The Lowdown: 10 Signs that your Contract Management Team needs Transforming

This ATE is a pre-curser to the Americas Conference and is open to all (including trial and non-members).Have you wondered about whether or not it is time to transform and revitalize your Contract Management team? Our guest expert, Joel Stern, discusses what symptoms you should be looking for to know if it is time for a change. At the Americas Forum in Phoenix in October, Joel will be talking about how to transform a global Contract Management team but first one needs to know if the time is right.\r
Our Expert - Joel Stern, Principal, Stern Legal ConsultingSince 2010, Joel has been Principal of Stern Legal Consulting, where he provides hands on consulting services to law firms and law departments. He is also an executive coach to attorneys and business executives throughout the United States.In one of Joel's most recent consulting assignments, he was asked to join Hewlett Packard as a Vice President, Commercial Contract Services to revitalize and transform HP's Commercial Contract Services Team. In this role, Joel successfully transformed a global team of 300 professionals who focused on structuring, negotiating, managing and remediating HP's largest and most complex client services agreements.Prior to this role, Joel was the Global Deputy General Counsel and COO Legal at Accenture. Joel managed the Americas Legal team and also had primary responsibilities as the Chief Operations Officer of the 420+ member global legal group managing all operations including finance, IT, human resources, communications, facilities and support services. Additionally, he managed all outside counsel relationships across the globe. During his tenure at Accenture, he was also tasked with revitalizing and then leading the Accenture Contract Management group.Joel will be speaking at the IACCM Americas conference in Phoenix Oct 8-10, for more information and to find out how to register please visit www.iaccm.com/americas