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How Dispute Wise is
YOUR COMPANY?
Dispute-Wise
Survey
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The following questionnaire is an abridged version of the survey completed
by companies who participated in the Dispute-Wise study. This survey
will measure your company's dispute-wise level and is applicable only if
you indicated that your business is a Fortune 1000, mid-size public, or
privately held company. The results for your company, based on the data
you submit, will be compared with dispute-wise levels for like companies
who participated in the complete study.
Legal departments vary widely in terms of how they are managed and in their approaches to resolving disputes. Following are a series of descriptions. Please rate how well each statement describes your legal department where 10 describes it very well and 1 does not describe it at all.
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Our primary focus is on reviewing contracts and agreements |
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When disputes arise we usually take an aggressive approach |
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The legal department is highly integrated into the general corporate planning process |
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A lot of our time is spent on highly complex and technical issues |
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A lot of our time is spent on international issues |
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The legal staff has a very good understanding of the broader business issues facing the company and the industry |
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Senior management in this company is focused on preserving relationships and settling cases rather than just winning cases |
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We often favor litigation over ADR |
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