This is a list of our recent presentations.
Catalyst Consulting continues to develop and offer programs regarding legal services and legal management in collaboration with the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, Buying Legal Council, and In-House Counsel Worldwide.
Positioning and Strategy
The Business Case for Another Lawyer in the Law Department
CCCA-Catalyst Consulting Webinar Series
June 12th, 2024
Tackling the Workload Challenge in the Law Department
CCCA-Catalyst Consulting Webinar Series
June 6th, 2024
Getting Things Done in the Law Department
CCCA Regional Summit, Vancouver, BC
November 16th, 2023
Getting Things Done in the Law Department
CCCA Regional Summit, Toronto, ON
June 2nd, 2023
Strategy, Not Stamina, for the Law Department
CCCA-Catalyst Consulting Joint Webinar # 1
November 3rd, 2022
Innovation and Legal Leadership
CCCA-Catalyst Consulting Joint Webinar # 6
March 30th, 2023
Business Strategy for the Law Department
CCCA Nova Scotia Chapter, Halifax, NS
March 22nd, 2022
Innovation, Not Invention, for the Law Department
CCCA-Catalyst Consulting Joint Webinar # 6
March 3rd, 2022
The Business Case for Another Lawyer
CCCA – Catalyst Consulting Joint Webinar # 3
December 2nd, 2021
Business Strategy for the Law Department
CCCA Nova Scotia Chapter
October 20th, 2021
Strategy not Stamina for the Law Department
CCCA – Catalyst Consulting Joint Webinar # 1
October 7th, 2021
Strategy not Stamina for the Law Department
CCCA – Alberta North Chapter
June 2nd, 2021
Getting the Results You Want When Buying Legal Services
CCCA – Saskatchewan Chapter
May 26th, 2021
Strategy not Stamina for the Law Department
Canadian Corporate Counsel Association
Spring Conference
April 22, 2021
“The Definitive Guide to Buying Legal Services”
on-line book launch with Buying Legal Council
March 4th, 2021
A Community of Stakeholders for the Law Department: Clients, Customers and the General Counsel
Panel of 3 CLOs
CCCA National Conference, Toronto, ON
April 8th, 2019
Five Types of Innovation for the Legal Department
Worldwide Association of Airport Lawyers, London, UK
October 17th, 2018
In-House Counsel and External Legal Partners: How to Improve the Value of Legal Spend
Law Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK
October 11th, 2018
Trends and Issues: Getting Ahead of the Curve
CCCA South Alberta Chapter, Calgary, AB,
September 27th and
CCCA North Alberta Chapter, Edmonton, AB,
September 26th, 2018
Challenges and Success of Leading a Multinational Law Department
CCCA 2018 National Conference and ICW Summit, Toronto, ON
April 30th, 2018
Tinkering is Not Enough Why, Where, and When to Innovate in Law Department Management
International Municipal Lawyers Association
Niagara Falls, ON, October 17th, 2017 and
CCCA Spring Conference
Toronto, ON, April 3rd, 2017
Demonstrate the Value Add of Your Law Department
Association of Corporate Counsel. Law Department Leadership 2.0
Montréal, QC
September 18th, 2017
Capturing and Promoting the Value of the Law Department
CCCA Alberta North Chapter, Edmonton, AB
March 22nd, 2017
Open Door to Strategic Law Department
CCCA Saskatchewan North Chapter, Saskatoon, SK
March 21st, 2017
New Strategies to Reduce Legal Spend
ALA Webinar
February 7th, 2017
Pricing Strategies: Scottish Airlines
Buying Legal Council Webinar
January 11th, 2017
Adding Value Through Innovation in Law Department Management
In-House Counsel World Summit, Paris, FR
October 25th, 2016
Communicating the Value of the Municipal Law Department
International Municipal Lawyers Association 81st Annual Conference
with Glenda Cole, San Diego, CA
September 30th, 2016
Moving from Open Door to Strategic Law Department
CCCA National Spring Conference, Calgary, AB
