1. WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE TO BE MORE EFFICIENT?
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SAMPLE EFFICIENCY CASE
CREATING SOCIAL MEDIA POLICIES
Using outside
counsel
Drafting in-house
using Practical Law
Starting from
scratch in-house
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Search the web for
sample policies.
Contact other in-house
attorneys for samples.
Review, compare and draft
policies and ensure they are
in line with current law.
Instruct outside
counsel to develop
policies.
Review and finalize
revisions.
Partner discusses
assignment with
associate, who
conducts research.
Open Practical Law’s Social
Media Usage Toolkit.
Spend 30 minutes reviewing
the considerations.
Download standard documents
on Social Media Policy and
Company Social Media Use
Guidelines, review drafting notes
and spend 2 hours tailoring
to the specific needs of your
company and employee.
Associate spends several hours
researching and developing draft
policies (at $___ per hour), which the
partner finalizes in an additional
number of hours (at $___ per hour).
Which route looks most appealing to you?
ABOUT PRACTICAL LAW
Practical Law helps law departments practice smarter, operate more efficiently and advise their business more confidently. Our expert
team of attorney editors creates and maintains thousands of up-to-date, practical resources used by over 2700 corporate law departments
in the US alone. Learn more and request a free trial at www.practicallaw.com or call 888.529.6397
TOTAL = ____ hours TOTAL = ____ hours + $____ TOTAL = 2.5 hours

2. SAMPLE EFFICIENCY CASE
DEPARTING EMPLOYEES: PREPARING A SEPARATION AGREEMENT
Using outside
counsel
Drafting in-house
using Practical Law
Starting from
scratch in-house
AROUTE BROUTE
Contact other in-house
attorneys for previous
separation agreements.
Review samples,
compare and draft
new agreement.
Review, compare and
draft policies and ensure
agreement is in line with
current law.
Send to outside counsel
for review, and re-review
upon return.
Instruct outside
counsel to produce
agreement.
Review and finalize
revisions.
Partner discusses
assignment with
associate, who
conducts research.
Open Practical Law’s Departing
Employee Toolkit. Spend
30 minutes reviewing the
considerations.
Download Separation and
Release of Claims Agreement,
review drafting notes and spend
2 hours tailoring to the specific
needs of your company and
employee.
Associate spends several hours
researching, developing and refining
agreement (at $___ per hour), which
the partner finalizes in an additional
number of hours (at $___ per hour).
ABOUT PRACTICAL LAW
Practical Law helps law departments practice smarter, operate more efficiently and advise their business more
confidently. Our expert team of attorney editors creates and maintains thousands of up-to-date, practical
resources used by over 2700 corporate law departments in the US alone. Learn more and request a free trial at
www.practicallaw.com or call 888.529.6397
TOTAL = ____ hours TOTAL = ____ hours + $____ TOTAL = 2.5 hours
Search the web for
sample agreements.
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3. SAMPLE EFFICIENCY CASE
CREATING A DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY
Using outside
counsel
Drafting in-house
using Practical Law
Starting from
scratch in-house
AROUTE BROUTE
Review existing documents
and consult with business.
Contact other in-
house attorneys for
samples.
Review, compare and
draft policies and ensure
policy is in line with
current law.
Send to outside counsel
for review, and re-review
upon return.
Instruct outside
counsel to produce
policy.
Review and finalize
revisions.
Partner discusses
assignment with
associate, who
conducts research.
Review existing documents and
consult with business.
Open Practical Law’s Website
Terms of Use and Website
Privacy Policy and reference
drafting guidelines to determine
key business and legal
considerations.
Download sample Document
Retention Policy and Document
Preservation Notice, review the
drafting notes and spend 2 hours
tailoring to the specific needs of
your company.
Associate spends several hours
researching, developing and refining
agreement (at $___ per hour), which
the partner finalizes in an additional
number of hours (at $___ per hour).
ABOUT PRACTICAL LAW
Practical Law helps law departments practice smarter, operate more efficiently and advise their business more
confidently. Our expert team of attorney editors creates and maintains thousands of up-to-date, practical
resources used by over 2700 corporate law departments in the US alone. Learn more and request a free trial at
www.practicallaw.com or call 888.529.6397
TOTAL = ____ hours TOTAL = ____ hours + $____ TOTAL = 2.5 hours
Search the web for
sample policy.
Review samples, compare
and draft new policy.
CROUTE

4. SAMPLE EFFICIENCY CASE
UPDATING A WEBSITE TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY
Using outside
counsel
Drafting in-house
using Practical Law
Starting from
scratch in-house
AROUTE BROUTE
Contact other in-house
attorneys for sample policy.
Spend several hours
getting up to speed on the
key issues and gathering
necessary information
from the business.
Review, compare and
draft policies and ensure
policy is in line with
current law.
Send to outside counsel
for review, and re-review
upon return.
Instruct outside
counsel to produce
policy.
Review and finalize
revisions.
Partner discusses
assignment with
associate, who
conducts research.
Open Practical Law’s Privacy
and Data Security Toolkit.
Spend 30 minutes getting an
overview of the issues you need
to consider.
Download sample Website
Terms of Use and Website
Privacy Policy, review the
drafting notes and spend 2 hours
tailoring to the specific needs of
your company.
Review policy with outside
counsel in 30 minutes and make
final changes.
Associate spends several hours
gathering relevant information,
researching and developing policy
(at $__ per hour), which the partner
finalizes in an additional number of
hours (at $__ per hour.
ABOUT PRACTICAL LAW
Practical Law helps law departments practice smarter, operate more efficiently and advise their business more
confidently. Our expert team of attorney editors creates and maintains thousands of up-to-date, practical
resources used by over 2700 corporate law departments in the US alone. Learn more and request a free trial at
www.practicallaw.com or call 888.529.6397
TOTAL = ____ hours TOTAL = ____ hours + $____ TOTAL = 2.5 hours
Search the web for
sample policy.
Review samples, compare
and draft new policy.
CROUTE