Corporate Counsel
Corporate General Counsel Solutions
Control of company and board requirements, and external counsel.
Corporate General Counsel’s (“CGC”) offices and Corporate Law
Departments have many of the same operating issues as Law Firms, but often with
significant additional responsibilities such as managing external counsel, supporting
board activities, maintaining corporate legal compliance, maintaining intellectual
property and managing contract renewals.
What is Provided to Corporate General Counsel?
LIVIA offers a version of the LIVIA Portal and support platform designed specifically
for the needs of corporate in-house law departments. Key capabilities include:
• Support for External Counsel
Ability for external counsel, consultants and others to view, edit and maintain
documents, status, tasks, comments, time and expenses, and filings in the Portal,
with access and viewing rights as specified / controlled by the General Counsel’s
office.
• Support for Board Activities
Ability for board members to access a board-specific Portal where board documents,
filings, and notices can be posted, feedback received, and votes recorded; along
with sub-portals for committees where necessary.
• Compliance Monitoring
Ability to track and follow up on ongoing / repetitive actions as needed to ensure
corporate filings and contract renewals. Patent and trademark filings are managed
appropriately. Included is the abilitiy to send notifications, track the status
of responses and escalate if necessary.
• Contract Portfolio Management
Ability to track all contracts executed by the corporation, with summaries of key
terms, expiration dates, corporate business ownership, and renewal status. Ability
to notify the business owner and law department in advance of renewal date to assess
the business relationship and determine a renewal strategy.
• Intellectual Property Management
Ability to track patent applications and issued patents, trademark applications
and granted trademarks. Ability to notify business owner and General Counsel’s
office in advance of renewal dates to assess renewal decision and track IP maintenance
costs.
• Litigation Management
Ability to track all litigation activities including nature of litigation, venue,
costs, exposure, status, action plans, and risks.
• Budgeting
Ability to track internal and external costs against budget, time spent on matters;
all by department, and by activity.
Corporate General Counsel Services
Budget constraints and personnel cuts frequently create heavy burdens on the professional
staff with no let up on the amount of work expected. LIVIA can help, both by taking
on day to day repetitive administrative tasks and by providing a resource pool that
can rapidly respond to critical business needs at a cost that is dramatically less
than the engagement of typical external resources.
LIVIA support can be supplied on a weekly / monthly basis, or by project. Qualified
personnel are assigned on a shift or project basis. 24/7 Help desk services are
available on all LIVIA activities.