Back

GLS Legal Template Standardisation™

Standardizing your legal contracts

The Problem

Your business is not using standardized “legal document templates”.

Related challenges include:

inconsistent legal documentation delivers inconsistent legal/compliance risk management
the look and feel of your documents is inconsistent and that is brand diminishing
inconsistent templates and font styles regularly causes document corruption
utilising legacy documentation cause significant mistakes to perpetuate
business wide training becomes harder to implement efficiently
reviewing documents produced by your own business can still be an unfamiliar exercise
negotiations are being delayed because of poor documentation starting points

You know that standardised legal documents can deliver efficiencies to your business, but you are too busy to launch the initiative and external support has always been cost prohibitive.

Whilst you know what you want, wouldn’t it be ideal if someone could come in and take care of the exercise for you?

The GLS Solution

GLS Legal Template Standardisation™ can help you standardise any collection of documentation that you require – regardless of size or language.

GLS has deployed GLS Legal Template Standardisation™ for some of the largest organisations in the world, routinely completing in excess of 300 documents within a single project.

GLS Legal Template Standardisation™ is the perfect solution for most standardisation scenarios including:

application of house style / “look & feel”
underlying template versions / dynamic style set adjustments
spot clause updates (eg GDPR, ABC updates)
standardisation of clause ordering
application of standardised clauses
interpretation/application of group legal position
standardisation of Schedules/Appendices

There is nothing glamorous about a standardisation exercises but working with standardised documents significantly adds to the productivity yield of those that use them.

Problem solved.

Solution Deliverables

Consultation:	We will work with you to establish the parameters of the standardisation that you wish to conduct.
Project Methodology:	GLS uses proprietary standardisation methodology, that we will share with you, and which will safeguard the project against known inefficiencies.
Piloting:	All projects are initiated with a comprehensive pilot to ensure you are satisfied with the solution deliverables.
GLS Production Technology:	GLS uses a dedicated production “sandpit”, featuring consistent operating systems and document production software to ensure a sterile production environment.
GLS Hosting Technology:	GLS will use its own document hosting tools unless you wish/require your tools to be utilised.
Dedicated Production Team:	Each project will be resourced by a project specific team so as to develop, capture and utilise project specific production efficiencies.

Solution SLA Options and US$ Pricing

Column one	Column two	Column three
Service Tier	Volume	Pricing (excl. VAT)
Bronze*	To 50	US$500
Silver	51 to 100	US$470
Gold	101 to 200	US$450
Platinum	200+	US$390
*Min project size of 20 templates

GLS RPLV Legal Operations Score

This solution’s GLS RPLV impact score:

Resource Status:	Specialist	Repeater	Formative
Ease of Implementation:	Complex	Average	Easy
Value Demonstration/Visibility:	Low	Medium	High
Productivity Leverage Profile:	Low	Medium	High
IHL Line Optimisation:	Single	Multiple	All Lines

IHL Critical Function Optimisation Targets

This solution enhances performance across the following critical in-house functions:

In-House Legal: Critical Functions / Processes

General Counsel

Contracting

Legal Tech

Compliance

Managed Service

Human Capital

Data Analytics

Legal Operations

Service Provider

Performance

Knowledge

Co. Sec.

IP

Internal Client

Disputes

GLS has identified 15 critical in-house processes/functions that are present in every world-class legal department. To learn what these functions are, their composition and how they interrelate to deliver efficient legal team performance outcomes - visit here.