Legal Operations. Tools that work, teams that operate with greater autonomy

Who is it for?

Mid-sized and enterprise legal departments

You already have a legal team in place, but processes remain too manual, internal requests are poorly qualified, and tools are not sufficiently integrated into your business workflows. You are looking for an external operational perspective, not a transformation project.

Growing businesses without a structured legal function

You have reached a stage where ad hoc legal support is no longer enough. The foundations of an efficient legal function need to be put in place, without hiring a full legal team.

Operational teams involved in contract signing

Your partners, commercial managers, or project managers negotiate contracts without being lawyers. They need a clear framework and practical tools they can use autonomously.

How we work together

Each engagement is scoped jointly based on your needs, the size of your team, and your objectives. Fees are agreed in advance on a fixed-fee basis.

Diagnostic. 2 weeks

• Audit of the tools and processes currently in place.

• Identification of the main improvement opportunities.

• Prioritised roadmap.

Implementation. 6 to 10 weeks

• Roll-out of intake workflows, templates, and the knowledge base.

• Team training.

• Practical tools delivered by the end of the engagement.

Optimisation. Monthly

• Ongoing support and incremental adjustments.

• Monitoring of adoption and integration of further improvements.

The approach. Foundation First

Before introducing legal tech, you need solid foundations. PSL Avocat starts by structuring the basics and, once they are in place, helps you assess which tools genuinely make sense for your organisation.

1. Intake and self-service

• Centralised intake form and request routing.

• Internal legal page for business teams, with templates, contract policies, and FAQs, so recurring matters can be handled without always escalating to legal.

• Request tracking and reporting for management.

2. Knowledge base and contract tools

• Centralised library for legal and contract teams, including contracts, playbooks, internal precedent, and controlled versioning.

• Standard template agreement ready to propose, checklist for reviewing imposed contracts, and fallback clause bank.

• Guidelines for recurring situations, including delegation of authority, success fees, and framework agreements.

3. Training for operational teams

PSL Avocat designs and delivers training sessions for teams that sign contracts without being lawyers.

• Three-hour sessions, for up to 20 participants, in person or remotely.

• Programme: contract methodology, review of tools, real-life scenarios, and reflex-based quiz exercises.

• Materials delivered: slides, printable checklist, and quick-reference sheet.

4. Legal tech assessment and adoption

PSL Avocat acts as an independent evaluator, with no interest in any vendor. PSL Avocat assesses legal AI, contract management, and knowledge search tools against real-world criteria: suitability, total cost, integration, and actual user adoption.

Experience built from the inside

PSL Avocat draws on hands-on experience structuring legal operations from within, at ESA, the OECD, the ITER Organization, and ADP, across international contract portfolios. PSL Avocat focuses on what works in practice, what slows teams down, and what truly improves operations.

Legal Ops support from PSL Avocat delivers tools that are immediately usable at the end of the engagement. No report. No roadmap without execution.

Admitted to the Paris Bar and registered with the Barcelona Bar Association, ICAB. Barcelona and Paris. English, French, Spanish.

International experience, aligned with operational reality

Built on 15 years of in-house practice with ESA, the OECD, the ITER Organization, CMA CGM and ADP, my approach combines legal rigour with a clear understanding of business constraints. I know what it means to be on the client side, and I structure my support accordingly.

Admitted to the Paris Bar and registered with the Barcelona Bar Association, ICAB. Barcelona and Paris. English, French, Spanish.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from a traditional legal advisory engagement?

A Legal Ops engagement delivers more than legal advice. It produces processes and tools. By the end of the engagement, your organisation operates differently, and your legal team no longer handles routine requests in the same way.

Should we choose a legal tech tool first?

No. A common mistake is to buy technology before having stable processes in place. PSL Avocat starts by building the foundations. Tools come afterwards, on a solid base.

Which teams benefit from contract training?

Any team that signs or negotiates contracts, whether legally trained or not: partners, commercial managers, project managers, sales teams, and leadership.

Do you need a legal team in place to implement legal ops?

No. A small team that regularly handles contracts and receives unstructured requests can benefit just as much as a larger legal department. The objective is the same: to focus expertise on the matters that truly require it.

Do you only work in France and Spain?

No. I advise organisations operating across Europe and internationally, in English, French, and Spanish.

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