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CMS by Design: Legal innovation in practice

CMS by Design is how we deliver practical, accessible innovation to identify and solve your legal, regulatory and business challenges. 

Innovation services with real benefits

We know you want to see more innovation from your law firms and within your own organisation. Our approach cuts through the hype and makes innovation real for you in your day-to-day work and when it matters most.  The links and pages below give you a clear view of our approach, our culture, and the combination of teams and technologies that could drive innovation for you. We’ve also included real world successes to show how we’ve worked collaboratively with clients to find innovative ways of solving legal challenges in practice.

How can I find out more about CMS by Design?

CMS by Design brochure cover
 

If you're looking for accessible, practical innovation that brings real value to your business, team or legal operations, please get in touch with the CMS by Design team: bydesign@cms-cmno.com.

Download our CMS By Design brochure to get the full view of how we deliver legal innovation in practice.

Thinking differently, by Design 

We’re focused on delivering practical benefits and clear value to you from the outset. That’s why our Legal Innovation team works with you and our market-leading lawyers to understand your issues in-depth first, and only then designs bespoke, innovative ways to solve a challenge or deliver a project.  We can do this because of our culture, the mix of talent we deploy, and the way we approach legal design.

Innovation is central to our strategy and culture and drives everything we do at CMS. We train, recognise and reward our people for thinking differently and coming up with new ideas, however big or small. We know that small steps and iteration often lead to important, practical innovations for you, just as much as big, disruptive ideas.  By galvanising our own people to explore new ways of getting things done, we’re better able to do the same for you.

How it works, by Design

Our structured approach to innovation ensures that we keep the people and the challenges that are important to you at the centre. Firstly, we identify your current needs and challenges, then our teams collaborate with you to design practical solutions that meet your needs and add extra value to your business – using the wide range of technologies, services and capabilities at CMS and already in your business. The final step is to implement and deliver those services, constantly monitoring and re-evaluating so that the innovative services and solutions we offer keep improving and evolving to your needs now and to anticipate your needs in the future.

by Design, in practice

The sections below gives a clear view of our approach, our culture, and the combination of teams and technologies that drive innovation for you. We’ve also included real world successes to show how we’ve worked collaboratively with clients to find innovative ways of solving legal challenges in practice. You can find out more about CMS by Design by browsing our webpages or download our CMS by Design brochure. If you want to find out what mix of innovative tools, teams and services are available and how your business could benefit from them, please get in touch with the CMS by Design team at bydesign@cms-cmno.com

CMS by Design Services

We have teams of legal service designers, legal technologists and operations specialists, project managers, developers, knowledge and IT professionals that ensure our clients have the right mix of people, processes and technology to help them with their innovation projects. Using a human-centered approach, we spend time exploring how we can collaborate and co-create, using best-in-class technology and tools to deliver exactly what our clients need.

How it works, by Design
Identify, Design and Deliver – our 3 stages of innovation
Our by Design teams
Our Smart Legal Tech
Our innovative culture

Supporting start-ups

CMS’ award-winning equIP programme was established in London and has worked with over 100 leading start-up businesses. Operating like a curated incubator we now have offerings across the UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, providing resources through industry introductions, exclusive training, discounted legal services, and an active peer network for equIP members to scale up and maximise their full potential. 

Supporting Start-Ups with equIP

CMS by Design success stories

If you want to get in touch to find out how we can collaborate with you and your business, please contact us at bydesign@cms-cmno.com.

Design thinking workshops
Giving your team a framework to innovate
High Tech Disputes success
Taking the pain out of legal procurement contract support
Digital Academy for GSK
Managing Complexity for HP
Managing Complexity for HP
Saving time and money with Brainspace
CMS #hacks
True legal panel collaboration