Contract workflow
Everyone knows who reviews a contract, who approves it, and what needs to happen after it’s signed.
Legal operations + outside counsel
Get your contracts under control.
Massingill’s Managed Legal Operations practice helps your company manage contracts from the first draft through renewal. We set up the process, put the right tools in place, and provide outside legal counsel along the way.
Your team knows what to do next, and you have lawyers who understand how your business works.
A different way to manage contracts
Contract review is only part of the job.
As companies grow, contracts get more complicated long before it makes sense to build an in-house legal department. Agreements live in inboxes and shared drives. The same issues get negotiated again. Executives get pulled into routine decisions.
We help you put a reliable contract management process in place, from drafting and negotiation to approvals, signatures, and keeping track of what you’ve agreed to.
Your team has a process for routine work and knows when to bring a question to our lawyers.
You shouldn’t have to start from scratch with every contract.
What we build
A better way to manage your contracts.
We look at who handles your contracts, what slows them down, and which questions keep coming up. Then we build a process that works for your team.
Contract playbook
A practical guide to the terms you want, where you can compromise, and when to ask for legal advice.
Templates & clause library
Start with agreements and clauses written for your business, instead of rebuilding the same documents each time.
Contract intelligence
Find renewal dates, payment commitments, and termination rights without opening every agreement one by one.
See example insightsApproval & escalation rules
Set out who can approve what, and which questions need a business leader or lawyer to weigh in.
Technology & AI
Use contract management software and AI to check terms against your playbook and keep track of your agreements.
We help your team put all of this to work and keep it running.
Then we help run it
We stay involved as your business grows.
Once the process is in place, we help you run it. We work with your team to resolve bottlenecks, update templates, and adjust the playbook as your business changes.
If the same issue keeps coming up in negotiations, we can address it in your templates. If you acquire a business, we help bring its agreements into the process.
What you learn from one deal should make the next one easier.
Business insights from your agreements
See what your contracts can tell you.
Know what’s coming due and what you’ve committed to.
Your contracts can help answer everyday business questions: What renews next quarter? When do we need to give notice? Can we change vendors? We organize the terms that matter so you can plan ahead.
Plan ahead of renewals.
See upcoming renewal dates alongside the notice deadlines that determine when you need to act.
Illustrative example · Fictional dataWhat’s coming up—and when do we need to act?
Example software agreement
Oct 8Notice due
Nov 7Renews
Example services agreement
The decision date can arrive well before the renewal date.Oct 22Notice due
Dec 21Renews
Understand your options.
See when you can end an agreement, how much notice you need to give, and what conditions apply.
Illustrative example · Fictional dataWhich commitments can we exit or change?Sample: 20 fictional vendor agreements. Termination for convenience is distinct from nonrenewal or termination for cause. Fees, minimum terms, and notice requirements may apply.
30-day convenience right8 of 20
60–90-day convenience right6 of 20
No convenience right6 of 20
Know what’s in the budget.
Keep track of agreed price increases, minimum purchases, and other costs you need to plan for.
Illustrative example · Fictional dataWhat terms could affect next year’s budget?
Example agreement · Pricing5% annual increaseInclude the next adjustment in the budget.
Example agreement · Purchasing$60,000 annual minimumCompare the commitment with planned usage.
Example agreement · RenewalAnother 12-month termReview before the 60-day notice deadline.
These examples use fictional data. The reports we prepare for your business will depend on your agreements, the information available, and what you need to know.
Outside counsel who knows your businessAnd when you need a lawyer,
And when you need a lawyer,
you already have one.
Sometimes your team needs a legal answer before a contract can move forward. Our lawyers are already familiar with the work and ready to help.
Talk About Your Contract ProcessWe get to know your business, your contracts, and the risks that concern you. We keep track of the terms you’ve accepted and the ones you’ve pushed back on.
When a difficult question comes up, you can bring it to a lawyer who already has that background. You spend less time explaining the history and more time working through the decision.
You can ask for advice without explaining your business all over again.
What changes
What this means for your team.
Fewer avoidable delays
Your team can use agreed positions to handle familiar questions without waiting for the same answer again.
Fewer routine questions for leadership
People know what they can approve themselves and when they need to ask you.
Keep the lessons from past deals
We record useful decisions in your playbook so the next person handling a similar contract can use them.
Find the terms you need
Look up key dates and obligations without searching through inboxes and folders.
Use legal time where it matters
Give lawyers more time for difficult questions and less time reworking familiar terms.
Advice that fits your business
Your lawyers can take your priorities and past decisions into account when they advise you.
How it works
How we get started—and keep things running.
Understand
We talk with your team about how you handle contracts today, what’s frustrating, and what needs to change.
Build
We create the playbook, templates, and approval process, then choose the tools and reporting you need.
Implement
We set up the tools, organize your contracts, and show your team how to use the new process in their daily work.
Operate
We stay involved to help manage the work, make improvements, and answer legal questions as they come up.
Who it’s for
You’ve outgrown informal contract management.
Managed Legal Operations is for growing companies that need more help with contracts but aren’t ready to hire a full in-house legal team.
We also work with small in-house legal teams that need help setting up and running a contract management process.
Sound familiar?
- Executives regularly get pulled into negotiations.
- Agreements are managed through email and shared drives.
- Different people negotiate similar provisions differently.
- Nobody can quickly see what the company has agreed to.
- Outside counsel repeatedly reviews similar agreements.
- Contract turnaround is slowing sales or operations.
- Acquisitions have left you with inconsistent agreements.
- In-house counsel needs dedicated operational support.
Let’s talk
Where are contracts slowing you down?
Tell us what’s working and what isn’t. We’ll talk through where your team needs help and whether our managed legal operations service is a good fit.