Legal Service Delivery Model
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A Legal Service Delivery Model is a service delivery model that structures how legal services are organized, resourced, and provided to internal or external clients.
- AKA: Legal Service Operating Model, Legal Delivery Framework, Legal Service Provision Model, Legal Operations Delivery Model.
- Context:
- It can typically define Legal Service Components through legal offering portfolio.
- It can typically establish Legal Resource Mix through legal talent composition strategy.
- It can often determine Legal Service Channels through legal delivery mechanisms.
- It can often specify Legal Technology Integration through legal platform utilization.
- It can often structure Legal Vendor Ecosystem through legal partner network.
- It can often optimize Legal Cost Structure through legal economic model.
- It can range from being a Traditional Legal Service Delivery Model to being an Alternative Legal Service Delivery Model, depending on its legal delivery innovation level.
- It can range from being a Centralized Legal Service Delivery Model to being a Distributed Legal Service Delivery Model, depending on its legal service organization structure.
- It can range from being a In-House Legal Service Delivery Model to being a Hybrid Legal Service Delivery Model, depending on its legal resource sourcing mix.
- It can range from being a Standardized Legal Service Delivery Model to being a Customized Legal Service Delivery Model, depending on its legal service flexibility.
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- Examples:
- Hub-and-Spoke Legal Model, centralizing expertise with local presence.
- Legal Center of Excellence Model, concentrating specialized capabilities.
- Self-Service Legal Portal Model, enabling direct client access.
- Managed Legal Services Model, outsourcing defined functions.
- Flexible Legal Resourcing Model, using on-demand talent.
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- Counter-Examples:
- Ad-Hoc Legal Support, lacking structured delivery approach.
- Traditional Law Firm Model, external rather than corporate delivery.
- Legal Referral System, directing rather than delivering services.
- See: Service Delivery Model, Legal Operations System, Alternative Legal Service Provider, Legal Technology Platform, Legal Process Optimization, Legal Resource Management, Flexible Legal Talent Provider.