April 4th, 2016
The 29-Point Check-Up for the Law Department
CCCA Fall Seminar Series
Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver
October 2015
Best Practices for Chief Legal Officers
IQPC CLO Exchange, Amsterdam, NE
October 12th, 2015
Increasing Efficiency in Law Firms: The Buyer’s Viewpoint
Buying Legal Council, London, UK
September 28th, 2015
Five Best Practices for Law Departments
IQPC Chief Legal Officer Exchange
Phoenix, AZ
February 9th, 2015
Workflows and Workloads
Legal Project Management: Introducing Legal Project Management
Part 3 of a 3-part course to
Ministry of Justice – Alberta, March 14th, 2023
Legal Project Management: Staffing and Case Studies
Part 2 of a 3-part course to
Ministry of Justice – Alberta, March 7th, 2023
Legal Project Management: Background and Tools
Part 1 of a 3-part course to
Ministry of Justice – Alberta, Feb 28th, 2023
Managing Workflows and Workloads
CCCA – Catalyst Consulting Joint Webinar # 2
December 5th, 2022
Managing Workflows and Workloads
CCCA – Catalyst Consulting Joint Webinar # 2
November 4th, 2021
Legal Service Delivery – A Makeover
CCCA Manitoba Chapter, Winnipeg, MB
January 21st, 2016
Managing Workloads and Workflows in the Legal Department
CCCA Nova Scotia Chapter, Halifax, NS
December 4th, 2014
Performance Metrics and Scorecards for the Legal Department
CCCA British Columbia Chapter, Vancouver, BC
November 25th, 2014
Managing Demand and Workloads in the Legal Department
CCCA North Saskatchewan Chapter, Saskatoon, SK
October 15th, 2014
Why it Makes Sense to Expand the Legal Department
CCCA Spring Conference, Calgary, AB
April 7th, 2014
Reducing Your Workload
CCCA NB/PEI Chapter, Moncton, NB
September 12th, 2013
Workflows and Workloads
CCCA Fall Seminar Series;
Ottawa, Montréal, Halifax, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver
November 2012
Workloads and How to Generate 20% Capacity in the Legal Department
CCCA Spring Conference; Montréal, QC
April 15th, 2012
Managing Workloads in the Legal Department
CCCA Nova Scotia Chapter , Halifax, NS, February 28, 2012 and
ACLA NatCon , Melbourne, AU, November 24, 2011
Effective Management of International In-House Legal Teams
CCCA World Summit , Vancouver, BC
January 26 – 27, 2009
Workloads in the Law Department
ACLA National Conference, Sydney, AU
November 7th, 2008
Managing Workloads and Workflows
ACLA National Conference , Sydney, AU
November 6th, 2008
Performance Management
Key Performance Indicators for the Law Department
CCCA-Catalyst Consulting Joint Webinar # 3
January 12th, 2023
Performance and KPIs in Public and Private Sector Law Departments
CCCA-Catalyst Consulting Joint Webinar # 4
January 13th, 2022
The 5 Pillars of Performance for the Law Department
Association of General Counsel of Alberta
September 12th, 2019
Key Performance Indicators for Better Value from External Counsel
Webinar hosted by Vortex Legal
October 26th, 2018
Performance Indicators for the Legal Department
Webinar hosted by Law Society of Scotland
October 11th, 2018
“Ce que le CJE doit faire aujourd’hui pour être efficace demain”
CCCA Montreal Chapter, Montréal, QC
February 24th, 2017
Performance Indicators for Law Firms : The Client’s Point of View
ALA, Los Angeles, CA
May 23rd, 2016
Performance Measures for In-House Counsel
CCCA Ontario Chapter, Toronto, ON
January 12th, 2016
Leading Practices for a Progressive Law Department
CCCA North Saskatchewan Chapter, Regina, SK, November 19th, 2015 and
CCCA South Saskatchewan Chapter, Saskatoon, SK, November 18th, 2015
A Comparative Study of Compensation and Working Conditions : Crown Counsel, Judges, Corporate Counsel and External Counsel
Canadian Association of Crown Counsel, Quebec City, QC
