This new presentation highlights the most important reasons for general counsel and outside legal counsel to use contract management as a bridge to the business. Avoid contracts being "filed and forgotten." Learn how business lawyers can add tangible value for the business client. General counsel and business lawyers often focus on the contract drafting and contract disputes. Clients, however, must work with contracts during the entire lifecycle of the agreement. Even in the best cases, important legal provisions are not tracked and monitored. In the worst cases, contracts are "filed and forgotten," until a dispute arises. Contract management bridges the gap between the lawyer's carefully negotiated and drafted contract and the manager's need for data to operate the business.