Transform your legal department from reactive to strategic – it's time to run legal like a business.
Your challenge
General Counsels (GCs) are under increasing pressure to deliver more value to the business. In-house teams are navigating greater complexity, heavier workloads, and heightened expectations. With the stakes rising, legal functions need to evolve and operate with the efficiency and strategic focus of a business.
To succeed, GCs must transform their legal departments by implementing the right strategy, optimising law firm partnerships, streamlining workflows, and leveraging the power of legal technology and AI.
Our solution
Legal Operations consulting, crafted by lawyers for lawyers. We empower GCs to run their legal departments like a business.
We focus on optimising team operations, enhancing process efficiency, and improving outcomes, all while carefully managing risks and controlling costs.
Think of us as your on-demand Legal COO, ready to help you elevate your legal function to meet the demands of the modern business landscape.
How it works
Shoosmiths Legal Operations provides the following core offerings:
Functional Strategy and Operating Model – Right lawyer, right work, right price.
We collaborate with GCs to design and implement a legal function strategy and operating model that aligns with business objectives. This ensures clear priorities, a balanced service mix, and defined roles and responsibilities within the legal team.
Technology Navigator – The right technology for the right problem.
We guide GCs in selecting and deploying the most suitable technology solutions that enhance efficiency and drive the best outcomes for both their in-house legal teams and the wider business.
Legal Risk Transformation – Balancing risk management with business goals.
We support GCs in optimising their legal risk management by creating a robust control framework, establishing a consistent reporting cadence, and developing an oversight mechanism for managing legal risks effectively.
Our consultants
Our consultants are experienced former GCs and legal operations leaders from a variety of sectors, giving them the expertise to guide your transformation with confidence.
Our solutions are developed by lawyers, for lawyers, meaning that leading and transforming in-house legal teams is part of our DNA.
Contact us today
Whether you're an existing client or exploring Shoosmiths for the first time, our Legal Operations team is here to help you optimise your legal function. Reach out to discover how we can streamline your operations, enhance efficiency, and deliver real business value.
