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Ref 08HighFunctionalCore change budget

Translation software expansion

Summary

Expand use of the firm's enterprise translation software beyond its current footprint.

Score breakdown

Category score is the share of that category's criteria answered yes. Contribution is that score times the category weighting.

  • Areas of focus0/1×5%0.0
  • Clients0/3×10%0.0
  • Expansion & global footprint0/3×25%0.0
  • Increasing revenue & profitability1/2×25%12.5
  • People & culture0/2×10%0.0
  • Innovation & service delivery2/2×10%10.0
  • Operational infrastructure1/3×15%5.0
Weighted score27.5

Criteria

Areas of focus

  • Improves growth in the areas of focus: no

Clients

  • Improves client satisfaction scores: no
  • Improves client retention rate: no
  • Improves net promoter score: no

Expansion & global footprint

  • Supports expansion of regional offices: no
  • Supports expansion into new countries: no
  • Increases revenue from international markets: no

Increasing revenue & profitability

  • Improves fee earner revenue: no
  • Improves utilisation rate: yes

People & culture

  • Improves employee engagement scores: no
  • Improves staff retention: no

Innovation & service delivery

  • Improves efficiency through adoption of legal technology: yes
  • Improves processes through automation: yes

Operational infrastructure

  • Reduces operational footprint through optimisation and automation: no
  • Allows for risk mitigation: yes
  • Aligns with the technology roadmap and future plans: no

Benefits

Less time spent on manual translation and document formatting; faster turnaround to clients; improved compliance and data security for translations; better use of software the firm already owns. Clearer understanding across the firm of how translation needs are met; more consistent quality; less fee earner frustration at missing translation capability.

Resources required

IT support for licence and platform management; project manager for trial coordination; legal administration services product owner

Review note

Sensible. Looks like a functional project for the innovation team to run and report on. Open question: does the current licence count cover expected demand?

Position

27.5

Weighted score out of 100

#15

of 28

Facts

Sponsor
Bridget Calloway — Head of Legal Administration Services
Sponsor identified
Yes
Cost band
<£50Kmidpoint £25k
Benefits
Non-tangible benefitsscore 1
Complexity
Lowscore 1
Strategic alignment
26%
Schedule
Aug 2026 — Oct 20263 months
Delivery team
Peter Hollis