In time, budget and quality.

Scope of services

• Supporting international legal operations teams in the German speaking markets
• Supporting the roll-out/implementation of IT-Systems in Continental Europe 
• Supporting the design, development and implementation of outside counsel programms 
• Trainings
• Project management

Benefit

• Support on an interim/project basis (cost effective)
• Excellent understanding of the German legal market
• Access to a network of highly skilled IT and operations professionals

Fees

• to be discussed

Scope of services

• Online survey of the current status (self-assessment)
• Qualitative benchmark
• Interviews with selected stakeholders in the legal department and with internal customers
• Workshop to identify and prioritize the fields of action
• Analysis/definition of the strategy of the legal department based on the corporate strategy

Result

• Current status and prioritized list of activities

Fee

• Fixed fee

Scope of services

• Process analysis based on a reference process model for legal departments
• Identification of processes, roles, tasks and data 
• Identification of optimization and standardization potential

Result

• Catalog of measures to increase efficiency and effectiveness through process optimization
• Basis for any further IT projects

Fees

• Fixed fee

Scope of services

• Detailed analysis and evaluation of existing technologies to support the core and support processes in the legal department
• Identification of self-service potential
• Development of a preliminary IT strategy for the legal department
• Alignment with the company's IT strategy (buy-in of the IT department)
• Preselection of possible IT solutions

Result

• IT strategy and (preliminary) catalog of requirements for any system selection

Fees

• Fixed fee

Scope of services

• Analysis and evaluation of current  relationships with external law firms
• Needs analysis, provider pre-selection and evaluation
• Development and implementation of outside counsel management concepts and guidelines
• Advising on strategic RfPs
• Advising on the development and implementation/update of legal panels

Result

• Increase in efficiency and effectiveness 
• Reduction of external legal spend

Fees

• Fixed fee

Scope of services

• Analysis of existing metrics and kpi's
• Definition/analysis of strategic and operation goals
• Definition/selection of key performance indicators including calculation and reporting 
• Implementation

Result

• Transparency regarding internal and external input and output

Fees

• Fixed fee

Scope of services

• Introduction to traditional and agile methods of project management
• Preparation of Statement of Work
• Application of selected project management tools and techniques in small groups
• Individual coaching or group training for up to 12 participants

Result

• Enabling lawyers to apply project management techniques to their daily work 

Fees

• Fixed price

Scope of services

• Creation of specialist concepts
• Project management for all types of projects, classic and agile process models
• Interim Legal Operations Management
• Development and support of new legal operations departments
• Coaching of legal operations pioneers

Benefits

• Efficient and effective project implementation
• Relief of internal resources
• Knowledge transfer

Fees

• to be negotiated