Unisys was among eight companies awarded for
value-focused management,
improved outcomes
BLUE
BELL, Pa., Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/
-- Unisys (NYSE: UIS) has been recognized as a 2023 Value
Champion by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) for their
legal department's successful shift from a cost center to being a
data-driven partner to the business, resulting in greater
efficiencies and reduced external spend.
Since 2012, the ACC Value Champions program has featured
corporate law departments that innovate to optimize legal service
delivery for corporations. This year marks the first time Unisys
has been named an ACC Value Champion. In recognizing the company's
legal department, the judges commended Unisys for finding ways to
apply well-leveraged data, streamline processes, implement
innovative technologies and develop creative new operating models
to help its department meet new and emerging challenges.
The transformation of the legal department began in May 2022 by making critical hires to strengthen
capabilities, increase diversity and create a dedicated legal
operations team. The newly formed team has worked on automating
routine tasks and improving processes, making the legal department
a more effective partner to the business.
"We are delighted to receive this recognition from the ACC, but
even more, we are proud that we are operating at greater efficiency
now within our business," said Kristen
Prohl, general counsel at Unisys. "This transformation
within the legal department is an example of the internal passion
that motivates our progressive actions, and we will continue to
evolve to meet the needs of our clients, partners and
industries."
Many of the decisions made during the transformation were
grounded in technology and data to understand better the needs and
opportunities for the business, consistent with how Unisys delivers
transformation for their clients.
Key success factors of the legal department transformation
include:
- An expected 15% savings in operational costs due to centralized
operations, including matter creation, timekeeper rate management
and invoice review
- A 13% year-over-year improvement in matters we handle under a
fixed-fee model versus an hourly rate
- A 50% increase in women holding senior leadership roles within
the department
A complete list of the 2023 Value Champions from the ACC can be
found here.
About Unisys
Unisys is a global technology solutions company that powers
breakthroughs for the world's leading organizations. Our solutions
– digital workplace; cloud, applications & infrastructure;
enterprise computing; and business process – help our clients
challenge the status quo and create new possibilities. To learn how
we deliver breakthroughs for our clients – and have been pushing
the possible for 150 years – visit unisys.com and follow us on
LinkedIn. #Unisys150
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