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13 things you don't realize ALSPs can help you with 💡

13 things you don't realize ALSPs can help you with 💡

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Sarah Irwin
June 07, 2025

Too many GCs I speak to still don’t get what ALSPs do.

Or why they’re essential (especially if you're first legal hire or working solo!).

If you want to build a fast, lean, low-cost legal team, you need to leverage them asap.

Find out why below. 👇

Introducing ITGC Tech Picks!

🎫 Join our launch event on Tuesday 10 June at 4pm BST | 8am PT | 11am ET!

Too busy to sit through endless legal tech demos? Overwhelmed by noise, or wary of a hard sell?

Let us do the work for you!

ITGC Tech Picks is a one-hour, curated product spotlight where I bring you:

One standout legal tech product
A real-time walkthrough + live Q&A
Honest, unscripted discussion about where it actually fits in an in-house legal function
No jargon. No pressure. Just clear value.

Why You’ll Love This:

✅ I do the filtering - only vendors that genuinely help in-house teams make the cut
✅ I ask the tough questions so you don’t have to
✅ It’s fast, focused, and friendly - 1 hour max
✅ You’ll leave knowing what the tool does, who it’s for, and whether it’s worth your time
✅ If you’re interested, I’ll connect you personally with the vendor, but only if you ask
✅ You’ll always get the replay + a handy takeaway after the session

The first tool spotlight - Wordsmith AI - is built to help prevent burnout when you’re ready to buy tech. It can:

Automate repetitive work
Speed up processes by meeting you where you already work (e.g. in Slack)
Free up your time by letting the business self-serve on work Legal doesn’t actually need to handle (it’s designed for other teams too, like Procurement!).

🎫 Join our launch event on Tuesday 10 June at 4pm BST | 8am PT | 11am ET

Here are 13 things you didn’t realise ALSPs handle for you:

1️⃣ First responder in #ask-legal Slack channel, legal@ inbox, or intake tool/touch points
PRO TIP: USE AI FOR THESE WHEN YOU'RE READY FOR TECH – YOUR ALSP CONTRACTOR CAN HELP YOU

2️⃣ Draft and maintain your "legal front door" (Who's who, terms of engagement, SLAs, sales enablement materials)

3️⃣ Build your contracting playbook

4️⃣ And your comments playbook

5️⃣ Enforce billing guidelines

6️⃣ ‘’Own’’ new sales contracts (so you’re less distracted and can own higher-value work)

7️⃣ Timezone cover (They can work with folks in other countries while you're asleep / cooking your kid's dinner / whatever you do when you aren't at work)

8️⃣ Regulatory compliance

9️⃣ Legal tech selection & rollout

🔟 Legal ops consulting & roadmap

1️⃣1️⃣ DD & disclosure for funding rounds and M&A

1️⃣2️⃣ Litigation support

1️⃣3️⃣ AI, AI, AI – they can help you with all angles of this, from automating workflows to compliance

If you’re not using an ALSP yet - why not?

Feel free to respond directly to this email!

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by Sarah Irwin