Better legal work starts with better choices
What we do
Legal teams rarely lack ambition to improve. They lack focus.
Too many initiatives try to change everything at once, or tinker at the margins without impact.
We help legal teams figure out where the real leverage is, then make that change stick.
Better wrok, delivered faster, by a team that knows how to keep raising the bar.
How we work
Diagnose
We start by understanding how work actually gets done today. Not the org chart version, but the real picture: who does what, where decisions stall and what gets in the way of good work.
Design
We identify the changes with the most impact and design practical solutions. Playbooks, clearer responsibilities, smarter work allocation. Concrete enough to implement, focused enough to finish.
Embed
Change only counts if it lasts. We work alongside the team to implement new ways of working and build the habits that make improvement self-sustainin
About us
Dick van Lankeren Matthes
Dick brings 18+ years of experience as an attorney-at-law, business manager, and head of legal innovation at a top-tier international law firm.
Throughout his career, he’s been driven by one thing: challenging the status quo. Always looking for smarter, better ways of working and helping legal teams do the same.
dick@shiftupgrade.com