Navigating Higher Ed Sticky Spots 

Practical ways legal and administrative teams can reduce bottlenecks, improve visibility, and keep campus work moving

Every college and university faces “sticky spots” that slow progress across campus. From research agreements waiting on approvals to contract bottlenecks, outside counsel spend tracking, and last-minute reporting requests, legal and administrative teams are being asked to support more stakeholders with limited resources. 

In this guide, you’ll explore six of the most common operational challenges higher education institutions face today and learn practical strategies for creating more efficient, transparent, and connected processes. Discover how leading institutions are reducing manual work, improving accountability, and gaining the visibility needed to support faculty, administrators, researchers, and campus leadership. 

In this guide, you’ll learn how to: 

• Bring order to requests coming from across campus  
• Keep approvals moving without losing accountability  
• Reduce delays in contract review processes  
• Gain better control over legal spend  
• Eliminate reporting fire drills  
• Create capacity without adding headcount