ALX 2021: Panel 2 - Proving the value of legal to the wider business

On Thursday 29 April 2021, Apperio held its first virtual legal conference for private fund leaders - ALX.

Legal costs are sometimes seen as a cost of business, but as investment costs across the board grow, so too has scrutiny. This necessitates a proactive approach to managing the legal budget, which is a sizeable challenge as legal costs can vary widely and are traditionally unpredictable.

The second panel looked at how to prove the value of legal to the wider business including:

• How and why legal expenses exceed budgets
• Which matters in private investing are most prone to cost overruns
• Big-ticket legal costs outside fundraising or M&A
• Reactive ways for managing higher-than-expected invoices now
• Proactive ways to better manage legal spend 

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