Project management for matters

Legal Project Management

Scope it. Price it. Control it.

One board, three modes

For in-house. For the law firm. For both.

Same structure, same language: phases, work packages, tasks. Each side can use the board on its own, with its own template library. One invitation, and it becomes the shared board.

Project Atlas · Share DealAwardedCorporate & M&A
Legal department · internal onlyLaw firm · internal onlyLiveMKJDSWAB
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Internal tasks of the law firm are locked for the legal department.Internal tasks of the legal department are locked for the law firm.

Overall progress0 %
Open tasks0
Overdue0
Budget used38 %€57,000 of €150,000
Hours logged40 h36 h billable
Next deadline2 AprLegal DD Corporate
Preparation0

1.01 · NDA & process

#1 NDA & process letter

Medium1.01
36.5 hMK

#2 Data room setup

High1.01
19 hAB

#3 Approve transaction budget internally

Medium1.01Internal
JD
Internal · Legal department
Due Diligence0

2.01 · Legal DD

#4 Legal DD Corporate

High2.01
718 hSW

#5 Legal DD Employment

Medium2.01Internal
2.5 hTR
Internal · Law firm

#6 Align business case with the board

High2.01Internal
2MK
Internal · Legal department

2.02 · Report

#7 DD report

Critical2.02Blocked
Negotiation0

3.01 · SPA

#8 SPA draft

High3.01
24 hSW

#9 Set negotiation position

High3.01Internal
JD
Internal · Legal department

#10 Negotiation round 1

Medium3.01
Signing & Closing0

4.01 · Completion

#11 Signing

Critical4.01

#12 Closing & completion

High4.01
S. Weber (law firm) moved “Legal DD Corporate” to In review

Identical structural model; the legal department keeps its own template library.Identical structural model; the law firm keeps its own template library.Two boards become one. What stays internal, the other side never sees.

From over 500 conversations with in-house counsel and law firms

Over 40 % of matter time goes into project management. lapco cuts this effort by up to 90 %.

>40%
of matter time spent on project management
90%
less effort in matter management
>500
conversations as the basis

One task

Behind every task: the complete workspace.

Try it: set the status, tick off subtasks.

#4Edit taskDue Diligence · 2.01 Legal DD

Legal DD Corporate

In progress

Subtasks 2/4

Time tracking

18 hlogged · of 40 hBillable

Dependencies

DD reportis blocked until this task is completed.can start now.

What's on the board

Project management that lawyers understand.

Not generic PM software. Every feature is built for matter work.

Phases & work packages

The board follows the structure of the matter: phases, coded work packages, tasks. The same structure as in tender and proposal.

Contractual milestones

Contractual and internal milestones per phase, from upcoming to due to reached. Schedule adherence becomes measurable.

Change requests

Scope changes with pricing and an approval workflow. No extra work without a documented agreement.

Timesheets with narratives

Time entries per task with narrative, timesheet code and billable flag, booked straight to the work package.

Costing & post-costing

Actual hours per work package run against the fixed-fee costing. Deviations show up before they cost margin.

Evaluation

After the matter, the legal department rates the collaboration: quality, timeliness and budget adherence. The basis for the panel.

Reporting

Project history, milestones, Gantt chart: the basis for project steering and controlling.

Templates

Your own matter template library.

Proven process models as templates: from lapco, from your organisation or personal. Pick a template to preview it and create a matter from it.

Corporate & M&AActive

M&A Sell-Side Share Deal

Seller-side support of a share deal, from structuring to closing.

1Preparation5

  • 1.01Transaction structure
  • 1.02Vendor due diligence
  • 1.03Data room
  • + 2 more

2Bidding process5

  • 2.01Process letter
  • 2.02Indicative offers
  • 2.03Bidder communication
  • + 2 more

3Due diligence4

  • 3.01Q&A process
  • 3.02Expert sessions
  • + 2 more

4Negotiation6

  • 4.01SPA draft
  • 4.02Disclosure letter
  • 4.03Negotiation rounds
  • + 3 more

5Signing4

  • 5.01Signing preparation
  • 5.02Merger control
  • + 2 more

6Closing5

  • 6.01CP monitoring
  • 6.02Closing memo
  • + 3 more
Project boardProgress 0 %6 phases · 29 work packages

Preparation5

1.01Open

Transaction structure

Unassigned

1.02Open

Vendor due diligence

Unassigned

1.03Open

Data room

Unassigned

+ 2 more work packages

Bidding process5

2.01Open

Process letter

Unassigned

2.02Open

Indicative offers

Unassigned

2.03Open

Bidder communication

Unassigned

+ 2 more work packages

Due diligence4

3.01Open

Q&A process

Unassigned

3.02Open

Expert sessions

Unassigned

+ 2 more work packages

Negotiation6

4.01Open

SPA draft

Unassigned

4.02Open

Disclosure letter

Unassigned

4.03Open

Negotiation rounds

Unassigned

+ 3 more work packages

Signing4

5.01Open

Signing preparation

Unassigned

5.02Open

Merger control

Unassigned

+ 2 more work packages

Closing5

6.01Open

CP monitoring

Unassigned

6.02Open

Closing memo

Unassigned

+ 3 more work packages

Board created · 6 phases, 29 work packages. Phases and work packages are now columns and cards.

Part of the lapco buy-side platform

From the won proposal to the project plan.

On its own, LPM already delivers full value. As part of the lapco platform, the board emerges seamlessly. Straight from the won proposal.

The structured tender becomes the project plan: the same phases, the same work packages, now as a board both sides work on.

To the lapco platform

1
Tender & proposal
Demand in phases and work packages. The law firm bids in a structured way.
2
Award
The won proposal becomes the basis of the matter.
3
Board activation
Buckets become phases, work packages become tasks. In one click.
4
Joint steering
Progress, budget and change requests: transparent for both sides.
Next step

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