Innovation, technology and efficiencies for the future legal function

NewLaw

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Optimising your legal function

Legal teams increasingly face the pressure to modernise. Recent events have forced many to adopt technology solutions significantly earlier than they may have planned for. In this fast changing, tech-enabled world, we’re helping clients build a sustainable law department that delivers real value to the business.

Challenges facing in-house legal teams

Costs

How to organise your legal function more efficiently to reduce costs. 

Data

How to collect and manage your legal data to streamline workflows, enable proactive decisionmaking, and position Legal as a strategic partner at the board. 

Risk

How to anticipate emerging regulatory requirements to ensure compliance and maintain a future-proof legal strategy. 

Technology

How to navigate the legal tech landscape and invest in the right solutions, while fully embedding them into your day-to-day work. 

Collaboration

How to break down siloed approaches within the broader business organization and improve team collaboration. 

Our NewLaw services

Managed Legal Services

As your legal department faces rising client demands and growing workloads, we can act as a seamless extension of your in-house team by complimenting your existing capabilities with our integrated solutions, combined with the best-in-class technology.

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Legal Department Consulting

Juridische afdelingen kunnen moeite hebben om mee te groeien met de algemene groei van het bedrijf en zich aan te passen aan veranderende bedrijfsmodellen. Om u te helpen verbeterkansen voor uw juridische functie te identificeren en uw juridische strategie te bepalen, bieden wij duidelijke inzichten in de prestaties van uw juridische afdeling. Dit doen wij door onze consultancymethodieken en bedrijfsanalyses te combineren met onze diepgaande kennis van het leveren van juridische diensten. 

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Legal Technology

The legal function experiences digitalization at rapid speeds due to the developments in artificial intelligence and evolving client expectations. Driving innovation as a legal department is complex, especially with the many legal tech solutions out there. Our experts can help you navigate the crowded, fast-moving market to assess, procure and implement the right legal tech to achieve your goals and return on investment.

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Legal Function Optimisation

It is important that an organisation understands the effectiveness of its legal operating model and legal control framework. This will enable the organisation to develop a plan to ensure it can meet its strategic objectives and address the requirements of its stakeholders. Our approach enables us to work with you to assess the current state of your legal operating model and legal control framework and identify areas for improvement. Working side by side with you and drawing on our market insights, we provide objective, evidence-based analysis and solutions that work. 

We understand that whilst having a framework is important, there isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ and each client will have their unique dynamics. In some cases a wholesale review will be appropriate, whilst other circumstances may call for a much more targeted and specific analysis. 

An overview of the projects we have delivered for clients: 

  • Designed a Legal Target Operating Model
  • Redesigned team roles and developed strategic (external) sourcing frameworks to enhance productivity and efficiency
  • Created systematic approaches for handling legal service requests and stakeholder expectations
  • Guided legal departments with navigating the LegalTech landscape and making the right investment Set up future-proof strategies for the operations within a legal department
  • Support with the implementation of LegalTech in the form of road maps, training sessions and workshops  

 

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