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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Gillian ScottJennifer ThompsonSimon WormwellMelissa LaFlair (Director, Legal Operations, WSIB (Ontario))
Legal Process Improvement
November 21, 2019
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Welcome & Introduction
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LEGAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
Agenda
Introduction to Process Improvement – Lean Six Sigma
The Eight Classic Wastes - LEAN
Email Management – a Waste Case Study
Tools & Strategies in the Lean Sigma Toolkit
Context & Practical In-house Applications
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Introduction to Process Improvement – Lean Six Sigma
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LEGAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
WhatDo We
mean By GoingLean?
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LEGAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
What isLean Six
Sigma?
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LEGAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
Understanding
&ValueWaste
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The Eight Classic Wastes - LEAN
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LEGAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
Lean’s Classic Eight Wastes
Defects
Over Production
Waiting Delays
Non-Utilized Talent
Transportation (of things)
Inventory
Motion (of people)
Extra Processing
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LEGAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
DefectsOver ProductionWaiting DelaysNon-Utilized TalentTransportation (of things)InventoryMotion (of people)Extra Processing
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LEGAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
DefectsOver ProductionWaiting DelaysNon-Utilized TalentTransportation (of things)InventoryMotion (of people)Extra Processing
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LEGAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
DefectsOver ProductionWaiting DelaysNon-Utilized TalentTransportation (of things)InventoryMotion (of people)Extra Processing
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LEGAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
DefectsOver ProductionWaiting DelaysNon-Utilized TalentTransportation (of things)InventoryMotion (of people)Extra Processing
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LEGAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
DefectsOver ProductionWaiting DelaysNon-Utilized TalentTransportation (of things)InventoryMotion (of people)Extra Processing
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LEGAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
DefectsOver ProductionWaiting DelaysNon-Utilized TalentTransportation (of things)InventoryMotion (of people)Extra Processing
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LEGAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
DefectsOver ProductionWaiting DelaysNon-Utilized TalentTransportation (of things)InventoryMotion (of people)Extra Processing
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LEGAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
DefectsOver ProductionWaiting DelaysNon-Utilized TalentTransportation (of things)InventoryMotion (of people)Extra Processing
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LEGAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
Identifying WastesA Case Study:
Osler’s Email Management Program
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Tools & Strategies in the Lean Sigma Toolkit
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DMAIC - Define
• Identify the problem to be solved• Determine the desired outcomes – “value”• Initiate the project
Project Charter• Problem statement• Scope• Stakeholders• Assumptions/Risks• Objectives
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DMAIC - Measure• Collect information to understand the process in its current state• Enables identification of waste in next phase
Process Mapping• Visual representation of a process – beginning to end• Actions, actors, documents, decision points, resources
Data Collection• Information to complete “picture” of process• Time, volume, cycles, error rates• Baseline for measuring improvements
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Process Mapping
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From ACC Value Challenge Process Improvement Guide
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DMAIC - Analyze
• Identify waste and defects
• Determine the root causes of those issues
Annotate Your Process Map
• Highlights waste and defects
• Track ideas
Try “5 Whys” Method
• Get to root cause of waste or defect
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DMAIC - Improve
• Generate solutions to address root causes of waste
• Select best one(s)
• Implement and test
Future State Process Map
• Updated to eliminate waste
Project Plan
• For implementation of a solution
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DMAIC - Control
• Procedures for maintaining process
• Procedures for measuring against client expectations
• Continuous improvement
Metrics from data in “Measure” phase
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Context and practical In-House applications Melissa LaFlair | Director, Legal Operations, WSIB (Ontario)
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Legal ops / process improvement overview
People
ProcessTechnology
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Typical in-house challenges
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1. Budget and resource constraints
1. Inconsistent / changing instructions
2. Finding and managing information, data and knowledge
3. Identifying decision makers and stakeholders
4. Inconsistent outputs (which can lead to lawyer shopping)
5. Lack of performance management benchmarks (KPI’s)
6. Setting and managing expectations (role of legal and what “good” looks like)
7. Reactive versus proactive role with organization (workload management)
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Developing the “why” – defining the problem and the opportunities
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Legal operations /
process improvement
plan
Organization’s strategy
Nested Legal goals Gap analysis
Available information
and data
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Optimize resource use
Value and data based decisions to align resources with client needs.
Identify process in the effort / productLooks at how the effort is made / product is created
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Support WSIB’s strategy
Focus on what is reasonable and manageable based on priorities, available resources, impact etc.
Legal ops/process improvement objectives
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Questions?