Understands and Aligns with our Business
• Demonstrates knowledge of our business and industry
• Strategic and proactive, early involvement
• Firm acts like they are part of our team and invested in our success
• Few if any requests for waivers |
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Shared Values
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Sponsors and/or contributes to pro bono and community service projects |
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Quality of Work Product
• Demonstrates in-depth subject matter expertise
• Provides actionable legal opinions that help solve business problems
• Delivers crisp and high quality work product and presentations |
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Responsiveness / Timeliness
• Provides timely and concise communications
• Quick to provide meaningful responses in time sensitive situations
• Responsive to phone calls/e-mails and strives to be available when needed |
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Effective Use of Technology
• Demonstrates good working knowledge of available technologies to improve service delivery and/or reduce cost
• Actively trains staff on effective use of tools
• Presents options to employ technology on our matters |
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Innovation / Creativity
• Thinks outside the box to resolve business and legal challenges
• Understands company cost constraints and responds with creative solutions
• Value-added service offerings (CLE, free/discounted secondments) |
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Service Delivery
• Consistently staffs the best available talent and subject matter expertise
• Staffing levels are appropriately matched to the size and complexity of the matter
• Partners/works well with other firms who serve the company |
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Results / Outcomes
• Consistently achieves favorable interim and final outcomes for the company
• Positive results relative to liabilities averted, reduced settlements, recoveries attained |
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Cost Effectiveness
• Cost relative to value delivered/outcomes
• Develops useful, realistic budgets and manages to them with regular communication
• Effective use of tools and technology to reduce the cost of service
• Provides fee arrangements which share risk and/or reduce cost |
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Transparency and Information Sharing
• Provides metrics and data on case statistics, performance and outcomes
• Firm shares trends, benchmarks
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