October 20th, 2015
The Best Practices and Benchmarking for Law Departments
Canadian Electricity Association Legal Committee, Toronto, ON
May 7th, 2015
Performance Indicators for the Legal Departments
CCCA2014 Fall Seminar Series
Toronto, ON; Calgary, AB; Vancouver, BC;
October 21st – 23rd, 2014
Performance Metrics and Scorecards for the Legal Department
“Institut des juristes d’entreprise”, Brussels, Belgium
September 11th, 2014
Total Legal Spend
“Working with External Counsel: Beyond the Basics”
CCCA-Catalyst Consulting Webinar Series 2024
June 20th, 2024
“Alternative Fee Arrangements with External Counsel”
Joint Catalyst Consulting – CCCA Webinar # 5
presented March 2nd, 2023
“Working with External Counsel – Leading Practices”
Joint Catalyst Consulting – CCCA Webinar # 4
presented February 9th, 2023
Getting the Results That You Want When Buying External Legal Services
Joint Catalyst Consulting – CCCA Webinar # 5
presented February 3rd. 2022 and
Buying Legal Council newsletter
“Understanding Pricing of Legal Services”
podcast as part of Online curriculum
Buying Legal Council
“Managing the Cost of Legal Services”
podcast as part of Online curriculum
Buying Legal Council
External Resource Management
ACC Legal Operations Roundtable
March 11, 2021
Designing a Sourcing Strategy
Buying Legal Council webinar
with Nick Williams and Orazio Difruscolo
March 3, 2021
Managing the Cost of Legal Services
A podcast sponsored by Buying Legal Council
November 2020
Pricing Legal Series: 4 Master classes (with Richard Burcher of Validatum)
Buying Legal Council Webinar Series
January and February 2020
Pricing Multi-Year Portfolios of Complex and Regular Work Making
Buying Legal Council Americas’ Conference
New York City, NY; September 5th, 2019
KPIs for Better Value from Panel Firms
Webinar hosted by Vortex-Legal
October 26th, 2018
NOTE: a short sign-in process must be completed to view the presentation.
Paying the Right Price for External Legal Services
Webinar hosted by Law Society of Scotland
October 12th, 2018
The Critical Elements of Non-Hourly Pricing for Counsel
Buying Legal Council EMEA Conference, London, UK
June 12th, 2018
Legal Procurement and Transformational Change: A Global Perspective
Buying Legal Council Asia-Pacific Forum, Syndney, NSW, AU
August 23rd, 2017
Why Innovation is the Most Important KPI for the Legal Department
Association of Corporate Counsel Australia, Syndney, NSW, AU
August 18th, 2017
Four KPIs to Increase Value from Law Firms
Buying Legal Council Market Intelligence Conference, London, UK
May 9th, 2017
The Art and Science of Partnering with External Counsel – 2017-2020
IATA Legal Symposium, Washington, DC
February 21st, 2017
Writing Successful Responses to a Request for Proposals : Quality and the Non-Financial Considerations
ALA, Los Angeles, CA
May 22nd, 2016
Writing Successful Responses to a Request for Proposals : The Financial Considerations
ALA, Los Angeles, CA
May 22nd, 2016
The Law Department as a Business Partner
Buying Legal Council National Conference, New York, NY
March 16th, 2016
Negotiating with Law Firms
Buying Legal Council, Webinar
February 10th, 2016
Innovation in the Use of External Counsel
Federated Press 17th Reinventing the Corporate Secretary Course
Toronto, ON, October 28th, 2015
Balancing Competence, Coverage and Cost: The Buyer’s Viewpoint
Buying Legal Council, Chicago, IL
October 19th, 2015
Use RFPs to Innovate with External Counsel
CBA – CLC, Calgary, AB
August 14 to 16, 2015
Show Me the Money: Writing a Successful Response to an RFP
Defence Research Institute, Toronto, ON
June 4th, 2015
Changing the Performance Drivers for External Counsel
CCCA Spring Conference, Toronto, ON
April 20th, 2015