Strengthening Intracompany Relationships

At some companies, legal teams are in lockstep with other departments on matters requiring joint efforts.  Legal staff and businesspersons attend the same meetings.  Everyone is plugged in, on the same page, and agrees on the big picture.  Everyone agrees on the definition of success and how to get there. 

Unfortunately, at other companies, the legal department is sometimes lost at sea, drifting from one assignment to the next, only occasionally interacting with the landlubbers in meaningful fashion.  In these environments, at worst, legal advice can be unresponsive to the need, or just plain inaccurate.  At best, legal advice will not evolve with the company, leading to constant wheel-reinvention and inconsistent results.

Grindstone works with legal and business teams to identify opportunities for improving collaboration, thus enabling more effective partnerships and more impactful work product.