As long as it lasts, because David Einhorn’s sure as hell not gonna make any for the foreseeable future.
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Morning Docket: 10.21.24 – Above the Law
*
Former
Biglaw
partner
sentenced
to
16
months
in
prison.
What’s
the
matter
number
on
that
time?
[ABA
Journal]
*
Prosecutor
sues
Georgetown
over
data
breach
in
rare
instance
where
a
Georgetown
graduate
doesn’t
want
everyone
to
know
about
it.
[Reuters]
*
With
a
new
film
out
there
about
Trump’s
relationship
with
Roy
Cohn,
the
Advocate
has
a
deep
dive
into
the
famed
lawyer’s
life
and
times.
[Advocate]
*
Oklahoma
is
asking
the
Supreme
Court
to
force
the
federal
government
to
give
back
funding
for
medical
services
that
it
withheld
after
Oklahoma
declared
that
it
wasn’t
going
to
allow
those
medical
services.
[Law360]
*
Law
school
clinic
working
on
Supreme
Court
case
aimed
at
protecting
the
rights
of…
straight
people?
[Balls
and
Strikes]
*
FTC’s
new
merger
rules
exemplify
ongoing
fight
within
the
agency.
[Bloomberg
Law
News]
*
Biglaw
firms
building
out
alumni
programs.
[American
Lawyer]
Colonial white boys in Zimbabwe: John Eppel’s autobiography is a welcome book, but a difficult read
Eppel
is
better
known
for
his
mastery
of
poems
and
fiction.
Joe
Eppel/Wikimedia
Commons,
CC
BY-SA
Nhlanhla
Dube,
University
of
Cape
Town
Zimbabwean
writer
John
Eppel’s
literary
career
has
always
been
defined
by
one
peculiar
trait.
He
publishes
fictional
work,
in
stark
contrast
to
the
majority
of
the
country’s
other
white
writers
who
have
fetishised
the
autobiographical
mode.
During
the
post
2000s
period,
white
Zimbabwean
narratives
of
crisis
which
focused
on
the
land
reform
programme
gained
an
international
following.
Zimbabwe’s
liberation
struggle
was
fought
primarily
over
the
land
question.
In
colonial
Rhodesia,
racist
apportionment
of
fertile
land
meant
that
the
black
majority
was
removed
from
productive
farmland.
The
land
reform
programme
sought
to
correct
this
historical
injustice.
Eppel’s
focus
on
novels,
poetry
and
short
stories
explains
why
he
is
rarely
ever
mentioned
with
autobiographical
writers
such
as
Peter
Godwin,
Alexandra
Fuller,
Judith
Todd
and
Douglas
Rogers.
His
shift
to
the
autobiographical
mode
with
A
Colonial
Boy:
Sketches
of
My
Life
Before
Zimbabwean
Independence,
1950-1980
from
indie
publisher
Pigeon
Books,
invites
those
of
us
who
are
scholars
of
his
work
to
re-interrogate
his
writing.
The
literary
sketch
In
A
Colonial
Boy,
Eppel
takes
the
reader
through
his
early
days
in
South
Africa
and
Swaziland
and
his
arrival
in
Southern
Rhodesia
with
his
family.
In
the
prologue,
he
sets
up
the
context:
For
this
collection
I
wanted
to
write
about
the
comic
side
of
my
life
as
a
Rhodesian,
and
the
sketch,
as
a
literary
genre,
seemed
more
appropriate
than
a
conventional
autobiography.
Although
the
sketch
has
a
pedigree
going
back
to
the
16th
century,
my
interest
in
it
was
sparked
by
Charles
Dickens’
first
published
book
Sketches
by
‘Boz’.
Eppel
is
an
English
teacher
and
literary
critic.
Literary
analysis
even
informs
some
of
his
fictional
characters.
One
gets
the
sense
that
he
intends
to
make
A
Colonial
Boy
Dickensian
in
gravity,
scope
and
quality.
The
literary
sketch
is
an
uncommon
mode.
This
complicates
our
understanding
of
how
Eppel
tries
to
deliver
his
life’s
story.
Sketches
are
meant
to
be
brief
chronicles
of
particular
events
which
are
not
usually
connected
to
a
larger
story.
