Legal Consulting Unlock opportunities to strengthen your legal operations in meeting tomorrow’s challenges Legal business operations are always evolving, working to become more agile, innovative and responsive to the enterprise. Despite ongoing global, regulatory and compliance, information governance and emerging technology challenges, C-Suite, general counsel, in-house counsel and law firm leaders are increasingly mastering all aspects of the business to not only become more valued and influential partners across the organisation but are harnessing legal efficiencies and revenue saving opportunities.At Protiviti, we bring world-class legal consulting capabilities and global industry expertise to help C-Suite, corporate legal departments and law firms improve performance and resiliency and transform their operations to deliver efficient and cost savings results, while mitigating risks and creating positive business outcomes. Our approach is multidisciplinary and a tailored blend of alternative legal capabilities across legal advisory, technology, industry and managed solutions. Trending Risk insights for legal teams Explore the 2025 legal landscape: top risks for law firms include economic volatility, talent issues, and data privacy challenges. Read more Unlocking Legal Innovation and Strategic Growth with Protiviti's Chad Volkert "For me, innovation involves knowing when to ask for help and recognising that small, incremental steps can be transformative, guiding an organisation into new and exciting directions. By embracing this mindset, companies can achieve sustained growth and stay ahead in a competitive landscape." - Chad Volkert Learn more Protiviti Legal Perspectives podcast In this special edition of the Protiviti Legal Perspectives podcast series, Protiviti Legal Consulting and Hedley May are joined by special guests Kate Ring, a Chief Compliance Officer, and Michelle Oroschakoff, a former Chief Legal Officer, who discuss the dynamic alliance between Chief Compliance Officers (CCO) and Chief Legal Officers (CLO) within the financial services sector and the symbiotic relationship that drives effective governance and risk management strategies within regulated industry. They address regulatory trends, emerging risks, and the role of technology in compliance. Our Legal Consulting services Pro Briefcase Litigation, Investigations & Disputes Help corporations and law firms increase efficiencies, manage risk, and reduce overall spend related to their litigation portfolio including investigations. We expedite the analysis of data across key departments through managed review teams, eDiscovery, forensic and fraud experts and cutting-edge technology. We solve complex and disruptive legal issues by delivering tailored, scalable, and full-service offerings paired with flexible talent solutions across the EDRM model. Pro Document Consent Contracts Management Legal Consulting provides end-to-end outsourcing of contract, NDA and lease redlining including CLM software implementation solutions to reduce costs and streamline communications. We help mitigate risk associated with legacy contract data and maximise cost-saving efficiencies through efficient remediation techniques and technology automation. Pro Document Files Legal Risk and Compliance Work closely with the General Counsel and other members of the in-house team to drive- legal department optimisation and maximise cost savings including legal spend and vendor risk management programmes, enhancing technology effectiveness, DEI initiatives, ESG and regulatory compliance guidelines. Pro Document Stack Information Governance & Managed Data Mitigate risk and create greater operational efficiency and resilience by conducting records management maturity model assessments and implementing records retention and disposition programmes. Pro Legal Briefcase Data Protection Support legal privacy and data compliance initiatives with a multi-faceted approach engineered to incorporate cross discipline risk factors including the legal and IT leadership to achieve alignment with compliance obligations. Pro Building office Corporate Transactions Support organisations throughout the entire lifecycle of transactions from due diligence through post-transaction transition assessment including Outsourced and Onsite Legal Solutions, Transaction Management Office, Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Technology and Marketing and Digital. Our approach People: Protiviti Legal Consulting has a team of full-time consulting experts with varied backgrounds across the legal spectrum including a bench of full-time legal professionals deployed on client projects. We provide you with access to a database of over 800,000 vetted legal professionals to deploy on projects through our parent company, Robert Half. Robert Half’s staffing experts, combined with AI-based matching technology that incorporates decades of placement data, help build the right team with the right skills quickly. Process: We maximise and demonstrate performance by leveraging data analytics, reporting and strong programme governance through the entire project life cycle, drawing on our proven track record with clients across numerous industries. Technology: We help our clients reduce costs, simplify workflows, and increase accuracy with quality assurance automation and enhancement solutions developed in our hosted environment using machine learning and natural language processing. Our global operation centers Our global operations center provides you with a complete, secure, and trusted solution for managing and analysing documents and other assets. We utilise a cloud infrastructure with robust security features, along with state-of-the-art technology including intelligent process automation tools, artificial intelligence and machine learning to deliver lasting process improvements and cost-saving results for our clients. Hard copy solutions Processing and hosting Data and analytics Project management Standardise your file handling with speed and confidentiality. We provide high-volume scanning and optical character recognition (OCR); document retention, inventories and disposition; and trial and deposition support. Securely access your documents anytime, anywhere. We provide hundreds of terabytes of storage with the ability to scale as needed, secure public cloud infrastructure, language translation and broad customisation based on your specific requirements. Find information and gain insights fast. Our solutions include early information assessments, advanced search techniques and concept clustering, artificial intelligence, machine learning, continuous active learning and predictive coding, and automated machine transcription of audio files. Do things the right way and on budget. Our team provides project-to-process programme management, detailed status reporting and a metric-driven approaches that leverage automation. Leadership Charles A. Volkert III, Esq. Charles (Chad) Volkert is the Global Solutions Leader for Protiviti Legal Consulting, and a member of the firm's Global Solutions Leadership team. He brings more than 22 years of legal optimisation and executive management experience to his clients in the United States ... Learn More Our partners LC partners with cutting-edge software and technology companies to provide the best solutions in the marketplace as they leverage these technologies alongside Protiviti’s proven people and process solutions. Featured insights PODCAST Podcast ǀ The Strategic Alliance of the CCO and CLO In this special edition of the Protiviti Legal Perspectives podcast series, Protiviti Legal Consulting and Hedley May are joined by special guests Kate Ring, a Chief Compliance Officer, and Michelle Oroschakoff, a former Chief Legal Officer, who... PODCAST Podcast | Legal and Risk Blind Spots in the Boardroom – with Frank Kurre and Chad Volkert In this episode, Protiviti Managing Directors Frank Kurre and Chad Volkert discuss legal blind spots and how to proactively prepare for potential investigations and litigation, including discussions around when and how the board should be engaged.... PODCAST Podcast | Advantages of Greater Legal and Compliance Collaboration In a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, the integration of compliance and legal functions has never been more crucial. In the latest installment of the Protiviti Legal Perspectives podcast series, podcast host Chad Volkert and Protiviti Managing... PODCAST Podcast | Balancing Risk and Innovation: Building AI Centers of Excellence In this episode of Protiviti’s Legal Perspectives podcast, podcast host Chad Volkert discusses with Protiviti experts Bryan Throckmorton and Joel Wuesthoff about the complexities of AI risk management and the relatively new development of corporate... PODCAST Podcast ǀ A Recipe for Excellence in the Business of Law “Technology will help us be better stewards of managing risk by leveraging data to tell a story… It allows businesses to see actual data and say, “Wow, if we partner with legal in a different proactive way, we can avoid some of these costs.” -Mark... 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