What the Project Is
Radiant Law, known as The Contracting Specialists, offers managed legal services that are truly transformative for large companies. “YOUR TEAM DOES THE DEALS, OUR TEAM DOES THE CONTRACTS. REALLY SIMPLE, REALLY FAST.” The project focuses on getting high-volume contracts off legal teams’ desks, ensuring that in-house lawyers can concentrate on strategic work while benefiting from world-class contracting support. The service includes Managed Legal Services for closing deals faster, Contract Projects that keep projects on time and within budget, and Legal Secondments providing flexible legal support. With expertise in legal contracts, contract remediation, and contract optimisation, Radiant Law continues to lead in reinventing contracting practices while maintaining its purpose-led ethos.
Main Benefits
Key figures and facts that outline the benefits of this project include:
- Award-winning support for FTSE 250 and Fortune 500 companies
- Fixed price only, ensuring cost-effectiveness and alignment of interests
- Global support from remote-first teams spanning South Africa, Trinidad, and Malaysia
- Recognised industry awards like “Alternative Legal Services Provider of the Year” and “Future of Legal Services Innovation – Alternative Legal Service Provider”
- Bcorp score of 93.8, reflecting strong commitment to environmental and social governance
Contracting Expertise
For more than a decade, Radiant Law has been at the forefront of contracting innovation. It is a project built by an experienced group of lawyers who got fed up with delays and overly complex legal debates that dragged deals and inflated costs. The ethos remains simple: contracting isn’t about winning or losing; it’s about getting a good deal done fast while nurturing the relationship. The emphasis is on creating short, clear, reasonable, and relevant contracts that keep relationships front and centre. This focus on contracting expertise has allowed the team to offer unique insights and solutions, turning every contract into an opportunity for improvement.
Holistic Legal Solutions
The project spans several key areas, including Managed Legal Services, Contract Projects, and Legal Secondments. It delivers support in different ways — whether it’s accelerating the closing of high-volume deals or executing projects to review and update signed agreements so that organisations can adapt to change with ease. Radiant Law’s approach is remote-first, enabling them to provide round-the-clock support no matter where a deal is being negotiated. Each service is designed to be straightforward and user-friendly, encouraging a smooth contracting process that saves time and resources.
Innovative Practices
A standout feature of Radiant Law’s project is its commitment to continuous improvement. The project is not only about providing legal services but also about enhancing the contracting process itself. Radiant Law even “WROTE THE BOOK ON IMPROVING CONTRACTING,” offering practical guidance that makes the process less painful and far more efficient. Webinars add another innovative layer by providing interactive sessions that help uncover common challenges and offer clear, practical steps for accelerating contracting practices. This dynamic approach, mixed with occasional casual insights and conversational pauses, creates a refreshing tone that resonates with today’s business environment.
Purpose and Continuous Improvement
At its core, the project is purpose-led and not just a marketing buzzword. Radiant Law’s commitment to better contracting reflects a larger mission: to fix the contracting problem and foster better relationships built on reasonableness. By charging a fixed fee since 2011 and avoiding timesheets, the project ensures that motivations are aligned with delivering swift and secure deals. Leadership with non-traditional backgrounds, including former retail CEOs and non-lawyer professionals, underscores the innovative spirit driving continuous improvement. This ongoing process-obsessed approach goes beyond the legal realm, creating systems that support creativity and iterative enhancements in contracting.
Project Impact
- SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth – by streamlining processes and enabling faster, more efficient deal closures
- SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure – through pioneering alternative legal service models and remote-first support
- SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production – with a commitment to fixed fees and efficient resource management
- SDG 13: Climate Action – evidenced by policies like planting a tree for every contract handled
Empowering Purpose and Simplifying Complexity
This innovative project stands apart in the legal services landscape by merging tradition with cutting-edge practice. Radiant Law’s method is not only about getting contracts done—a process often laden with complications—but about simplifying the entire journey from a cumbersome task into a smooth and clear-cut experience. The conversational yet professional tone sustains clarity while allowing the pace to occasionally slow down for thoughtful insights. As a purpose-led organisation, every initiative, every process improvement, and every client interaction is designed to nurture better relationships, create positive impacts, and demonstrate that a commitment to values can dramatically transform traditional legal contracting. The legacy of Radiant Law is one where legal challenges give way to streamlined solutions, all while adhering to principles that support more sustainable and responsible business practices.
