Every legal department knows them: those colleagues who are only too eager to ask for help. They come up with an endless stream of minor queries. They ring, email and text, and before you know it, an hour has gone by dealing with things like: ‘Can I tweak this little clause?’ or ‘Can someone just check whether we really need permission for this?’

They are the disruptors of your workflow. Well-intentioned, of course, but with a less than pleasant effect. Constant interruptions, delayed files and lawyers wondering if they’ll ever get round to their actual work. There are plenty of examples: the marketing manager who wants to read every contract before signing, the sales representative who has every NDA checked three times, and the internal project manager who sees every email as a potential legal issue.

Order or disruption?

The good news is: these minor disruptions can often be perfectly managed with structure and smart tools. This is where HELM comes in. By logically connecting processes, information and tools, HELM helps you make your legal work more organised, channel queries more effectively and free up time for the matters that really matter.

Would you like to see how HELM can help your legal department to manage these interruptions in a friendly yet effective way? Request a demo and discover how to reduce your workload without having to turn colleagues away.