All episodes (in German only)

• Episode 7: 18 years of the Legal Department Report - Right to progress 2/2

  The Legal Department Report is in its 18th year and is coming of age this year. Andreas Bong, the driving force behind the Legal Department Report, gives an insight into how it has been compiled and the key messages from recent years.

  The reason why studies are so important in the legal environment is that findings and key figures are shared and new insights are gained as a result. But how does such a study work? How are questions developed and what role does the advisory board play? What will the legal department of the future look like? This and much more will be discussed in the two upcoming podcast episodes.

• Episode 6: 18 years of the Legal Department Report - Right to progress 1/2

  The Legal Department Report is in its 18th year and is coming of age this year. Andreas Bong, the driving force behind the Legal Department Report, gives an insight into how it has been compiled and the key messages from recent years.

  The reason why studies are so important in the legal environment is that findings and key figures are shared and new insights are gained as a result. But how does such a study work? How are questions developed and what role does the advisory board play? What will the legal department of the future look like? This and much more will be discussed in the two upcoming podcast episodes.

• Episode 5: JUVE Legal Operations Conference

  The JUVE Legal Operations Conference – a place where theory and practice meet. Our experts Markus Fuhrmann and Marco Wilhelmi report on the conference, which took place in Cologne on June 13-14. The focus was on the topic of artificial intelligence. They reflect on the experiences gathered there and categorize them.

• Episode 4: Technology (CLM) 2/2

  We continue the topic of contract lifecycle management in this episode because of its importance. In this installment, together with our guest Simon Straßburger, we focus on the technological aspect: Does it always have to be a “big” solution? How do you define the requirements for software and what is the best way to select it? Does the introduction of new software really solve the problems? We will discuss this together and share our practical experience.

• Episode 3: Contract management (CLM) 1/2

  Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) is an important topic for almost every company. In this episode, we look at the various stages of introducing CLM with our guest Simon Straßburger: What should companies look out for when introducing CLM? Which people or groups need to be involved? What needs to be considered in a business case for the introduction of CLM? From definition to decision-making and subsequent implementation, we will discuss our experiences.

• Episode 2: Legal Front Door

  Every legal department has probably thought about a legal front door at some point. By this we mean a digital platform through which the business can address its legal questions to the legal department. Meta management and self-service tools are usually also included. What are the advantages of the Legal Front Door for legal departments? We talk about this in this episode. We also report on what, in our experience, companies should pay attention to during implementation.

• Episode 1: Introduction

  Welcome to our new podcast series KPMG Law Operator. Who are we? Markus Fuhrmann, Thomas August and Marco Wilhelmi, three experienced experts in the field of legally managed services, lawyers, business IT specialists and technology enthusiasts. Our concept? We share our experience and insights from our consulting work and also talk to external experts. Who do we want to reach? Legal departments, procurement and sales as well as anyone interested in legal managed services. Our aim is also to interact with our listeners: We look forward to feedback, topic requests and exchanges.