A general counsel’s role isn’t only to advise the business, it’s also to run an effective legal function, delivering strategic value whilst keeping costs down. General counsel often report feeling frustrated that their teams are overwhelmed by day-to-day demands, operating reactively, and struggling to find the time for operational improvements. Despite recognising the need for episodic or structural upgrades, limited bandwidth leaves little room to drive meaningful change.

Choose fully bespoke support focused on a pre-identified area of concern, or leverage our field-tested core offerings:

• legal department strategy & operating model
• legal technology transformation
• legal risk optimisation
• legal sourcing & cost management

By improving processes, structures, and using technology, we enable legal teams to deliver advice more effectively, and at lower cost, helping their businesses realise their ambitions. Our seasoned former GCs work closely with in-house teams to help create the conditions for success, whether through process optimisation, technology adoption, or external cost management.

Our legal operations consultants help GCs build stronger, more efficient functions. All workshops include a discovery questionnaire, planning call, follow-up call and documented outputs from the session.

Contact us to learn more about how Shoosmiths EIGHT legal operations consulting can deliver bespoke support for your business.

Legal team strategy workshop

A three-hour workshop to define your legal team's strategic direction and clarify the purpose, vision, priorities, and success metrics aligned with your business goals. Ideal for teams seeking focus and measurable impact.

Legal operations transformation workshop

Comprehensive legal ops review. In this three hour workshop we will assess your strategy, people, process, and tech to identify challenges and build a prioritised transformation roadmap.