Innovation and Business Consulting

Innovation and design thinking are at the heart of everything we do.

We don't just provide traditional legal services; we offer the power of innovation, design thinking, and business consulting — delivered in the Hive Legal way

Our multidisciplinary consulting team brings a diverse set of skills and experiences to provide holistic and pragmatic value to our clients. We seamlessly blend legal advice with operational, innovation, and business solutions. When we see an opportunity for you to innovate, we not only inform you but also collaborate with you to make it happen.

Our services

Drawing on over a decade of experience, Hive Legal's innovation and business consulting services aim to enhance the experience for everyone within the legal ecosystem. Our multidisciplinary team, with backgrounds in business development, innovation, and law, ensures that we can address a broad range of needs — from process and system improvements to business model restructuring and innovation encouragement. Our goal is to help other organisations benefit from our insights and methodologies, working more effectively and finding fulfilment in their roles.

Hive Legal is your partner in driving progress with innovative solutions and business expertise, ensuring that your organisation stays ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape. Whether you need help with design thinking, legal operations, strategic business planning, or professional development, Hive Legal is here to support you every step of the way.

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Legal Design Thinking

We help our clients — corporates, in-house teams, law firms, professional services firms, legal educators, and regulators — identify, design, and implement better processes, services, programs, products, and strategies using our purpose-driven design thinking framework, HiveThink^P. Our services include:

Strategy Design
Service Design
Product Design
Process Design
Future Design
Business Model Design
Legal Design Thinking Training

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Legal Operations Assistance

We assist clients in optimising their legal operations with services such as:

Innovation Program Development and Training
Business Development Programs and Training
Strategic Business Assistance
Value Pricing Models and Processes
Effective Remote Working Models
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Coaching and Development

Our coaching services are designed to enhance the professional growth of individuals within the legal ecosystem. We offer:

Career and Leadership Coaching
Business Development Coaching
Legal Design Thinking Coaching

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Technology Integration

We leverage our understanding of current legal technology to assist our clients, including:

Matter Management Platforms (e.g., Xakia, incubated at Hive)
AI Document Review (e.g., ContractProbe)
Legal Chat Bots (e.g., Josef)
Collaborative Platforms (e.g., MURAL)

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Training and Workshops

Our innovation and business consulting services, including design sprints and training, can be delivered in-person or virtually. They can be integrated into our HiveGC+ arrangements or provided as standalone services.