Total number of legal services FTEs per $1 billion revenue

This measure calculates total number of legal services full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue. The legal services function includes [Conducting board activities; managing regulatory activities; managing, preparing, and reviewing contracts; managing litigation and dispute resolution; managing outside counsel; protecting intellectual property; overseeing corporate governance; managing the corporate liability insurance program; managing corporate compliance and ethics program.]. This Staff Productivity measure is intended to help companies assess the efficiency of their staff related to the function "Manage External Relationships".

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Measure Category:
Staff Productivity
Measure ID:
106526
Total Sample Size:
110 All Companies
Performers:
25th Median 75th
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Key Performance Indicator:
Yes

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Compute this Measure

Units for this measure are FTEs.

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Number of FTEs dedicated to the legal services function / (Total business entity revenue * 0.000000001)

Key Terms

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Total Annual Revenue/Net Revenue

Total annual revenue is net proceeds generated from the sale of products or services. This should reflect the selling price less any allowances such as quantity, discounts, rebates and returns. If your business entity is a support unit and therefore does not directly generate revenue, then provide the revenue amount for the units you support. For government/non-profit organizations, please use your non-pass-through budget. For insurance companies the total annual revenue is the total amount of direct written premiums, excluding net investment income. Note: Business entity revenue needs to only include inter-company business segment revenue when the transactions between those business segments are intended to reflect an arm's length transfer price and would therefore meet the regulatory requirements for external revenue reporting.

FTE - (full-time equivalent employee)

To calculate the number of full-time equivalents employed during the year for each respective process or activity, you must prorate the number of employees and the hours spent performing each process/activity. Assume that a full-time worker represents 40 hours per week. Provide the average number of full-time equivalents employed during the year for each respective process. Include full-time employees, part-time employees, and temporary workers hired during peak demand periods. Allocate only the portion of the employee's time that relates to or supports the activities identified for an applicable process. Prorate management and secretarial time by estimating the level of effort in support of each activity, by process.

For example, a part-time secretary in the finance department for XYZ, Inc. charges all of his time to finance department activities. He works 20 hours per week. The secretary splits his time evenly supporting employees working in the general accounting process and the financial reporting process. Thus, his time should be allocated by process. So, if he works throughout the year and supports these two processes, his time would be split evenly as:

20hrs/40hrs = .5FTE * 50% for general accounting = .25FTE for general accounting

20hrs/40hrs = .5FTE * 50% for financial reporting = .25FTE for financial reporting

Staff Productivity

Staff Productivity is a measure of the efficiency of individuals performing specific processes. Measures in staff productivity generally relate the transaction volume or outcome of the process with the effort in terms of full time equivalent employees to perform the process.

Median

The metric value which represents the 50th percentile of a peer group. This could also be communicated as the metric value where half of the peer group sample shows lower performance than the expressed metric value or half of the peer group sample shows higher performance than the expressed metric value.

Measure Scope

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Cross Industry (7.3.1)

  • 12.1 - Build investor relationships (11010)
    • 12.1.1 - Plan, build, and manage lender relations (11035)
    • 12.1.2 - Plan, build, and manage analyst relations (11036)
    • 12.1.3 - Communicate with shareholders (11037)
  • 12.2 - Manage government and industry relationships (11011)
    • 12.2.1 - Manage government relations (11038)
      • 12.2.1.1 - Assess relationships (12869)
      • 12.2.1.2 - Appoint responsible executives (12870)
      • 12.2.1.3 - Monitor relationships (12871)
      • 12.2.1.4 - Receive input from internal advisors (12872)
      • 12.2.1.5 - Receive input from external advisors (12873)
      • 12.2.1.6 - Liaise with authorities (12874)
    • 12.2.2 - Manage relations with quasi-government bodies (11039)
      • 12.2.2.1 - Establish relationships with agencies (12875)
      • 12.2.2.2 - Respond to audit inquiries (12876)
      • 12.2.2.3 - Maintain documentation of contacts (12877)
      • 12.2.2.4 - Plan and manage meetings (12878)
    • 12.2.3 - Manage relations with trade or industry groups (11040)
      • 12.2.3.1 - Evaluate the requirements for strategic relationships (12879)
      • 12.2.3.2 - Monitor the success of the partnerships (12880)
      • 12.2.3.3 - Extend or change the relationships (12881)
    • 12.2.4 - Manage lobby activities (11041)
  • 12.3 - Manage relations with board of directors (11012)
    • 12.3.1 - Report financial results (11042)
    • 12.3.2 - Report audit findings (11043)
  • 12.4 - Manage legal and ethical issues (11013)
    • 12.4.1 - Create ethics policies (11044)
    • 12.4.2 - Manage corporate governance policies (11045)
    • 12.4.3 - Develop and perform preventive law programs (11046)
    • 12.4.4 - Ensure compliance (11047)
      • 12.4.4.1 - Plan and initiate compliance program (11053)
      • 12.4.4.2 - Execute compliance program (11054)
    • 12.4.5 - Manage outside counsel (11048)
      • 12.4.5.1 - Assess problem and determine work requirements (11056)
      • 12.4.5.2 - Engage/Retain outside counsel if necessary (11057)
      • 12.4.5.3 - Receive strategy/budget (11058)
      • 12.4.5.4 - Receive work product and manage/monitor case and work performed (11059)
      • 12.4.5.5 - Process payment for legal services (11060)
      • 12.4.5.6 - Track legal activity/performance (11061)
    • 12.4.6 - Protect intellectual property (11049)
      • 12.4.6.1 - Manage copyrights, patents, and trademarks (11062)
      • 12.4.6.2 - Maintain intellectual property rights and restrictions (11063)
      • 12.4.6.3 - Administer licensing terms (11064)
      • 12.4.6.4 - Administer options (11065)
    • 12.4.7 - Resolve disputes and litigations (11050)
    • 12.4.8 - Provide legal advice/counseling (11051)
    • 12.4.9 - Negotiate and document agreements/contracts (11052)
  • 12.5 - Manage public relations program (11014)
    • 12.5.1 - Manage community relations (11066)
    • 12.5.2 - Manage media relations (11067)
    • 12.5.3 - Promote political stability (11068)
    • 12.5.4 - Create press releases (11069)
    • 12.5.5 - Issue press releases (11070)