It’s
doubtful
that
the
linear
timeline
of
a
human
life
can
be
accurately
represented
through
the
literary
sketch.
The
randomness
of
the
sketch
as
a
stylistic
method
does
not
adhere
well
to
the
classical
image
of
the
autobiographer
as
a
“self-interested
individual
intent
on
assessing
the
status
of
the
soul”.
This
becomes
apparent
when
Eppel
moves
quickly
from
sketch
to
sketch
without
giving
full
details
and
reflection
on
the
incidents
being
invoked.
Even
when
writing
this
book
review,
it
is
difficult
to
give
you,
the
reader,
an
accurate
idea
of
what
Eppel
has
to
say,
on
reflection,
about
his
earlier
years.
The
scenes
(or
sketches)
do
not
demonstrate
a
unity
of
purpose.
Rather
than
Eppel
saying
“this
is
what
happened
in
my
life
and
I
would
like
you
to
know
about
it
so
that
you
get
to
know
me
better”,
the
reader
gets
“this
is
what
happened
on
a
random
day
in
a
particular
year
in
colonial
Rhodesia,
so
make
of
it
what
you
will”.
To
be
fair,
Eppel
does
warn
the
reader
in
advance:
What
you
will
find
in
these
pages
is
a
series
of
anecdotes
about
me
from
toddlerhood
to
my
early
thirties.
Fine.
But
what
is
the
point
of
this
randomness?
My
reading
is
that
it’s
an
attempt
to
introduce
narrative
detachment
–
in
the
same
way
as
an
author
would
create
distance
between
themself
and
their
character.
The
problem
is,
this
is
not
a
novel.
There
should
not
be
a
border
between
the
narrator
and
the
protagonist
in
self
life
writing.
White
men
and
war
Of
course,
Eppel
might
have
good
reason
for
wanting
to
create
narrative
detachment.
Other
white
Zimbabwean
writers
have
seen
their
autobiographical
writings
affect
their
daily
lives.
David
Coltart’s
memoirs,
for
example,
generated
much
discussion
over
his
role
in
the
Rhodesian
security
forces.
He
was
one
of
the
many
white
men
required
to
undergo
compulsory
service
by
the
white
minority
government.
In
his
sketches,
Eppel
gives
very
brief
details
about
his
time
serving
in
the
armed
forces.
Ever
the
renegade
with
a
problem
with
authority,
he
describes
his
time
in
the
Rhodesian
army
as
“eight
weeks
of
institutionalised
hell”.
The
Chimurenga
war
was
fought
by
black
nationalists
in
order
to
bring
about
democracy
and
black
majority
rule.
Eppel
essentially
acknowledges
that
morally,
he
was
on
the
wrong
side
of
that
war.
Eppel
is
also
aware
of
how
the
literary
establishment
has
labelled
his
work
as
Rhodesian
racist
rhetoric.
This
is
a
charge
Eppel
scholars
like
myself
have
tried
to
fight.
Regardless,
Eppel
wisely
refuses
to
elaborate
on
his
operational
activities
in
the
war:
I
was
involved
in
one
contact,
near
a
post
on
the
Mozambique
border
called
Vila
Salazar.
I
have
recorded
this
contact
in
poetry
(confessional)
and
in
prose
(satirical),
but
there
is
no
place
for
it
on
these
pages.
The
political
considerations
Eppel
had
in
mind
when
writing
these
sketches
prevent
the
reader
from
gaining
a
non-fictional
account
of
his
wartime
experience.
Autobiographies
can
come
in
the
form
of
an
apologia.
This
is
often
a
memoir
written
by
politicians
at
the
end
of
their
careers
to
defend
certain
policy
positions
they
took.
By
avoiding
the
military
issue,
Eppel
wisely
moves
away
from
turning
these
sketches
into
an
apologia.
A
welcome
book
but
a
difficult
read
A
Colonial
Boy
is
a
welcome
book
for
Eppel
scholars
such
as
myself.
It
does
a
lot
to
connect
the
man
to
his
fiction.
However,
I
struggle
to
see
its
relevance
to
the
general
readership.
Avid
readers
of
fast
paced
white
Zimbabwean
autobiographies
will
likely
lament
the
lack
of
action
in
these
sketches.
They
will
probably
abhor
the
sketch
form
itself.
