[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-1-en-105":3,"doc-seo-240310-105":53,"doc-detail-240310-en":126},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,14,19,24,29,34,39,44,49],{"id":8,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":11,"show_sort_weight":12,"slug":13},11,1,"Template","Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":15,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":16,"show_sort_weight":17,"slug":18},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":20,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":21,"show_sort_weight":22,"slug":23},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":25,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":26,"show_sort_weight":27,"slug":28},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":30,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":31,"show_sort_weight":32,"slug":33},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":35,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":36,"show_sort_weight":37,"slug":38},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":40,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":41,"show_sort_weight":42,"slug":43},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":45,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":46,"show_sort_weight":47,"slug":48},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":50,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":51,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":52},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":54,"data":55},"ok",{"site_id":56,"language":57,"slug":58,"title":59,"keywords":60,"description":61,"schema_data":62,"social_meta":119,"head_meta":121,"extra_data":123,"updated_unix":125},105,"en","the-art-and-science-of-legal-project-management-practice-oriented-perspective","The Art and Science of Legal Project Management - Practice-Oriented Perspective","","Legal project management is described as a collaborative method for lawyers and clients to design legal representation with more predictable outcomes and legal spend. The article contrasts views of the approach as an art linked to traditional project management versus a science enabled by technology. It explains definitions from the ABA guide, highlights operational models such as BakerManage, and connects the practice to ABA Model Rules covering scoping, communication, and fees. It also addresses why the “billable hour” delayed wider adoption.",{"@graph":63,"@context":118},[64,80,101],{"@type":65,"itemListElement":66},"BreadcrumbList",[67,71,74,77],{"item":68,"name":69,"@type":70,"position":9},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":72,"name":10,"@type":70,"position":73},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/",2,{"item":75,"name":51,"@type":70,"position":76},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/general/",3,{"item":78,"name":59,"@type":70,"position":79},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/the-art-and-science-of-legal-project-management-practice-oriented-perspective/240310/",4,{"url":78,"name":59,"@type":81,"image":82,"author":87,"headline":59,"publisher":90,"fileFormat":93,"inLanguage":57,"description":61,"dateModified":94,"datePublished":95,"encodingFormat":93,"isAccessibleForFree":96,"interactionStatistic":97},"DigitalDocument",{"url":83,"@type":84,"width":85,"height":86},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/the-art-and-science-of-legal-project-management-practice-oriented-perspective/240310.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":88,"@type":89},"Anda","Person",{"url":68,"name":91,"@type":92},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-09-25","2026-09-11",true,{"@type":98,"interactionType":99,"userInteractionCount":79},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":100},"ViewAction",{"@type":102,"mainEntity":103},"FAQPage",[104,110,114],{"name":105,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":107},"How does legal project management aim to improve legal outcomes and costs?","Question",{"text":108,"@type":109},"It structures how lawyers and clients define, plan, budget, execute, and evaluate legal matters to make results and legal spend more predictable. The approach also emphasizes effective communication to align objectives and expectations.","Answer",{"name":111,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":112},"What definition of legal project management does the article cite?",{"text":113,"@type":109},"It cites the ABA guide’s definition covering a proactive, disciplined management approach, the use of specific knowledge and tools to achieve objectives, and effective communication to set and meet expectations.",{"name":115,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":116},"Why did legal project management gain traction later in the industry?",{"text":117,"@type":109},"The article links delayed adoption to the predominance of hourly billing, which historically incentivized inefficiency and limited emphasis on project management. Over time, practitioners recognized that legal project management improves service delivery even within hourly billing.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":120,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":122,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":124,"site_id":56},240310,1790023598,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":127},{"doc_id":124,"user_id":128,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":129,"doc_module":9,"category_id":50,"category_name":51,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":130,"file_id":131,"file_url":132,"file_type":133,"file_size":134,"view_count":79,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":73,"language":135,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":136,"faqs":137,"seo_title":138,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":139,"read_time":9},962075006959,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/e0002397efbe92a78e?