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Improve Margins · Legal

Improve Margins for Legal.

Move gross margin and EBITDA margin into top-quartile territory.

Modern law firms, built for leverage.

Improve Margins · Legal

Why legal operators choose SAZ to improve margins.

Margin is the single best signal of business health and the foundation for valuation multiples. SAZ margin engagements work both sides of the equation — pricing and cost — to move both gross margin and EBITDA margin toward top-quartile bands.

Law firms are at the front of the AI productivity curve — and most are running on systems and ops that won't scale. SAZ helps firms build the AI, ops, and growth systems they need to capture the next decade of leverage.

Symptoms

Signals it's time to act in legal.

Gross margin below category benchmark

EBITDA margin below 15%

No pricing power story

COGS inflating faster than pricing power

Cost-to-serve not measured by segment

The approach

The SAZ playbook for improve margins, calibrated to legal.

Phase 1

Margin diagnostic

Gross margin by SKU/segment, EBITDA bridge analysis, cost-to-serve modeling.

Phase 2

Pricing reset

Value-based pricing, packaging, contract structure.

Phase 3

Cost reduction

Top cost categories with automation/AI/vendor consolidation.

Phase 4

Operating cadence

Monthly margin review, quarterly pricing review.

Expected outcomes

What legal operators walk away with.

Gross margin +5–15pp

EBITDA margin +3–8pp

Top-quartile economics by year 2

Premium valuation multiple unlocked

Improve Margins · Legal

Ready to improve margins in legal?

Email info@Sedighi.ca or call (604) 632-4959. A senior partner responds within one business day.

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