Practice Innovation | Case Study: Retail Restructuring Project
The Opportunity
A nationwide home goods retailer was preparing for a portfolio restructuring and reached out to Honigman for assistance in reviewing and abstracting key lease information from 270 store locations in four days. Lead matter attorney, Karen Pifer and lead supervising attorney, Rita Feikema, utilized our Legal Project Management (LPM) team to successfully scale, organize and manage the matter. By combining Practice Innovation’s right-sourced staffing
The Solution
resources, HRS Attorneys and IDA Attorneys, with a large team of Real Estate attorneys and paralegals and using technology such as KIRA, Honigman was able to complete the project in just three and a half business days, meeting the client’s tight deadline.
Extract documents from the client’s system and create internal project workspace
Extract
Assign work dynamically among the reviewers to align with required documents Assign
Manage
Train reviewers on matter processes
The Solution
and review technology Track progress against deadlines
Track
Train
Manage progress and completion of assignments, status reporting and communications between team and matter leaders “By deploying Legal Project Management and leveraging our Practice Innovation staffing model, we rapidly mobilized a cross-functional review team and
Karen Pifer Partner
streamlined document workflows. Our ability to integrate cutting-edge AI tools with customized staffing and operational oversight enabled us to complete a 270-location lease abstraction ahead of the four-day deadline—delivering precision, speed, and exceptional client value.”
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Right Sourced Staffing
Legal Project Management
Cutting Edge Technology
We right-source our work to the
We utilize LPM resources and
The review process was accelerated
appropriate individuals to ensure cost
methodologies to bring structure,
through the use of Honigman’s cutting
efficiencies through the use of our
clarity and efficiency to ensure
edge technology tool, KIRA. KIRA’s
tailored staffing resources, including our
a high level of client service.
AI analytics capabilities enhanced the
Total Reviewers
industry leading due diligence center, Honigman Review Solutions (HRS) and our cross-practice Interdepartmental Attorneys (IDAs). The combination of these resources allows us to develop bespoke legal services tailored to individual staffing and budgetary needs.
Billable Legal Project Manager
The lead Legal Project Manager (LPM) managed the operational aspects of the review, including workflow planning, documentation, technology and process training and tracking progress against the client’s tight deadline. The LPM was responsible for providing detailed
For this project, a variety of reviewers
progress and fee updates and proactively
were staffed on the matter – real
communicating with the client and the
estate associates, staff attorneys, and
Honigman team throughout the entire
paralegals, as well as all HRS attorneys
lifecycle of the project to ensure a
and IDAs, for a total of 24 reviewers.
successful outcome and smooth delivery.
Cutting Edge Technology Tool
review process by quickly identifying key terms for review, improving efficiency and ensuring accuracy throughout the project. The tool also provided up-tothe-minute progress reporting across the entire review team and corpus of relevant documents, allowing matter leadership and reviewers to stay aligned on progress and interim findings.
Our tailored staffing offering allowed the Real Estate team to quickly scale to meet client demands. In addition, a team of four partners led by Rita Feikema served as a QC team and one LPM served as operations lead.
At Honigman, we don’t just provide expert legal services—we create an exceptional client experience through our dedicated practice innovation team. Our adaptable approach ensures that each client’s unique legal, business, and budgetary needs are met seamlessly. By integrating advanced technologies, project management principles, design thinking, knowledge management, innovative pricing, and custom staffing solutions, we deliver optimal value and impactful results for every engagement.