Managing legal costs and budget predictability are real issues that require real solutions. Add this to a judicial system that moves at a glacial pace ad you have yourself a recipe for lost time and money. Identifying and implementing solutions for these issues has been a hallmark of our firm's culture for quite some time now. In recent years, as the cost of legal services dramatically rose and the pressure on companies intensified, these issues have become increasingly acute. We believe that meeting these needs requires new and innovative solutions. For us, it meant looking differently at how we collaborate and work with our stakeholders to continue to deliver value.

Accordingly, in 2002, our firms’ CEO and Senior Partner and certified Six Sigma Black Belt began implementing the Lean Six Sigma methodologies in several of our practice areas with the goal of improving collaboration, communication, and efficiency. Specifically, we implemented Lean Six Sigma as our primary methodology: a process-driven approach that has enabled us to Define our issues, Measure our numbers, Analyze our processes, Improve our outcomes, and most importantly Control the results so as to perpetuate a cycle of perfection. As a result, we can deliver increased value to our clients at a time of increased market pressures and competitive demands.

The result of our investment in Lean Six Sigma is an innovative approach to partnering with our clients to create a different kind of working relationship that drives value. It is a different way of thinking about—and executing on—the delivery of legal services to bring consistent quality while providing budget predictability and value. Examples of current projects include commercial litigation, mergers and acquisitions, immigration, single-plaintiff employment litigation, and aspects of banking and finance.

To accomplish this, our Black Belt/CEO Championed and Green Belted a series of administrative staff and law professionals in our firm to examine and map the steps behind a broad range of our legal services. We developed processes that increase efficiency while maintaining a consistent level of quality and value across our national platform—allowing our clients to achieve budget predictability through alternative fee structures. We invest in a different kind of working relationship with our clients—one based on a shared definition of success, benchmarks, and a tangible quantitative and qualitative Return On Investment (ROI). We will continue this program as part of our goal to exceed our clients’ expectations.

For more information about how we can partner with your organization to drive increased value, please contact us for further assistance. if you have any questions.