1. Types of legal activity
   1. Corporate
      1. Corporate structure
      2. Share & equity options
   2. Legislative
      1. Environmental legislation
      2. Privacy DPA compliance
      3. Lobbying Assistance & research
      4. Legal compliance
   3. Litigation
      1. Employers Liability
      2. Public Liability
      3. Product Liability
      4. Liability over increasing numbers of sites
      5. Insurance issues - claims & policy management
      6. Creditors - economic fallout
      7. Supplier disputes
      8. Employment / HR
   4. Commercial
      1. Contractual matters (retail / wholesale)
      2. Installation contracts
      3. Local Authority Partnerships
      4. International Expansion
   5. Intellectual Property
      1. Mark Group Branding
      2. "Heatseekers" & trade names protection
   6. Outsourcing
      1. Instructing & Managing the external provision of legal services
2. Objectives & Expectations
   1. Management of external legal spend
   2. Provision of legal services
   3. Greater control over costs
   4. Cost-benefit
   5. Lead-in: Deferred financial / quality benefits
   6. Control over output quality
3. Employing a Solicitor
   1. Compliance issues
      1. Corporate structure
      2. Share & equity options
      3. Practice address
   2. Financial
      1. Salary expectations
      2. Practising certificate & indemnity insurance
   3. Control
      1. Definition of role
      2. instructions - who is the client?
      3. Supervision
   4. Workload
      1. Flow of work
      2. Financially efficent work level
   5. Personality
      1. Proactive assistance
      2. Teamwork
      3. GSOH
   6. Profile dependant
      1. Lead-in time
      2. Establishing a profile
      3. attracting candidates
      4. Selection
   7. Alternatives
      1. FILEX
      2. Secondment
      3. Consultancy