ANALYSIS: Project Management Puts MDTs on the Right Track

Aug. 25, 2021, 9:01 AM UTC

Law firms and corporate legal departments are increasingly turning to formalized multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) to help them complete projects efficiently—and integrating project management practices could help them even more.

Results from Bloomberg Law’s 2020 and 2021 Legal Operations Surveys show a rise in the use of formalized MDTs—both for specific, individual projects and across multiple projects. In the 2021 survey, the most commonly reported focus areas of these projects are strategic planning and initiatives, process improvements, technology vetting, and marketing.

To fully capitalize on the benefits of MDTs in these situations, law firms and corporate legal departments should consider utilizing ...

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