Choosing a law firm or barrister to manage your case and advise is one of the first and perhaps the most critical decision that someone facing a litigation or regulatory process will make. The lawyers involved need to have a track record of delivering successful outcomes in similar types of dispute, they need to be responsive, innovative and user friendly, and they have to deliver at the right price.

► Intelligent Litigation Management has the experience and contacts to assist you with making the right choice of counsel by:

• identifying solicitors or barristers with relevant experience and a proven track record, who are supported by the right team.
• drafting Requests for Proposal, arranging and / or participating in beauty parades and evaluating pitches.
• conducting fee negotiations, including negotiating fixed or capped rate fee arrangements for different tasks or stages of the process, or a success fee, ensuring optimal clarity in billing arrangements.

► Once suitable counsel has been engaged, the retainer needs careful supervision. We help you get the most out of your external counsel by:

• monitoring what work is being carried out, why and by whom, and ensuring for example that there is adequate partner supervision of junior lawyers and adequate resourcing of current and future tasks.
• ensuring work is carried out according to any agreed schedule.
• reviewing invoices to ensure that work is being carried to budget, that only work that really adds value is being done and charged for, and conducting negotiations regarding any necessary fee reductions.

Our experience allows us to conduct one-off reviews of the service you are getting from your lawyers. We can make sure you are getting a service that meets your needs.  We work with clients and counsel to make recommendations for change where necessary and to negotiate appropriate reductions to invoices. We understand where work is being done that is not adding value and which should not be charged for, or where areas of a matter are not being as effectively managed as they should be. Our case study highlights the success we have had in conducting such reviews for clients.