Welcome to Legal Ops Briefs—inspired by the mot-r mindset, this blog series of 3-minute reads gives in-house Legal Ops quick, operational insights. Each post will explore the tech, trends, and tactics that boost operational effectiveness and ease legal team stress—without adding to the noise.
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Your Legal Tech Won’t Save You from The Challenges of Change—But This Might
Change is inevitable in any organization—but for in-house legal teams, the pace and impact of change are particularly intense. So, how do you future-proof your legal tech investments and keep your team agile, engaged, and effective?
Technical Debt: How to Spot It. And Avoid It.
Legal teams under pressure often reach for tech as the fix. But too often, what looks like progress becomes a long-term liability—thanks to technical debt.
What Could Go Wrong? Hold That Thought.
Legal departments are under pressure—staffing is tight, workloads are rising, and tech investments often promise more than they deliver. But it's not because the tools themselves are inherently flawed.
The Hidden Reason Legal Tech Fails
In-house legal teams are drowning in complexity, overwork, and burnout. Technology promises relief—but too often delivers more frustration. Why?
WTF? Legal Tech Spend Up. Burnout Up.
Legal departments are spending more on technology than ever before—yet stress, burnout, and turnover continue to rise. WTF?
Stop Letting Job Titles Decide Your Legal Tech Stack
Legal tech spending is on the rise, yet most teams still face the same frustrations: burnout, inefficiency, and tools that don't deliver. The problem isn’t always the tech—it’s how we choose it.
Legal Ops Doesn't Need Features. We Need Results.
Legal departments are under pressure to deliver more value with fewer resources. But too often, tech tools fail to solve core problems. Why?
Break the Legal Ops Tech Trap: Start Driving Outcomes, Stop Chasing Features
In-house legal departments are under immense pressure. Growing workloads, understaffed teams, and increasing demands from the business have made burnout and attrition more common than ever. It’s no surprise that many legal teams turn to technology as a lifeline. But more often than not, these tech investments fail to deliver meaningful improvement.
Why? Because we’re focusing on the wrong thing.
Specialists vs All-Rounders | What legal teams can learn from sports teams.
When assembling an in-house legal team for a sports organization, the parallels between your athletes and your attorneys are surprisingly apt.
Chasing AI? Don't abandon Legal Ops fundamentals
We’ve all seen it in sports: the superstar team that loses to a less talented but fundamentally sound opponent. Flashy plays can’t compensate for missed assignments and a lack of cohesion. The lesson?
Mayday! GC Team Communication Foundering.
A recent Axiom Global survey shows that 39% of legal teams struggle with communication. That’s nearly 4 in 10 teams where critical information is misunderstood, misdirected, or missed altogether.
71% of in-house lawyers are ready to jump ship—What can Legal Ops fix to stop them?
Today’s topic is urgent—and deeply human. It’s a staggering statistic that 71% of in-house lawyers are ready to jump ship. (Axiom Global Survey 2024). For legal operations professionals, this should set off alarm bells—and signal an opportunity to lead meaningful, strategic change.
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