Manager note: Strong week. The Harker draft is really coming together. Thanks for keeping the case-study work moving.
Recognition
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JD
Your Meridian study carried the Alder pitch yesterday. Thank you.
Jorunn Delacroix · May 20
Looking back · closing out
This Week
Week 20 · May 18, 2026 – May 24, 2026Close out the goals you set last week (completed goals become accomplishments) and add anything else you achieved.
Draft the Harker case study
Completed↑ Publish six flagship case studies→Launch the case-study program→Every pitch opens with a named client and their results→Become the safe choice for bigger engagements
Send the Northwind draft for client sign-off
Completed↑ Publish six flagship case studies→Launch the case-study program→Every pitch opens with a named client and their results→Become the safe choice for bigger engagements
Run the current-state interview with the client's deputy general counsel
Completed↑ Lead the legal operations assessment for the Northwind corporate legal department→→
Update the engagement burn-rate tracker and flag the overrun risk
Completed↑ Staffing, bench management, and utilization tracking→Business as usual
David's Pulse This Week
Looking ahead · planning
Next Week
Week 21 · May 25, 2026 – May 31, 2026Plan the goals you'll work on next week. Each rolls up to a target or an operating area (business as usual).
Prep the steering committee deck for the legal department transformation
↑ Lead the legal operations assessment for the Northwind corporate legal department→→
Synthesize the maturity assessment findings into a one-page summary
↑ Lead the legal operations assessment for the Northwind corporate legal department→→
Draft the executive summary section of the benchmark report
↑ Reduce average proposal turnaround time from ten business days to five→Active client engagement delivery→Business as usual
Send the Harker draft for sign-off
↑ Publish six flagship case studies→Launch the case-study program→Every pitch opens with a named client and their results→Become the safe choice for bigger engagements