Why SMEs Need to Stop Treating Contracts as One-Off Problems

Most SMEs don’t think of themselves as having “ongoing legal needs”. Yet contracts

appear regularly – often with the same sticking points, the same risks, and the same

negotiations. Still, each one is handled as a standalone issue.

The cost of starting from scratch

When contracts are reviewed in isolation:

• Time is spent re-explaining how your business works

• Legal advice repeats itself

• Decisions made on one contract aren’t carried forward to the next

  
  

Over time, this doesn’t just increase legal spend – it creates inconsistency and

avoidable risk.

A more joined-up approach

Lawpoint’s Contracts Playbook was designed for businesses that see contracts as

part of their day-to-day operations, not occasional anomalies.

It brings together:

• Legal advice

• Commercial priorities

• Real-world decision-making

Into one clear, agreed framework that can be used again and again.

The result

Contracts stop being a constant interruption and become part of a controlled,

repeatable process – saving time, cost and management effort without

compromising on legal protection.

If you would like to find out more, get in touch today.