NOVEMBER - 2020CIOAPPLICATIONSEUROPE.COM8IN MYOPINIONt's been a turbulent 6 months, but the need to do more with less hasn't diminished. If anything, it has intensified. If you're looking at transformational change but don't know where to start, here are 4 key considerations.Process management and designWhen there is a challenge in the way a legal team delivers its services, it can be hard for the people involved on a daily basis to see the wood for the workload. It may be that there is no formal procedure. Work is simply done as it was handed over ­ in the same way that it always has been. Add to that the constant pressure to do more with less and there is a recipe not to invest time in actually assessing the work itself and how and where it is done. The issue is that as your in-house lawyers grow, develop and move to new challenges, there remains a core of legal work that needs to be done to keep the business running. That could be NDAs, merchant agreements, software licences or third-party engagement letters. Ask any GC Steps to Revolutionise your Legal TeamSOPHIE KERNTHALER, DIRECTOR, HOGAN LOVELLSI
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