CEO’s Legal & Workforce
Readiness Scorecard

Twelve questions. Three minutes. A candid read on whether your organization is ready for a fractional general counsel engagement, or whether a different arrangement fits better today.

Answer honestly. The point is not to score well. It is to see clearly where your legal and workforce infrastructure sits today, so you can make an informed decision about what to build next.

Question 1 of 12

How often do legal or workforce questions arise across your business?

Question 2 of 12

Who owns legal priorities across your organization today?

Question 3 of 12

In how many states or countries do you operate?

Question 4 of 12

In the past twelve months, have you managed any of: an acquisition, union or organizing activity, an executive transition, an investigation, or a reputation matter?

Question 5 of 12

When outside legal specialists work on your matters, is someone coordinating them against overall business priorities?

Question 6 of 12

Do you have written policies, playbooks, or protocols for common workforce decisions (hiring, discipline, RIF, accommodations, investigations)?

Question 7 of 12

How does your outside legal spend trend year over year?

Question 8 of 12

When was your handbook or employment policy set last comprehensively reviewed?

Question 9 of 12

Do your leadership team and board see workforce risk in the same regular review as financial risk?

Question 10 of 12

When a workplace issue arises, do you have a documented process for who investigates, who decides, and how the record is created?

Question 11 of 12

In the past twelve months, has your company faced a legal matter that turned out more expensive because it was surfaced late?

Question 12 of 12

If a senior legal question landed on your CEO’s desk tomorrow, could someone route it to the right specialist within one business day?