_k=1776741047341049297","The Art and Science of Legal Project Management  \nAllen W. Nelson and David A. Rueff, The National Law Journal February 9, 2015  \nLegal Project Management has emerged as a method for lawyersand clients to collaborate on the design of legal representation with the goal of obtaining a more predictable result, both as to outcome and legal spend. Some see it as an art closely related to the traditional field of project management, while others see it as a science, supported by technology. Is legal project management an art, a science or a combination of both?  \nLegal project management has been used by attorneys, legal consultants and vendors to describe methods that can control the inherent variables in any type of legal engagement. In law firms, it is a best practice for strategically planning the administration of a matter or group of matters. For in-house legal teams, it may describe improved departmental management practices. For contract counsel and electronic-discovery vendors, the term may describe a more methodical approach to providing services that have a high risk of costs for a client.  \nBut what is it really? What is at the heart of this process that has evolved to encapsulate good business practices in a variety of legal service contexts?  \nIn the book, \"The Power of Legal Project Management, A Practical Guide,\" published by the American Bar Association in February 2014, legal project management is defined as follows: \"(1) a proactive, disciplined approach to managing legal work that involves defining, planning, budgeting, executing and evaluating a legal matter; (2) the application of specific knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to achieve project objectives (the client's and law firm/legal department's); and (3) the use of effective communication to set and meet objectives and expectations.\"Lambreth and Rueff, ABA (February 2014) .  \nSeveral early-adopter law firms have developed their own techniques for implementing legal project management. One example is Baker Donelson's BakerManage process, which includes tools to help a lawyer improve matter management practices at the outset (in the \"development phase\" using a statement of work, a budget and a communication plan), during the management of the matter (in the \"execution phase\" using best practices to closely monitor performance) and at the end of the matter (the \"closure phase\" conducting a close out meeting with the client) .  \nThe concepts within models like BakerManage are an evolution of attorney-client relationship standards that have always been a part of the practice of law. The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, which serve as the foundation for many state legal ethics standards, provide guidance on issues such as scoping, budgets and communications. The ABA Model Rules require a lawyer to confirm the scope of the engagement in writing, especially with regard to limitations on the scope of the representation. Model Rule 1.0, 1.2 and 1.5. The ABA Model Rules address communication and require a lawyer to keep the client reasonably informed. Model Rule 1.4. The rules also require the lawyer to consider several factors when developing a fee such as the time and labor required, what is customarily charged for similar matters and any time limitations necessitated by the matter. Model Rule 1.5.  \nGiven that background, one might wonder why legal project management only now is rising to the surface as a tool for lawyers and clients. Hourly billing has been the predominant method of charging for legal services for decades. In 2001, the ABA recognized that hourly billing may promote the following problems: client solutions lacking sufficient planning; rewarding inefficiency and lack of productivity; management practices resulting in rework and duplication of effort; legal costs that don't reflect value and that cannot be determined until matter closure; and rate differentials failing to account for actual experience and productivity. The Power of Legal","cbCaihwSnhjTNoFe","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihwSnhjTNoFe","pdf",203428,"English","# The Art and Science of Legal Project Management\n## Definition and core elements\n## Use in different legal contexts\n## Models and ethical foundations\n## Why adoption has taken time\n## Is it art or science?","[{\"question\":\"How does legal project management aim to improve legal outcomes and costs?\",\"answer\":\"It structures how lawyers and clients define, plan, budget, execute, and evaluate legal matters to make results and legal spend more predictable. The approach also emphasizes effective communication to align objectives and expectations.\"},{\"question\":\"What definition of legal project management does the article cite?\",\"answer\":\"It cites the ABA guide’s definition covering a proactive, disciplined management approach, the use of specific knowledge and tools to achieve objectives, and effective communication to set and meet expectations.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did legal project management gain traction later in the industry?\",\"answer\":\"The article links delayed adoption to the predominance of hourly billing, which historically incentivized inefficiency and limited emphasis on project management. Over time, practitioners recognized that legal project management improves service delivery even within hourly billing.\"}]","The Art and Science of Legal Project Management - Practice-Oriented Perspective | PDF",1789159807]