Take the law into your own hands
13 September 2012
Whether in-house or external, lawyers often delay deals and
run up unnecessary costs. John Patterson suggests ways
for purchasers to take control of their legal services
Speed and responsiveness are not characteristics usually associated with lawyers. However, purchasing departments need legal advisers with these qualities in order to get deals closed quickly with minimum interference to their clients.
In larger organisations, policies often dictate that contracts have to be approved by the company’s in-house legal department...