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Professionals in need of a work allocation tool to improve forecasting, equity and profitability in matter staffing
About BigHand Resource Management
BigHand Resource Management is a legal work allocation and resourcing tool that allows law firms to identify resources, forecast utilization, manage workloads, and add structure to career development for lawyers. The solution delivers real-time visibility of team availability and costs, improved profitability on matters, and supports DEI goals and equitable allocation of work. Get visibility of capacity within teams, practice groups, and firm-wide at an individual lawyer level. Plan and allocate work based on client demands, vacation planning, profitability, DEI, and more. Enable lawyers to track their progress against key metrics and objectives and take ownership of their workload. A searchable view of lawyer skills, sector knowledge, existing relationships, and languages. Visibility of run rate and future allocation against matter budget which helps partners with better matter management.
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BigHand
Founded: 1995
United Kingdom
www.bighand.com/en-us/our-solutions/resource-management/
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