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The Output: Bringing it all together
We started by discussing what it means to be a Strategic Business Partner, and, after working through the rest of the pyramid, here we are.
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Tier 3: Thinking strategically
Whilst the bottom two layers of the Pyramid focus on improving how you currently operate across the key aspects of a legal function, the third tier is about thinking aspirationally.
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Tier 2: Adding structure
Whereas the bottom layer of the Pyramid is about doing things consistently as a function, this layer is about becoming more structured, deliberate and sophisticated in how you do these things - more akin to walking before you can run.
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Tier 1: Setting the foundations
These building blocks allow you to start operating consistently and with a measure of clarity. This is not just trying to walk before you can run; this is trying to tie your shoelaces before you walk!
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The Framework
The term Strategic Business Partner is often used and described in many ways, for example, ‘having a seat at the top table’, ‘acting as an enabler to the business’, ‘running the legal function like a business’ and so on.
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The Legal Operations Pyramid: Paving the way to a seat at the top table
The term Strategic Business Partner is often used and described in many ways, for example, ‘having a seat at the top table’, ‘acting as an enabler to the business’, ‘running the legal function like a business’ and so on.