Processes

What will AGI do for Manage outside counsel?

AI-deliverabilitydigital

With no child occupations seeded, this score is derived directly from the PCF lens 'Manage legal and ethical issues' and the process description. Administering and overseeing external legal professionals, along with sourcing expert opinions, consists entirely of desk-bound information processing, communication, and document review, placing this squarely in the digital band.

A legal or ethical matter arises requiring specialized expertise, objective review, or capacity beyond the in-house legal team.

Trigger
A legal or ethical matter arises requiring specialized expertise, objective review, or capacity beyond the in-house legal team.
Outcome
External legal services are successfully delivered, billed according to agreed guidelines, and evaluated for future engagements.

The work itself

Grounded Work Profile

Measured by

  • Total Outside Counsel SpendprocessProfile
  • Billing Guideline Compliance RateprocessProfile
  • Matter Resolution Cycle TimeprocessProfile
  • Outside Counsel Performance RatingprocessProfile

Key steps

  • Define scope and requirements for external legal assistanceprocessProfile
  • Identify and select appropriate outside counselprocessProfile
  • Negotiate engagement terms and fee structuresprocessProfile
  • Provide internal context and documentation to external counselprocessProfile
  • Monitor matter progress and strategic alignmentprocessProfile
  • Audit and process external counsel invoicesprocessProfile
  • Evaluate counsel performance and cost-effectivenessprocessProfile

How AGI delivers it

Four ways AGI delivers for Manage outside counsel

  • Autonomous Agents as digital employees

    Hire a digital employee that does the job under earned, supervised autonomy.

    Agents.do
  • Services-as-Software

    Get the professional outcome delivered as software, priced on results, not headcount.

    Services.do
  • Business-as-Code

    Encode how your work runs, once, as software that executes itself.

    Platform.do

Value flow

How Manage outside counsel connects

measured by

  • Percentage of legal services FTEs that perform the process group 'manage outside counsel'standard