Legal Operations KPIs, Second Edition

Legal Value, Spend, and Performance

Use the power of legal data to measure legal value, control spend, and improve performance. This expanded and updated Second Edition helps legal operations professionals, General Counsel, in-house legal teams, finance partners, and law firm leaders move beyond activity tracking and build metrics that support real decisions.

Language note: The Second Edition is currently available in English only. Spanish and Portuguese book editions are First Edition translations.

Legal Operations KPIs Book, Second Edition
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The book addresses the challenge of turning legal work into a more measurable, strategic part of the business through the use of data analytics. With a clear focus on metrics and KPIs, legal professionals with the tools to not only interpret data but also understand the decisions it supports. This is a comprehensive resource for those looking to improve performance, offering detailed metrics, reporting strategies, best practices, and practical insights that can be applied across the legal profession.

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“Legal Operations KPIs – The Professional’s Handbook to Operational Excellence by Mori Kabiri is a book with in-depth, practical examples considering the business and KPIs associated with legal operations. The book covers data, metrics and KPIs, and includes explanations and examples for spend management, budgets, resources and performance management, law firm and vendor management (including external expense distribution analysis), cross-functional collaboration, diversity and inclusion, and risk management and best practices. This is a great toolkit to start off anyone wanting help with practical tips and examples.”
Caterina Cavallaro
Caterina Cavallaro Associate General Counsel VGW
“KPIs are the language of modern legal leadership. Law Firm KPIs is a timely resource for firms ready to lead the next era.”
Olga V. Mack
Olga V. Mack CEO TermScout
“Excellent book. Very substantive but easy to understand.”
Amazon Customer from Amazon
“This new resource (and awesomely integrated companion website) will take your legal data analytics to the next level. Finally, a one-stop-stop for legal metrics that explains exactly what each means, plus how to calculate and most importantly, how to communicate using this data to tell your story!”
Mike Russell
Mike Russell Head of Global Legal Operations Expedia Group
“Very impressed with your deep work in legal KPIs.”
Ali Ghasemi
Ali Ghasemi Vice President of Legal Services
“Well organized and comprehensive look at legal operations KPIs. This is a must have book for General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers and other legal operations professionals.”
Cash M. Butler
Cash M. Butler Co-Founder
“And the coolest part is that the website gives you a taste of the book.”
Juliana Israel Borges
Juliana Israel Borges Gerente de operações Chenut
“Just finished reading Legal Operations KPIs by Mori Kabiri — and it’s an excellent resource. There’s plenty of material out there on KPIs and OKRs, but what stood out for me in this book was its practical approach to defining metrics that genuinely demonstrate the value of Legal Operations through data. It goes beyond theory and focuses on what matters most: making performance measurable and meaningful. One section I particularly appreciated was the emphasis on turning complex analytics into actionable insights. For anyone who has wrestled with translating data into something stakeholders can understand, this is a game-changer. It’s not just about tracking numbers — it’s about telling a clear story of impact. This couldn’t have come at a better time for me, as I’m working on KPI-related projects this year. The ideas in this book have already influenced how I think about aligning metrics with organizational goals, and I’ll be sharing it with my team. If you’re looking to make KPIs less intimidating and more strategic, I highly recommend giving it a read.”
Gareth Guyers
Gareth Guyers Business and Data Analyst
“Needed this!”
Marisha Thakker
Marisha Thakker Director, MENA Region Treehouse Innovation
“Applause on this accomplishment! Legal Operations KPIs looks like a solid practice piece.”
Yesenia Santiago Egner
Yesenia Santiago Egner Legal Operations Executive Advisor Otsuka Pharmaceutical

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