The digital agenda is reshaping the provision of legal services, and in-house legal teams are at the centre of this transformation. The shift is happening across both the practice and the business of law, signalling the arrival of the Susskind-foretold “Transformation of the Law.”
In-house legal teams can no longer overlook process optimisation and the strategic disaggregation of legal tasks. By breaking down tasks into manageable components and leveraging diverse teams and tools, greater efficiency and cost savings can be achieved. As technology pervades every aspect of the modern business environment, in-house stakeholders now expect their legal teams to harness LegalTech to enhance productivity and deliver higher value. Digitalisation, automation and data are not only crucial for making your legal operation more efficient. This is the language of the C-suite. If lawyers want to stay relevant, they have to become pioneers of these trends.
This isn’t just about waiting for artificial intelligence to become mainstream. Those who delay until that moment risk being left behind. Yes, technology can’t forge relationships, persuade, or build trust. But it is capable of doing the rest—and the rest is a lot. A successful in-house function requires a comprehensive assessment across people, processes, and only then technology. This approach is essential for designing an optimised strategy that positions the legal function for future success.
Our legal strategy and transformation experts bring deep experience across the legal landscape, including leadership roles in law firms, in-house functions, legal operations, and technology management. We also have extensive vendor-side experience, allowing us to understand the challenges of delivering effective LegalTech solutions.
In-house legal functions are evolving from being legal experts and risk mitigators to business enablers. Technology is central to this transformation, enabling in-house teams to unlock valuable insights through data and advanced tools. With growing cost pressures on businesses, the demand for more efficient legal operations makes this change inevitable.
We provide practical advice on optimising key processes and systems, such as document management, matter management, e-billing, document generation and contract lifecycle management, know-how management, workflow automation, document review, legal opinion generation/automation, and other specialist practice applications.
To support in-house legal teams on this transformative journey, we offer a free assessment of your current capabilities and maturity across processes and systems.