New Company Points to Expanding Legal Operations Business

A new company launched this week seeking to advise corporate law departments on Lean Six Sigma and other efficiency optimization — the latest sign that legal operations specialists are growing more important.

Called LegalShift, it adds to a growing list of consulting firms and organizations aimed at improving operations and process of knowledge management, billing, strategy management and other areas in the legal industry. The company aims to offer clients ways to gain price predictability and better value on legal projects, according to CEO Dan Safran.

It was founded late last year, with funding from a majority outside equity investor, ...