There
are
no
clear
villains
here.
The
thematic
identifiers
that
define
white
Zimbabwean
autobiography
are
absent.
There
are
no
enduring
images
of
black
Zimbabwean
suffering,
no
corruption,
no
racial
violence,
no
farms
taken,
and
no
white
people
beaten
up.
Perhaps
though,
this
is
the
point
Eppel
is
trying
to
make.
A
life
well
lived
should
not
have
to
be
a
spectacle.
Nhlanhla
Dube,
Postdoctoral
Research
Fellow,
Department
of
English
Literary
Studies,
University
of
Cape
Town
This
article
is
republished
from
The
Conversation
under
a
Creative
Commons
license.
Read
the
original
article.
Senate endorses PVO Bill: This will clean up civic space,’ Ziyambi declares
BY
NewZimbabwe.com
The
controversial
bill
was
read
for
the
third
time
after
it
was
reported
without
amendments.
The
bill
had
been returned
to
the
National
Assembly
by
the
Senate
a
fortnight
ago
for
amendments.
This
is
the
second
time
the
Senate
has
passed
the
controversial
bill
as
it
awaits
President
Emmerson
Mnangagwa’s
approval
into
law.
In
September
2023,
President
Mnangagwa
declined
to
sign
the
PVO
Amendment
Bill
into
law,
sending
it
back
to
Parliament
for
reconsideration.
The
Senate
passed
the
bill
on
February
1,
2023,
before
Mnangagwa’s
disapproval
sending
it
back
to
Parliament.
Acting
Senate
President,
Mashonaland
Central
Province
Senator
Eleven
Kambizi,
after
the
PVO
bill
went
through
today
(Thursday)
said
“It
will
clean
up
a
lot
of
issues
that
were
happening
within
our
charity
organisations
and
it
is
a
historic
day.”
Justice
minister
Ziyambi
Ziyambi
said,
“l
want
to
thank
the
Hon.
Senators
for
this
day
that
the
Lord
has
made,
whereupon
our
Parliament
has
passed
the
Private
Voluntary
Organisations
Amendment
Bill
[H.B.
2A,
2024].”
Before
the
passing
of
the
PVO
Bill,
Ziyambi
had
told
the
Senate
that
the
Bill
before
them
was
a
very
necessary
measure
to
improve
the
administration,
accountability,
and
transparency
of
charities
in
the
country.
“The
legal
word
for
charity
in
our
country
is
Private
Voluntary
Organisation
(PVO),
under
our
law
every
charity
that
uses money
collected
from
the
public
or
donated
from
a
foreign
government
or
foreign
agencies
is
required
to
be
registered
as
a
PVO,
in
terms
of
the
PVO
Act
which
the
Bill
before
you
seeks
to
amend.
“As
the
government,
we
are
also
aware
that
some
so-called
charities
act
in
a
partisan
manner
by
directing
money
to
favoured
political
parties
or
candidates
at
the
expense
of
other
political
parties
or
candidates.
“Partisan
assistance
using
foreign
money
or
money
collected
from
the
public
under
the
guise
of
charity must
never
be
allowed
to
influence
the
outcome
of
national
or
local elections.
In
many
developed
countries,
this
kind
of
behaviour
is
understood
to
be
harmful
to
the
very
idea
of
charity,”
said
Ziyambi.
Ziyambi
said
that
in
the
United
States,
for
example,
one
cannot
register
any
organisation
as
a
non-profit
organisation
for
tax
purposes
if
that
organisation
campaigns
or
canvasses
for
any
political
candidate
or
party.
“It
is
in
this
context
that
this
Bill
seeks
to
clean
up
the
space
within
which
PVOs
may
operate.”
The
minister
highlighted
that
sometime
now,
the
government
had
noticed,
that
the
so-called
charities
(some)
had
completely
bypassed
the
Private
Voluntary
Organisations
Act
by
forming
“trusts”
sanctioned
by
the
Registrar
of
Deeds,
Companies
and
Intellectual
Property.
However,
the
Bill
met
some
resistance
from
different
sectors
including
CSOs.
