.

Canadian Lawyer
Nov 23, 2009 Introducing Jeff McCandless, senior partner & CTO. He goes one-on-one with Consulting Magazine on the dynamics of legal cost cutting.

Consulting Magazine
Nov 23, 2009 Stephen French, managing partner, tells Bloomberg News: greater oversight needed to assess fees charged by Bernie Madoff trustee.

Bloomberg
Nov 20, 2009 Stephen French, managing partner, sits down with European broadcaster, Deutsche-Welle Radio, for an exclusive interview on the future of GM.

To hear the Q&A in its entirety, click link below and then scroll down to "Listen to the interview."

Deutsche-Welle
Nov 12, 2009 Nicky Mukerji, global director of business intelligence, and expert on alternative billing arrangements, interviews with leading Asian legal business magazine.

ALB Legal News
Nov 02, 2009 Managing Partner Stephen French tells Bloomberg that law firm acquisitions and partner shake-ups are on the rise.

Bloomberg
Oct 22, 2009 Nicky Mukerji, global director of business intelligence, tells Financial Times that flat fees are slowly escalating.

Financial Times
Oct 16, 2009 Nicky Mukerji, global director of business intelligence, tells leading Asian legal and business publication that firms must innovate their billing practices.

ALB Legal News
Oct 12, 2009 Nicky Mukerji, global director of business intelligence, tells The Legal Intelligencer "gigantic shift" afoot in way law firms view profitability.

The Legal Intelligencer
Sep 12, 2009 Legalbill cited in The Economist as a potential solution for curbing eye-popping bankruptcy fees.

The Economist
Sep 10, 2009 Stephen A. French, managing partner, offers Associated Press analysis into controversial legal fees awarded for work uncovering an alleged $7 billion international pyramid scheme.

New York Newsday
Sep 01, 2009 Nicky Mukerji, global director of business intelligence, in Corporate Counsel Magazine breaking down the billable hour vs. the case for flat fees.

Corporate Counsel Magazine
Aug 28, 2009 Nicky Mukerji, global director of business intelligence, tells Inside Counsel Magazine that companies in bankruptcy need to better control restructuring and legal costs.

Inside Counsel Magazine
Aug 19, 2009 Legalbill highlighted in influential CFO Magazine as consulting expert in reducing legal spend.

CFO
Aug 18, 2009 Suzanne Rose, global director of operations, tells leading Asian legal publication how law firms are getting squeezed.

Asian Legal Business Magazine
Aug 10, 2009 Stephen A. French, managing partner, tells Bloomberg News: SEC to be more aggressive.

Bloomberg
Aug 06, 2009 Stephen A. French, managing partner, comments on Bernie Madoff Trustee fees.

Bloomberg
Jul 23, 2009 Kathi Lemons, global director of client services, q&a with American Lawyer Litigation Daily

Kathi Lemons, global director of client services, quoted in The Oklahoman

Legalbill highlighted in Bloomberg

Stephen A. French, managing partner, quoted in Bloomberg

Nicky Mukerji, global director of business intelligence, quoted in The Legal Intelligencer
 
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