{"id":7946,"date":"2025-09-26T20:13:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/cut-costs-not-corners-smarter-spend-strategies-for-legal-operations\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T20:13:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:13:22","slug":"cut-costs-not-corners-smarter-spend-strategies-for-legal-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/cut-costs-not-corners-smarter-spend-strategies-for-legal-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Cut Costs, Not Corners: Smarter Spend Strategies for Legal Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<p><b>Sponsored by:<\/b> <\/p>\n<p label=\"mitratech-logo-307x75.png (307x75, AR: 4.09)\" class=\"alignnone\">\n<figure id=\"figure_00000199-873e-dc9e-adbf-effe74c70000\" align=\"alignnone\"><figcaption\/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Managing legal spend without sacrificing quality has never been more critical. Rising costs, fragmented systems, manual processes, and resistance to change are stretching legal departments thin. Forward-thinking teams are already modernizing with AI-powered bill review, benchmarking technology, and expert-led managed services to drive real savings.<\/p>\n<p>In this complimentary webcast, you\u2019ll hear directly from corporate legal leaders \u2013 including teams at FedEx and Nexterra \u2013 about how they\u2019ve reimagined spend management. They\u2019ll share how embracing innovation helps them streamline processes, reduce costs, and future-proof their legal operations.<\/p>\n<p><b>Register today to attend this webcast to learn:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\" id=\"rte-2a31e4a0-9b05-11f0-9606-adb735c2ee90\">\n<li>How to identify and overcome common obstacles such as tech debt and manual processes<\/li>\n<li>The role of AI-powered bill review in improving invoice accuracy and reducing costs<\/li>\n<li>Best practices for making a business case for modernization within your organization<\/li>\n<li>Ways to achieve 10x savings through unified matter and spend management<\/li>\n<li>The advantage of combining automation, analytics, and expert-led managed services for scalable results<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Speakers:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p label=\"Martha Crosby.png (210x210, AR: 1.00)\" class=\"alignnone\">\n<figure id=\"figure_00000199-8737-d0e3-ad9f-9737d4fd0000\" align=\"alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"00000199-8737-d0e3-ad9f-9737d4fd0000\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/k2-prod-alm.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/brightspot\/55\/ba\/a1d90599457da7f3dba46b85f085\/martha-crosby.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption\/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Martha Crosby | Sr. IT Technology Manager | NextEra<\/b><\/p>\n<p label=\"Joe Fenimore.png (210x210, AR: 1.00)\" class=\"alignnone\">\n<figure id=\"figure_00000199-8737-d30a-a9df-9f37929f0000\" align=\"alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"00000199-8737-d30a-a9df-9f37929f0000\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/k2-prod-alm.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/brightspot\/4d\/e8\/08e2e2c7424b96b176e3b0d4f0d1\/joe-fenimore.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption\/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Joe Fenimore | Sr. Director of Financial Planning | NextEra<\/b><\/p>\n<p label=\"Julianne Martinez.jpg (218x218, AR: 1.00)\" class=\"alignnone\">\n<figure id=\"figure_00000199-8737-d30a-a9df-9f374acd0000\" align=\"alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"00000199-8737-d30a-a9df-9f374acd0000\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/k2-prod-alm.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/brightspot\/c9\/19\/31d623c548f4aec1714d7837141c\/julianne-martinez.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption\/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Julianne Martinez | Sr. Manager Risk Strategy, Analytics &amp; Performance | FedEx<\/b><\/p>\n<p label=\"Misty Price.png (158x158, AR: 1.00)\" class=\"alignnone\">\n<figure id=\"figure_00000199-8737-d30a-a9df-9f3704900000\" align=\"alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"00000199-8737-d30a-a9df-9f3704900000\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/k2-prod-alm.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/brightspot\/c4\/49\/75c3907e4b83b24ba26eda39409a\/misty-price.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption\/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Misty Price | Executive Director, MBR | Mitratech<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Can&#8217;t attend? <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/app.webinar.net\/YpGN2YvW7Og\" target=\"_blank\" link-data=\"{\" cms.site.owner=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><i><u>Register here<\/u><\/i><\/a><i> for an on-demand recording after the webcast.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sponsored by: Managing legal spend without sacrificing quality has never been more critical. 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