The outcome is determined by what is recorded on the file.
Non-defensible files are currently progressing across your firm, resulting in legal exposure and direct financial loss across current matters.
This is based on what is recorded on the file, not what was done.
This is not a future risk. This is the current file position.
You cannot identify which files these are.
This cannot be established through internal review.
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Across current files:
The work may have been done.
The file does not show it.
Law Edge is a file risk management system applied across live matters.
It is not general CPD.
It is not training.
It is not commentary.
It tests whether the file supports the position being advanced.
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The File Risk & Revenue Exposure Review establishes the firm's current position based on how files are recorded.
It determines whether that position can be demonstrated when tested.
The outcome is determined by what is recorded on the file.
This identifies where legal exposure exists and where financial loss is already occurring across live matters.
This is not a future risk. This is the current file position within the firm.
This is a firm-level assessment. It is not undertaken to attribute accountability to individual fee earners, teams, or specific files.
The review is carried out across a defined sample of files and reported at firm level.
This establishes whether advice can be demonstrated, decisions can be supported, and risks are identified on the file.
If any of these elements are not present, the position cannot be defended.
The review sits within the following range based on file sample and scope:
£5,000 – £10,000
Where revenue exposure is included, the scope extends to quantifying financial impact across those files, including:
This establishes the firm's position across the files reviewed.
The position identified within the sample is not isolated.
It reflects how files are currently recorded and progressed across the firm.
Where this position exists, it extends across live matters.
Financial exposure is not limited to the files reviewed.
This exposure increases with every file progressing in this position.
It compounds across the firm over time.
This position cannot be corrected retrospectively.
It must be managed as files continue to progress.
Ongoing control is required to:
Without this, non-defensible files will continue to progress and the firm will continue to carry the outcome.
Ongoing review and control is implemented on a monthly basis across live files.
This ensures that the position is maintained and does not continue to deteriorate as matters progress.
The monthly engagement is structured based on file volume and scope across the firm and typically sits within:
£395 – £1,800 per month
This establishes a controlled and consistent approach to how files are recorded and progressed, managing both legal exposure and financial performance across the firm.
There is no alternative way to establish your position.
If the position is not recorded:
This is where firms lose hundreds or thousands on matters they expected to defend.
The file did not support the position when tested.
We identified decisions that were made but not clearly evidenced.
Several files could not be defended if challenged.
Most firms only see this when a file is challenged. At that point, it is too late to correct it.
It’s whether the file clearly shows why decisions were made.
This identifies:
This shows exactly which of your current files cannot be defended.
This reflects how files are assessed in a claim, audit, or challenge.
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