How To Measure The Performance Of The Legal Department Of A Company

hi guys,
can any one give me any information on:
how to measure the performance of the legal department of a company?
What can be the benchmark performance for a legal department of a company?
is there any professional/expart in india who can provide professional guidance in this matter?
Thanks in advance
regards,
Sayak

hi friends,
could anyone share how is the appraisals carried out in companies, right from the discusions , negotiations to the ratings and forced rankings like the bell curve. also how is normalizations done & how do the results come in?
i have to prepare a step by step procedure of appraisal of an employee and how his result gets generated.
thanks a lot in anticipation
Monalisa

Dear Sir,
We are a corporate consultancy organization and can help you in meauring the performance of the legal department and setting the benchmarks.
Please feel free to contact us.
Thanks,
Kind Regards,
Avika Kapoor
Manager - Business Development
avika dot kapoor at kapgrow dot com