Legal Department Structuring

How many lawyers does my company need?  How senior should they be?  Should they divide and conquer, or support each other?  Should the department organize by legal specialty, or by business workstream?  To whom should the head of legal report?  Do we need paralegals and if so, what can they do?  What is an appropriate legal budget for my company?  Can we use KPIs to evaluate legal team members’ performance?  Should we?   

No two companies are alike when it comes to growing and nurturing a legal department, and these are just some of the questions that can lead to the right structure.  Grindstone can help you answer them.