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CREATING A HOUSE OF BRICKS: MAKING THE CASE TO YOUR CFO
Daniel CollSenior Associate General Counsel, Legal Operations, Jabil, Inc.
Mike HavenSenior Director and Head of Legal Operations, Gap Inc. January 2019
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
& CROSS-FUNCTIONAL ALIGNMENT
LEGAL DEPARTMENT OPERATIONAL MATURITY
© 2019 Corporate Legal Operations Consortium, Inc.
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THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS A BUSINESS WITHIN A BUSINESS
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Funds Paid by Legal to its Ecosystem Funds Received by Legal from the Business
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A/P
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What we focus on 11 months of the year
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A/R in the Corp Legal World
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Annual Budget Approval
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Season → Budget
The most wonderful time of the year (for Legal Ops)
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--- OR THE WORST!
Season → Budget
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→ Firm
Foundation
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9 *Active PO utilisation count refers to the number of invoices
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Right or wrong, the
customer is always right.
-- Marshall Field
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Enough already, we get it!!!
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Real Estate Agent
=Compelling Budgetary Argument and Style
Curb Appeal =Alignment of Legal Strategy to Corporate Strategy
Architecture =Alignment of Proposed Costs to Legal Dept. Strategy
Building Materials =Clearly Defined Future Cost Projections
Foundation =Accurate Current Year Legal Costs
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Accurate Current Year Legal Costs:
• Q1-3 Actual
• Q4 Projected
• By Practice Area
• Internal (HC, Travel, Other)
• External (Legal Fees, SW, Vendors)
• Recurring vs. Non-Recurring
• Discretionary vs. Non-Discretionary
Real Estate Agent
Curb Appeal
Architecture
Building Materials
Foundation
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Real Estate Agent
Curb Appeal
Architecture
Building Materials
Foundation
Clearly Defined Cost Projections:
• Same categories as Current Cost analysis
(Internal, External, Recurring / Non-,
Discretionary / Non-)
• Provide P.A. Leads with templates (see
template example)
• Pre-populate template with known
“Recurring”
• Coach P.A. Leads on completing the rest.
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Real Estate Agent
Curb Appeal
Architecture
Building Materials
Foundation
Alignment to Legal Dept. Strategy:
• Two parallel paths:
• GC
• P.A. Leads
• Fine tuning of first drafts to include
strategic investments to be requested
• Articulation of alignment with Department
Strategy (e.g., Code of Conduct)
• Consolidate and prepare Exec Summary
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Real Estate Agent
Curb Appeal
Architecture
Building Materials
Foundation
Alignment to Corporate Strategy:
• GC
• Business Clients
• Functional Leads
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Real Estate Agent
Curb Appeal
Architecture
Building Materials
Foundation
Compelling Argument and Style:
• Tight Exec Summary
• Easily dovetailed to supporting detail
• Supporting metrics:
• ROI / CARS / RPA, etc.
• Align with GC on fallback positions
• Try to get a seat at the table
• MAKE THE SALE!
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Real Estate Agent
Curb Appeal
Architecture
Building Materials
Foundation
= $$$
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AVOID THE WRATH OF THE BIG BAD WOLF
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KNOW YOUR CFO!
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HOG NOG
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ZOG
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BEWARE THE ZERO BASED BUDGET
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THE SECRET SAUCE: STRIVE FOR ZOG AND SHOW PRODUCTIVITY
3 Key Elements:
• Attention to KPIs and Benchmarking• Track Incremental Business Demand YOY• Demonstrate Absorption
Magic Equation:
Rollup = ZOG Budget + IBD – Absorption Rollup < ZOG – Return or Re-invest
Rollup > ZOG – Ask for the Balance
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Take-Aways:• Can do this all of this properly if you start in the final month of the FY
• Suggest starting in the final month of Q3
• Communicate a structured schedule to the GC and P.A. Leads with defined deadlines and milestones
• Ideally, the “Foundational” work of mastering your understanding of your department’s current year
costs is best done all year long, or at least quarterly.
• Templates for individual P.A. budgets and a consolidated template have been provided to you.
• Maintain budget by shooting for ZOG, demonstrating productivity, re-investing and providing a sound
business case for more when justified.
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Other Considerations:• Benchmarking:
• Pros / Cons
• https://www.xakiatech.com/blog/budget-benchmarks-
where-do-you-stand
• Technology:
• SharePoint
• MS Teams
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