PERSUIT and PwC to Transform the Legal Operating Model
PERSUIT, the leading legal technology platform specialising in outside counsel management, and PwC, one of the world's largest professional services networks, are pleased to announce a global strategic alliance. In a groundbreaking collaboration, PERSUIT and PwC are set to lead General Counsel offices of major corporations worldwide through a transformative journey into value-creating legal departments.
Over 20% of the Fortune 100, including many of the world's leading financial services, pharmaceutical, energy, and CPG organisations globally, are leveraging PERSUIT's platform to achieve significant savings and efficiencies in their external legal spending. By applying PERSUIT's best-in-class operating model for managing outside counsel and optimising external spending, these companies have reduced costs and enhanced the quality and value of legal services received.
Through this alliance, organisations can ensure value is delivered consistently by leveraging PwC's expertise in driving strategic transformation, innovation, and change management within legal departments.
PwC is working with PERSUIT to help clients transform legal departments and align them with broader business objectives. This comprehensive approach will enable legal teams to redefine roles, embrace cultural change, integrate progressive technology like PERSUIT, and optimise their operating models.
Jim Delkousis, CEO of PERSUIT, commented: "We're thrilled to expand our partnership with PwC globally. The fact that our customers save an average of 26% per year underscores the ROI when optimising outside counsel engagement. By integrating PwC's esteemed framework for business transformation, we empower General Counsel offices to adopt PERSUIT's best-in-class operating model for managing external spending and undertake a holistic transformation that aligns with their organisation's strategic goals."
Frederic Mirza Khanian, Global Legal and Legal Business Solutions Leader at PwC, added: "Optimising outside counsel sourcing is critical for legal departments aiming to become value creators globally. By combining PERSUIT's innovative platform with our globally recognised expertise in legal transformation, we provide General Counsel offices worldwide with the tools and support needed to navigate AI-driven changes, drive strategic transformation, and unlock significant value."
About PERSUIT
PERSUIT is a leading legal technology platform revolutionising how corporate legal departments engage and manage outside counsel. By bringing transparency and data-driven insights to the selection process, PERSUIT helps organisations streamline sourcing, optimise legal spending, and drive better outcomes globally.
About PwC
At PwC, we aim to build trust in society and solve important problems. We're a network of firms in 149 countries with more than 370,000 people committed to delivering quality assurance, advisory and tax and legal services. Legal Business Solutions brings together more than 4,000 legal, technology and consulting professionals in over 100 countries, operating as part of PwC's broader community of solvers. The business is powered by service delivery centres in strategic locations and strong alliance relationships with leading technology providers, including PERSUIT.