“When
the
PVO
Amendment
Bill
was
gazetted
on
November
5,
2021,
it
attracted
widespread
national,
regional
and
international
condemnation
for
purporting
to
address
the
risk
of
money
laundering
and
countering
the
financing
of
terrorism,
albeit
without
adhering
to
the
standards
of
the
Financial
Action
Task
Force
(FATF)
of,
among
others,
using
a
proportionate
risk-based
approach
to
identify,
assess
and
address
any
money
laundering
and
terrorist
financing
risks
in
the
non-profit
sector,
in
consultation
with
CSOs,”
part
of
an
Amnesty
International
statement
read
then.
Zimbabwe launches Health Workforce Strategy, signs Health Workforce Compact
This comprehensive strategy addresses critical gaps in the health workforce and is set to be the foundation for a sustainable healthcare system. In conjunction with this strategy, the Government has signed the Health Workforce Compact (2024-2026), underscoring a commitment to accelerate investments in health workforce development and to enhance collaboration across sectors.
Zimbabwe is a pacesetter country in operationalizing the principles of the Africa Health Workforce Investment Charter which admonishes countries to use health labour market evidence to prioritise health workforce investments through national dialogues and formalize the commitments through investment compacts.
“The Signing of the Zimbabwe Health Workforce Investment Compact is a powerful demonstration of Zimbabwe’s commitment to invest in improving the workforce situation in the country. It is a bold step that will contribute to improving the health of the Zimbabwean people.” Said Dr. Matshidiso Moeti WHO Regional Director for Africa.
“I encourage all partners to align with the Compact to amplify our collective impact, tackle infant mortality and infectious diseases, and provide essential services, like vaccinations, to all Zimbabweans,” she added.
The Zimbabwe Health Workforce Strategy outlines five strategic areas that will guide the country’s efforts to strengthen its health workforce: planning and financing; production, training and development; deployment, utilization and governance; retention and migration management as well as monitoring and evaluation, ICT and research.
To enhance the financial sustainability of the health workforce, the strategy aims to improve stakeholder involvement in funding initiatives and increase public sector health workforce spending from $9 per capita to at least $32 per capita by 2030. It also seeks to align investments among government, private sector, and development partners to ensure a sustainable health workforce.
Another critical component of the strategy is training, with the country planning to align health worker training programmes with the needs of the sector and increase annual training outputs from 3,334 in 2022 to at least 7,000 by 2030. Additionally, the strategy emphasizes the need to create 32,000 new health workforce positions, progressively integrate community health workers, foster geographical equity in workforce distribution, and strengthen governance and leadership within the health sector.
To address the issue of health worker retention, the strategy seeks to reduce the attrition rate of health workers by 50% and progressively increase their remuneration. Moreover, efforts will be made to raise health worker satisfaction levels to at least 80% by 2030, alongside managing ethical emigration to ensure experienced health workers remain within the country.
To support these strategic areas, the Health Workforce Investment Compact, developed jointly by the Government and development partners with technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO), outlines critical investment areas necessary to transform the health workforce. The compact aims to accelerate country’s aspiration of attaining a Universal Health Coverage (UHC) service coverage to at least 80 index points and ensure the availability of a resilient, motivated, and fit-for-purpose health workforce.
To realize these ambitious goals, a total investment of US$1.63 billion is needed between 2024 and 2026. An additional US$475 million is required to meet the objectives outlined in the investment compact.
“Through this compact, the Government commits to allocating 75% of the required resources ensuring that these funds are ring fenced, thereby inviting collaborations from development partners ad private sector,” noted Dr Douglas Mombeshora, Honourable Minister of Health and Child Care.
Zimbabwe’s healthcare system has been facing challenges in critical areas of human resources for health (HRH), such as quantity, size, absorption of health workers, geographic and health facility level distribution of health workers, skill mix and health workforce management capacity. With an annual average population growth of 1.5% and high burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases, the rising demand for healthcare services has put pressure on available health workforce.
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Not Exactly A Shining Example Of The Legal Profession – Above the Law
What
fictional
lawyer
once
said,
“I’ve
argued
in
front
of
every
judge
in
this
state.
Often
as
a
lawyer.”?
Hint:
The
TV
attorney,
of
questionable
legal
skill,
also
once
noted:
“Don’t
you
worry.
I
watched
Matlock
in
a
bar
last
night.
The
sound
wasn’t
on,
but
I
think
I
got
the
gist
of
it.”
See the
answer
on
the
next
page.
Where Trump & Harris Stand on Payers, AI, Drug Pricing and CMS – MedCity News
The
2024
presidential
election
is
less
than
three
weeks
away.
Whether
Kamala
Harris
or
Donald
Trump
win
the
race,
the
U.S.
healthcare
system
is
certain
to
undergo
some
changes
as
a
result
of
the
election.
This
week,
international
consultancy
BRG
hosted
a
webinar
in
which
its
experts
discussed
some
of
the
candidates’
key
stances
on
healthcare.
Corporate
governance
and
payer
ramifications
A
Harris
presidency
would
be
more
active
on
the
antitrust
front
than
a
Trump
presidency,
said
Thomas
O’Neil,
managing
director
at
BRG.
During
the
Biden-Harris
administration,
the
Department
of
Justice
has
initiated
an
“unprecedented
number”
of
antitrust
and
anticompetitive
behavior
investigations,
he
noted.
Although
the
prior
Trump-Pence
administration
initiated
significantly
fewer
antitrust
investigations,
it
did
challenge
key
deals,
such
as
the
CVS
Caremark-Aetna
deal,
O’Neil
pointed
out.
He
also
noted
that
both
presidential
candidates
have
demonstrated
a
commitment
to
improving
Medicare
Advantage.
The
current
Biden-Harris
administration
is
increasing
transparency
in
the
Medicare
Advantage
insurance
market,
as
well
as
working
toward
strengthening
programmatic
data,
O’Neil
remarked.
As
for
Trump,
he
signed
executive
orders
that
improved
Medicare
Advantage
beneficiaries’
access
to
tax
advantaged
savings
accounts
and
paid
for
limited
long-term
care
expenses,
he
said.
Additionally,
O’Neil
pointed
out
that
a
Harris
presidency
would
probably
be
tougher
on
healthcare
fraud
than
a
Trump
presidency.
The
Biden-Harris
administration
has
increased
the
enforcement
of
regulations
related
to
healthcare
fraud,
waste
and
abuse
—
particularly
in
response
to
the
Covid-19
pandemic,
he
said.
A
Trump
presidency
would
most
likely
mean
“more
regulatory
flexibility”
and
“looser
standards”
for
the
enforcement
of
fraud
protection
laws,
O’Neil
remarked.
He
noted
that
the
Trump
administration
increased
regulatory
flexibility
for
the
Anti-Kickback
Statute
and
Physician
Self-Referral
(Stark)
Law.
Value-based
care
and
CMS
The
candidates
have
different
stances
on
Affordable
Care
Act
exchange
subsidies.
The
Biden-Harris
administration
expanded
subsidies
through
the
end
of
2025,
and
Harris
would
likely
support
extending
them
if
she
is
elected
president,
said
Patrick
Dooley,
managing
director
at
BRG.
The
Trump
administration
unsuccessfully
attempted
to
repeal
the
ACA,
he
added.
As
for
Medicaid,
Harris
would
probably
work
to
expand
access,
while
Trump
would
work
to
reduce
access,
Dooley
said.
He
noted
that
Harris
is
likely
to
expand
Medicaid
in
states
that
have
not
already
done
so,
as
well
as
extend
more
Medicaid
benefits
to
cover
health-related
social
needs.
As
for
Trump,
Dooley
said
that
he
is
likely
to
continue
efforts
from
his
first
term
to
increase
work
requirements
for
Medicaid
enrollees.
He
also
said
that
Trump
may
make
cuts
to
the
Medicaid
program
or
explore
block
grants
for
states.
AI
regulation
Despite
their
stark
differences
in
rhetoric,
Harris
and
Trump
campaigns
have
pretty
similar
views
when
it
comes
to
AI,
pointed
out
Amy
Reeder
Worley,
managing
director
at
BRG.
“Both
Vice
President
Harris
and
President
Trump
have
been
focused
on
what
I’ll
call
the
supply
side
of
AI
in
healthcare
—
really
focusing
on
initiatives
to
drive
innovation
for
better
care,
for
patients,
for
providers
and
for
payers.
I
would
say
both
Vice
President
Harris
and
President
Trump
are
optimistic
about
AI’s
promises
to
help
more
than
it
hurts,”
she
declared.
Both
candidates
would
support
further
AI
innovation
if
elected,
Reeder
Worley
added.
She
noted
that
Harris
is
a
Californian
with
knowledge
of
the
tech
sector,
and
J.D.
Vance
has
connections
to
Silicon
Valley
leaders
who
have
historically
opposed
regulation.
Drug
pricing
reform
Whoever
wins
the
presidential
election
will
be
tasked
with
implementing
the
Inflation
Reduction
Act,
which
allows
for
the
negotiations
of
Medicare
drug
prices,
said
John
Barkett,
managing
director
at
BRG.
“If
the
person
receiving
that
baton
is
Vice
President
Harris,
I
expect
her
to
build
off
President
Biden’s
and
her
administration’s
drug
pricing
reform
efforts.
She’s
talked
about
how
she
would
want
to
see
Medicare
drug
negotiations
expanded
—
meaning
more
drugs
for
negotiations.
It
could
also
mean
selecting
drugs
that
have
been
on
the
market
for
less
time.
It
could
also
mean
lowering
the
ceiling
price
for
offers
that
the
Secretary
could
make
to
drug
manufacturers
when
they
negotiate,”
he
explained.
He
also
noted
that
Harris
would
likely
expand
the
$35
insulin
price
cap
to
all.
This
means
she
would
support
legislation
applying
the
$35-or-less
co-pay
policy
to
non-Medicare
populations.
Barkett
added
that
Harris
would
support
efforts
to
reform
pharmacy
benefit
managers
—
including
more
oversight
from
federal
competition
authorities.
As
for
Trump,
he
might
try
to
establish
international
reference
pricing
policies,
Barkett
said.
These
are
policies
in
which
Medicare
wouldn’t
pay
any
more
for
a
drug
than
the
prices
charged
for
that
same
drug
in
other
countries.
Trump
may
also
try
to
bring
back
policies
that
his
previous
presidential
administration
failed
to
establish.
Some
of
these
include
policies
eliminating
rebates
and
relaxing
formulary
standards
in
Medicare
Part
D,
as
well
as
laws
that
would
increase
state
adoption
of
drug
importation
policy,
Barkett
remarked.
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The Secrets To Success In Legal Tech Implementation – Above the Law
Navigating
the
world
of
legal
technology
implementation
can
feel
overwhelming,
but
with
a
clear
strategy,
success
is
within
reach.
We’ve
worked
with
numerous
legal
teams
and
distilled
our
experience
into
four
key
pillars
for
a
smoother,
more
successful
rollout
—
especially
when
dealing
with
emerging
technologies
like
Generative
AI
(GAI).
Before
diving
into
these
pillars,
it’s
important
to
note
that stakeholder
alignment,
training
and
change
management
(CM),
and
leadership
buy-in
are
non-negotiable.
However,
the
way
these
components
are
addressed
will
vary
by
organization.
Leadership
support,
ongoing
communication,
and
a
well-executed
change
management
plan
ensure
your
tech
rollout
has
the
foundational
support
it
needs.
The
specifics
of
how
each
company
handles
these
elements
will
depend
on
its
culture
and
structure,
but
their
importance
remains
universal.
Define
Success
Before
you
begin,
be
crystal
clear
about
what
success
looks
like.
Too
often,
legal
departments
set
goals
like
“improving
efficiency,”
but
that’s
too
vague.
Instead,
ask: How will
we
measure
efficiency?
What
specific
processes
will
improve?
Will
it
mean
quicker
contract
approvals,
reduced
manual
tasks,
or
fewer
emails
clogging
inboxes?
In
Legal
Operations,
metrics
are
critical.
Some
essential
metrics
you
can
track
include:
-
Cycle
time:
Measure
how
long
it
takes
to
process
key
tasks
such
as
contract
approvals,
dispute
resolutions,
or
legal
intake. -
Workload
distribution:
Analyze
how
work
is
divided
among
the
team
to
spot
inefficiencies. -
Cost
savings:
Calculate
how
much
time
or
money
the
tech
implementation
saves
by
automating
routine
tasks
or
reducing
outside
counsel
spend. -
Adoption
rates:
Track
how
many
users
actively
engage
with
the
new
technology,
especially
within
the
first
few
months. -
Client
satisfaction:
Measure
internal
client
satisfaction
through
surveys
or
feedback
loops
to
assess
if
the
tech
improves
response
times
and
service
delivery.
