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Legal Operations Kit

Run an in-house legal function: matter intake, contract playbook and register, legal holds, outside counsel and legal spend.

11 templates in 4 steps, in the order you use them. Open any template in the editor, fill it in and export it to PDF, DOCX or HTML.

Step 1

Intake and policy

  1. Legal Matter Intake and Triage Template (CLOC Core 12)

    Standard

    Intake channel and separate urgent routes, intake form fields, risk tiers 1 to 4, service levels, routing by request type, matter log, reporting measures

    CLOC Core 12 (Service Delivery Models, Practice Operations)
Step 2

Contract

  1. Contract Review Playbook Template (Clause Positions, Approvals)

    Full

    Scope and paper, review tiers T0 to T3, approval matrix, preferred, fallback and walk-away positions for 10 clause families, escalation flow, deviation log

    In-house practice; not legal advice

  2. Mutual NDA Template

    Standard

    Mutual NDA format: parties, purpose, confidential information, exclusions, obligations, compelled disclosure, term, remedies, signatures

  3. Data Processing Agreement (DPA) Template (GDPR Art. 28)

    Full

    Controller-processor DPA: Art. 28(3)(a)-(h) terms, sub-processors, breach notice, audits, transfer tools (SCCs, DPF, UK IDTA), CCPA s. 7051 terms, annexes

    GDPR Art. 28; Commission SCCs 2021/915 and 2021/914; CCPA regs s. 7051

  4. Master Services Agreement (MSA) Outline Template

    Full

    MSA skeleton: pre-drafting questions, order of precedence with SOW, SLA and DPA, change control, fees, acceptance, IP options, liability cap example, exit

  5. Contract Register Template (Supplier Contracts and Renewals)

    Standard

    Field definitions, risk tiers, worked register with notice deadlines and alert dates, key terms, renewal workflow, reconciliation checks

Step 3

Assessments

  1. Legal and Regulatory Requirements Register Template

    Lean

    Legal, regulatory and contractual register (ISO/IEC 27001 A.5.31, ISO 14001/45001 6.1.3): dated EU, UK, US example rows, control mapping, change log

    ISO/IEC 27001:2022 A.5.31; ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 6.1.3

  2. Legal Hold Notice Template (FRCP 37(e), PD 57AD)

    Standard

    Trigger decision, custodians, data sources and auto-delete suspension, plain-language notice and acknowledgement, reminders, US/UK/EU rules, release

    FRCP Rule 37(e) (2015); UK PD 57AD paras 3-4; Sedona Commentary on Legal Holds 2nd ed. (2019)

  3. Conflicts of Interest Policy and Register Template (MiFID II, SEC)

    Full

    Conflicts policy, governance RACI, identification triggers, Art. 33 criteria, L x I rating, register, controls, last-resort disclosure, inducements, breaches, MI

    MiFID II Art. 23; Delegated Reg (EU) 2017/565 Art. 33-35; AIFMD Art. 14; SEC Advisers Act s.206
Step 4

Run

  1. Outside Counsel Guidelines Template (Billing, Staffing)

    Standard

    Engagement, conflicts, staffing, phase budgets, billing rules, LEDES and UTBMS invoices, invoice review example, security, reporting, firm scorecard

    In-house practice; CLOC Core 12 (Firm and Vendor Management); SRA Code paras 6.2, 6.3, 8.7

  2. Legal Spend Budget and Forecast Template (Accruals)

    Standard

    Assumptions, budget by category with quarterly phasing, matter phase budgets, quarter-end fee accruals, variance analysis, reforecast, savings tracking

    CLOC Core 12 (Financial Management); IAS 37; ASC 450-20 (named only)