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ILTA White Paper The Business of Law 4 6 ConTroLLing CoSTS wiTh LegaL ProjeCT ManageMenT by Steven B. Levy, Lexician Legal project management (LPM) helps attorneys succeed with their projects in ways that go directly to the firm's bottom line or the department's P&L –– controlling costs, meeting schedules, managing risks and maintaining sanity while doing so. Our author literally "wrote the book" on this concept and shares his knowledge. 14 BeTTer Due DiLigenCe Through BeTTer SearCh TeChnoLogieS: by Liza Madden and Mike Safar, Autonomy iManage Modern innovations in search technology can help to broaden the due diligence associated with the conflicts search without overwhelming the existing processes or staff. These technologies increase the effectiveness of the conflicts analyst and attorney evaluating new business. The speed at which conflicts are resolved and new business is approved is ever more important. 18 PuTTing The "BuSineSS" BaCk in The new BuSineSS inTake ProCeSS by Yuri Frayman, The Frayman Group A series of colliding factors impacting law firm business, including the rise of risk issues and the fall of the economy (and law firms), has created an opportunity for firms to transform new business and risk-related IT cost centers into true competitive advantages. The result is a redefined approach to new business intake that is strategic, safe and fast. 24 Lean Six SigMa: MaSTering The arT of ServiCe DeLivery by Lann Wasson, Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP While the healthcare and financial services industries have recently seen an "explosion of implementations," the legal industry holds the distinction of being one of the last service functions to incorporate Lean Six Sigma concepts and tools. Today a number of factors indicate a growing interest in Lean Six Sigma within the legal industry. the business of law in This issue