Define
success
in
stages.
For
example,
stage
one
could
focus
on
reducing
the
time
spent
on
routine
inquiries
by
20%.
Stage
two
could
be
increasing
the
speed
of
contract
execution
by
30%.
When
you
break
down
success
into
specific,
measurable
outcomes,
tracking
progress
and
making
necessary
adjustments
becomes
easier.
Assess
Your
Readiness
Rolling
out
a
new
technology
without
a
readiness
check
is
a
recipe
for
frustration.
Before
implementing
anything,
take
stock
of
your
current
workflows.
What’s
running
smoothly,
and
where
are
the
bottlenecks?
Conduct
a
readiness
assessment
to
identify
where
new
tech
will
enhance
your
department
and
where
it
might
create
more
friction.
Also,
make
sure
your
data
and
materials
are
updated.
GAI
is
powerful,
but
it
works
best
when
fed
clean,
structured
data.
Test
your
workflows
and
policy
materials
first
and
start
with
a
limited
scope
before
expanding
—
especially
if
you’re
automating
processes
like
FAQs
or
legal
request
intake.
Encourage
Simplicity
Implementing
every
shiny
new
feature
that
tech
offers
is
tempting,
but
more
complexity
often
leads
to
longer
timelines
and
higher
chances
of
failure.
Focus
on
simplicity.
If
your
goal
is
faster
responses
to
employment-related
inquiries,
build
the
basic
framework
first
—
start
with
high-frequency,
high-impact
workflows
and
leave
the
edge
cases
for
later
phases.
Remember:
Simplicity
is
not
a
lack
of
ambition
—
it’s
about
achieving
your
goals
efficiently.
You
can
continually
iterate
and
expand
once
you’ve
established
a
strong
foundation.
Avoid
letting
perfection
get
in
the
way
of
progress.
Let
It
Go
No
implementation
will
go
off
without
a
hitch,
and
that’s
OK.
The
key
to
success
is
flexibility.
Be
prepared
to
let
go
of
things
that
aren’t
working
as
planned.
Maybe
a
key
feature
doesn’t
perform
as
expected,
or
you
need
more
time
to
get
the
team
on
board.
Instead
of
holding
rigidly
to
the
initial
plan,
allow
room
for
adjustments.
Iterate.
Gather
feedback.
Stay
agile.
Your
tech
rollout
should
evolve
as
you
learn
what
works
and
what
doesn’t.
Building
in
this
flexibility
not
only
prevents
project
burnout
but
also
ensures
long-term
success.
Success
Starts
with
a
Practical
Approach
Legal
tech
implementation
doesn’t
have
to
be
a
headache
if
you
approach
it
with
clear
goals,
an
understanding
of
your
department’s
readiness,
and
a
commitment
to
simplicity
and
flexibility.
When
done
right,
legal
tech
will
transform
how
your
team
works
—
allowing
them
to
focus
on
high-value
tasks
and
leave
repetitive
work
to
automation.
Sumi
Trombley practiced
in
law
firms
and
in-house
legal
departments
for
more
than
a
decade
before
coming
to
UpLevel
Ops.
Sumi
previously
served
as
Director,
Legal
at
enterprise
legal
services
provider
Marshall
Denning,
LLC,
where
she
managed
and
trained
a
team
of
junior
and
senior
attorneys
and
developed
and
implemented
resource
optimizing
processes
for
RFPs
and
pre-litigation
disputes.
She
is
known
for
her
ability
to
provide
strategic
guidance
and
cost-effective
solutions.
Brian
Hupp
was
a
founding
leadership
team
member
of
the
Corporate
Legal
Operations
Consortium
(CLOC)
and
served
for
many
years
on
the
CLOC
Board
of
Directors.
After
more
than
25
years
in
the
legal
industry,
Brian
has
developed
an
expertise
in
building
corporate
legal
operations
functions
from
the
ground
up
and
has
built
a
reputation
for
collaboration
with
legal
technology
partners
to
turn
nascent
technologies
into
essential,
cutting-edge
components
of
the
legal
operations
arsenal.
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