LAW 6350 - Procuring and Managing Legal Services

This course focuses on how to identify and work effectively and collaboratively with attorneys, particularly from the perspectives of managers and clients. What roles can attorneys best serve on collaborative business and problem-solving teams? What role can they play in public and private organizations, either as internal team members or as external advisers and counselors? The course also addresses questions of how to know when legal services are required, and how to manage the acquisition of legal services, including maximizing the value and cost-effectiveness of those services, ensuring efficiency, working collaboratively with lawyers, and understanding the legal lens that attorneys bring to problem solving.