Legal Navigation
A new product, an artificial intelligence application or a digital transformation project tends to raise its legal questions close to the finish line. The answers given at that point are usually the ones that slow the project down, or send it back to the drawing board.
Legal Navigation reverses that order: the legal team sits at the table at the start of the project, stays inside the team throughout, and guides decisions as they are taken. The programme runs for as long as the project does.
Stages
Kick-off meeting
The scope, objectives, parties and timetable of the project are discussed and the legal agenda is set.
Preliminary risk assessment
The legal risks the project carries are identified at the outset, put in order of priority, and the legal foundation is designed.
In-process involvement
The legal team works alongside the project team throughout, provides legal assessment before decisions are taken, and prepares the necessary agreements and documents as the work proceeds.
Project close
The project’s legal position, remaining risks and continuing obligations are gathered into a closing report and handed over.
Areas Reviewed
- Legal foundations of new projects
- Artificial intelligence applications
- Legal strategy
- Internal ventures
- Digital transformation
- Sustainability
Deliverables
- Risk map
- Project closing report
Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of projects is Legal Navigation suited to?
Any new initiative whose legal questions emerge as the work progresses: a new product or service, an AI application, digital transformation, entry into a new market, in-house ventures or sustainability projects. What they have in common is that taking legal decisions at the design stage rather than at the end significantly reduces cost and time.
What does it mean for the legal team to be "inside the project team"?
Attending project meetings, providing legal assessment before decision points, and preparing the necessary contracts and documents as the work proceeds. The project team does not have to turn every question into a written request for an opinion; the lawyer is at the table when decisions are made. The level of involvement is agreed at the kick-off meeting according to the project's timeline.
Which legal issues come up most in AI projects?
The most common are whether the data the model is trained on and processes is personal data, copyright in training data and generated content, liability for faulty output, and the commitments made to customers. For projects serving users in the European Union, the EU AI Act also comes into play. These issues are much easier to resolve when addressed before the product architecture is fixed.
How are the duration and scope of the programme determined?
The duration is the length of the project itself. The scope is drawn from the legal agenda set at the kick-off meeting around the project's objectives, parties and timeline, and prioritised through the preliminary risk assessment. New issues that arise as the project moves forward are handled within the same framework; at closing, a risk map and a project closing report are delivered.
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