S E R V I C E M O D E L S
Three service models delivering commercial protection and recovery readiness
Three retained models provide different levels of specialist involvement across live delivery and, where required, into formal recovery.
M O D E L S E L E C T I O N
Which model fits your operating environment?
Model selection reflects project pressure, internal capability, recovery exposure and the depth of specialist involvement required.
D E T A I L E D C O M P A R I S O N
How the three models differ in practice
Compare the level of protection, involvement and recovery continuity provided by each model.
| Comparison area | Protect Live project protection | Protect + Resolve Live support into recovery | Enhance Deeper project support and evidence control |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | To strengthen contractual and commercial discipline while the project remains live, so entitlement is protected before position weakens. | To protect contractual and commercial position during delivery and carry that position forward into formal recovery where escalation becomes necessary. | To provide deeper specialist involvement built on the protection and recovery continuity of Protect and Protect + Resolve, with closer support across records, drafting, chronology, valuation support and evidential structure. |
| Best suited to | Projects requiring earlier control over notices, payment position, variations, delay-related pressure points and final account posture. | Projects where disputes are emerging, formal recovery is becoming likely, or management wants continuity between live-project support and formal proceedings. | Projects requiring closer factual review, stronger substantiation, heavier drafting input or more intensive involvement at project level. |
| Commercial environment | A commercially manageable environment where stronger protection is needed, but deeper external deployment is not yet required. | A more contentious or higher-risk environment where payment friction, dispute exposure or recovery risk is materially greater. | A pressured operating environment where internal teams are stretched or management wants more of the commercial and evidential burden carried externally. |
| Level of Legalbuild involvement | Embedded and responsive, with focus on maintaining contractual discipline and commercial control during live delivery. | Embedded during delivery, then structured to continue into recovery without loss of momentum or adviser reset. | More intensive and closer to the facts, building on the live-project protection and recovery continuity of the earlier models with deeper involvement in supporting material, project mechanics and evidential preparation. |
| Dispute / recovery position | Not the primary purpose of the model, though the aim is to preserve a stronger position if recovery later becomes necessary. | