Abstract: A legal task value management system provides modules for outline the process of a legal matter, establishing pricing variables for each step of the legal matter. A budget is created and the legal matter is managed by outside counsel based upon the agreed upon and negotiated budget based on dynamically processed data by the legal task value management system. The legal task value management system allows for the exception and variance within the agreed to and approved budget. The legal task value management system creates an invoice based upon the negotiated and agreed upon budget. Statistical reporting provides real-time analysis of all the legal matters within the legal task value management system.

Abstract: A legal cost management system provides modules for outlining the process of a legal function, establishing pricing variables to each step of the legal function, all at the outset of the legal task. A budget is then generated and the legal task is managed by outside counsel based upon the agreed upon budget and process. When exceptions occur during the course of working on the legal function, outside counsel electronically submits requests for new work to corporate counsel, which in turn can be approved or denied. Point and click billing allows immediate invoicing which requires no review by corporate counsel as the work performed has already been approved. Statistical reporting provides corporate counsel with real time analysis of all the cases that are in the system.

Abstract: A legal cost management system provides modules for outlining the process of a legal function, establishing pricing variables to each step of the legal function, all at the outset of the legal task. A budget is then generated and the legal task is managed by outside counsel based upon the agreed upon budget and process. When exceptions occur during the course of working on the legal function, outside counsel electronically submits requests for new work to corporate counsel, which in turn can be approved or denied. Point and click billing allows immediate invoicing which requires no review by corporate counsel as the work performed has already been approved. Statistical reporting provides corporate counsel with real time analysis of all the cases that are in the system.

Abstract: The litigation cost management system (FIG. 1) provides modules for outlining the process of litigation (12), establishing pricing variables to each step of the litigation (14), all at the outset of the case. A case budget (16) is then generated and the case is managed by outside counsel based upon the agreed upon budget and process. When exceptions occur during the course of litigation, outside counsel electronically submits requests for new work to corporate counsel, which in turn can be approved or denied. Point and click billing allows immediate simplistic invoicing which requires no review by corporate counsel as the work performed has already been approved. Statistical reporting provides corporate counsel with real time analysis of all the cases that are in the system.