Audit, redesign, and transformation of in-house legal departments — with verifiable results: up to 20% cost savings and 10 months off procedure timelines.
MBoada Legal 360
This isn’t consultant theory. It’s the same transformation I’ve already carried out from inside a legal department at an international fund.
I turn legal departments into units aligned with business strategy — with visibility, control and the capacity to generate measurable value.
Organizations with a heavy litigation load, asset recovery activity or significant outside-counsel spend tend to face the same reality: rising legal costs, limited visibility into operational efficiency, and an over-reliance on intuition for decision-making.
MBoada Legal 360 gives Management a comprehensive assessment of its legal function, identifying improvement opportunities in governance, processes, organizational structure, external counsel management, technology and reporting.
Expected outcomes
- Greater control over legal spend.
- More efficient, scalable processes.
- Reporting geared toward the Board and senior Management.
- Better alignment between the Legal Department and corporate objectives.
- Reduced operational and legal risk.
The problem Management isn’t measuring
Most legal costs stay invisible until they’ve already hit the P&L.
CEOs and CFOs rarely question whether the legal function is needed. What they question is how efficient it really is.
If you had to answer to the Board today, could you respond to these questions with objective data?
Are we paying more than we should?
The legal budget is typically approved year after year without an objective measure of the return it delivers. External fees become a line item that’s difficult to compare, control or optimize.
Is the legal department speeding up the business, or slowing it down?
Delays in contracting, corporate transactions, judicial recoveries or decision-making have a direct impact on cash flow, profitability and strategic execution. Without operational data, it’s impossible to isolate the real cause.
Do we have enough visibility to report to the Board?
When the Board asks about legal efficiency, risk or operational performance, many organizations still answer with perceptions instead of reliable indicators.
What your organization gets
A complete diagnostic of the corporate legal function.
I analyze:
- Governance model and decision-making.
- Roles and responsibilities.
- Team structure and workload.
- Internal processes.
- Legal strategy.
- External counsel performance.
- Technology, automation and AI.
- Reporting systems.
- Operational, legal and reputational risks.
The result is a concrete action plan with executable deliverables, defined indicators and a realistic transformation roadmap.
Why MBoada Legal 360
Specialized consulting versus generalist consulting
Credentials
Real experience managing legal functions for international funds
For more than 15 years I have led legal functions within highly demanding environments, including large international investment funds. That experience allows me to approach a legal department’s challenges from an operational and business perspective, not only a technical one.
I don’t audit teams.
I don’t replace the General Counsel.
I work alongside them to give the organization greater management capacity, visibility and credibility with Management and the Board.
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No commitment. No upfront sales pitch. No off-the-shelf projects.
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