You want Legal to have a seat at the table as a function that drives business outcomes, rather than a cost center. With the financial planning window closing fast, here’s how you can reframe your team’s value instead of overhauling processes using time, ROI, and predictability as anchors.
Run these quick, evidence-backed checks to build a stronger case, one that turns Legal from overhead to growth lever before budgets lock.
Measure time, not effort
Every GC knows the hours lost to low-value work. If your senior team still spends 20–30% of their week on NDAs, redlines, or data pulls, that’s a measurable productivity drain. A simple time audit, even a one-week snapshot, can expose the cost and justify outsourcing or automation spend.
Pilot AI like a scientist
Skip the grand tech roadmap. Run a one-week pilot with measurable before-and-after metrics like turnaround time, accuracy, and hours saved. It gives you a quick story to tell the CFO: we tested it, it worked, here’s the return.
Run a CLM health check
CLM isn’t new, but its ROI is often invisible. Studies show efficient contract management can lift annual revenue by nearly 9%*. Use data you already have — renewal cycles, missed obligations, and approval times — to show how fixing process debt translates to real revenue protection.
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Test an ALSP on one process
Outsource one high-volume, low-risk task such as NDA reviews, contract migration, or legal research, and benchmark the output. ALSPs like LegalEase can convert fixed costs into predictable variable spend and quickly show dollars saved and hours freed. LegalEase’s contract reviews, virtual attorney staffing, and managed CLM offerings are built exactly for this.
These aren’t operational experiments. They’re strategic talking points. When you walk into that boardroom, you’ll have numbers that prove Legal isn’t just managing risk; it’s managing ROI.
Ready to build that case?
