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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Book,Legal Department,Legal Operations

As a Legal Ops professional, this book has become my go-to resource. I own many legal-related books, but this is the only one that earns a permanent place on my desk. Time and again, I reach for it to identify the right KPIs for a particular practice group or circumstance. I also use it for inspiration on which charts to include in reports, making it an essential tool not only for metrics but also for clear communication. The content is thoughtfully laid out, making it easy to quickly find exactly what you need or to spark fresh ideas. Whether you’re working in-house or at a law firm, and regardless of department size, this book is an invaluable guide. Highly recommended!

Cindy Geib
Cindy Geib
from Amazon
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Mori Kabiri's Legal Operations KPIs book is an excellent resource.

Gillian Kang
Gillian Kang
Independent Consultant
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Mori is one of the smartest guys I've ever worked with... this is bound to be a must read.

Jason Smith
Jason Smith
Senior Principal, Strategy & Transformation
Conga
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This book (in English or Spanish) is a great reference resource that helps explain what a metric is, what an indicator is, the different types of indicators, and how to visualize data for legal management. The book also provides different examples of indicators related to spend, budget, management, diversity, data quality, legal compliance, and risk management; and as if that weren’t enough, it also includes an entire chapter on best practices with a diagnostic tool for legal data analytics. In any organization, having the right indicators is crucial to properly guide work, innovation, technology implementation, and process improvement. This book will save hours of research by presenting a wide variety of indicators and helping teams decide which ones are right for them. This book is a major contribution to Spanish-language literature on legal operations, informed by years of industry experience, and will help accelerate knowledge for legal management teams across Spanish-speaking countries.

Patricia Villa Berger
Patricia Villa Berger
Special Advisor
Kerma Partners
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Such impressive drive and dedication to helping make the ecosystem the best. 👏 👏 👏

Sheila Dusseau
Sheila Dusseau
Head of Global CLO and Operations
Brightflag
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Ordered. As always, I recommend that law firms know their clients' KPIs too.

David Cunningham
David Cunningham
Chief Innovation Officer
Reed Smith LLP
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This isn't a book that just sits on a shelf. Believe me - I enjoyed reading it so much, I took it with me on a holiday trip as my hobby read. (I will admit I am a data nerd but still.) What I appreciate most about this book is its practicality. Mori's approach is straightforward and focused on application, which makes the book accessible regardless of your expertise level. The inclusion of digital resources via QR codes and the detailed explanations of each KPI make this a tool I can use consistently to make informed decisions and improve our department's performance and reputation. I appreciate it not only for its depth in legal metrics but also for its broader application across other business functions like compliance and finance. I suspect this text is secretly useful for law firms and vendors as well. Understanding the intricacies of how corporate legal departments operate can be challenging. Legal Operations KPIs acts like a cheat code, offering insights into corporate needs and expectations, which can significantly enhance the services providers offer. As someone deeply involved in our legal department, Legal Operations KPIs has proven to be a highly useful guide. For anyone in a legal operations role looking to make a tangible impact, I'd recommend this book.

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Elizabeth Davis
from Amazon
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This book on Law Firm KPIs by Mori Kabiri could be a game changer for aligning innovation with measurable outcomes. It echoes broader shifts where firms are using data to optimize CLM and beyond, reducing inefficiencies by up to 30% in some cases.

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Sanjeev Chaodhari
Freelance AI Automation Consultant
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This is a great book to learn about all the different key performance indicators relevant to legal operations. Highly recommended.

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Terah
from Amazon
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This week, while reviewing materials and updating content, I came across this data point (image below) in the fantastic Legal Operations KPIs book and thought: are we measuring what really matters in legal? And more: are we learning from what we measure? Or just stacking data? I leave this reflection here — and keep learning, to continue teaching with purpose.

Luis Gustavo Potrick Duarte
Luis Gustavo Potrick Duarte
Embaixador de marca
Future Law

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