Outside Counsel Management Services

Serving Middle Tennessee

To effectively manage outside counsel, your company needs an experienced lawyer who understands law firm economics and the law firm business model, and someone who can leverage that knowledge and experience to your advantage. Steve Groom, of Dedicated General Counsel, has a proven track record and reputation for effectively managing law firms so that his clients get the most “bang for the buck” in their legal spend. He has served in executive and general counsel roles with five companies, including four publicly traded companies, and has practiced law with three prominent law firms. Steve knows how to effectively manage outside counsel.

Steve also creates guidelines for outside counsel to communicate and establish your expectations of counsel in representing your company, in staffing work assignments, and in billing for matters handled. Steve is effective in creating mutually beneficial relationships with your law firms. Because Steve has worked with many of the law firms in the area and knows them well, he brings a respectful and collaborative presence to his relationships with outside counsel, not antagonistic — all with the goal of getting the most for your company in its relationship with outside counsel.

We can help you with:

  • Managing Legal Spend
  • Guidelines For Outside Counsel
  • Alternative Fee Arrangements (instead of hourly-rate fees)
  • Requests for Proposals
  • Law Firm Performance Metrics
  • Budgets for Legal Matters
  • Litigation Management
  • Negotiation Training
  • Dispute Resolution (participation in over 2000 mediations).

Dedicated General Counsel would be honored to help your company.

Learn more about Dedicated General Counsel and Steve Groom. Get answers to Frequently Asked Questions, read testimonials from others with whom Steve has worked, and contact us today to learn how Dedicated General Counsel can help manage your outside counsel, so that you can focus on what you do best – running your business.