Legal Department Budget & Capacity Planning

Northwind Retail Group FY2024 Q4 | Week 48 112 FTE Attorneys | 22 Legal Ops
Legal Spend % of Revenue
0.38%
Target: ≤0.40% | Board Approved
Total Legal Budget
$84.0M
-2.1% vs Budget
FTE Utilization
78.4%
+3.2% Target: 75%
OC Spend Variance
+9.1%
Week 48 Lit Surge
Matter SLA Rate
93.7%
+1.7% Target: 92%
YTD Insourcing Savings
$3.2M
247 matters OC→Inside
Tech Cost/Matter
$842
-12% YoY

Matter Volume Forecast vs Actual (13-Week)

Budget Variance by Cost Center

FTE Utilization by Practice Area

Outside Counsel Spend Trend (12 Month)

Fully Loaded Cost per Matter by Practice Area

Corporate & Commercial $18,240
Employment $12,890
Intellectual Property $24,350
Litigation $31,470
Regulatory & Compliance $15,620
Real Estate $9,840

Headcount-to-Intake Ratio by Business Unit

Capacity Index & Forecast Confidence

Practice Area FTE Utilization SLA Rate Capacity Index 13W Forecast Status
Corporate & Commercial 28 81.2% 95.3% 1.14 342 Healthy
Employment 18 72.8% 91.4% 0.89 287 Add 2 FTE
Intellectual Property 14 76.4% 94.1% 1.08 156 Healthy
Litigation 32 83.9% 92.7% 1.02 429 Monitor
Regulatory & Compliance 12 68.3% 96.8% 1.22 198 Healthy
Real Estate 8 79.1% 97.2% 1.19 124 Healthy

Flexible Capacity Mix

Technology Spend per Active Matter

Key Insights & Actions

Legal spend 5% under budget
Insourcing 247 commercial matters saved $3.2M YTD vs. OC baseline
Week 48 litigation surge
Holiday retail matters pushed OC accrual +9.1%; reforecast Q1 trigger at +12%
Employment team under-resourced
Allocate 2 FTE from Corporate to lift SLA from 91.4% to target 95%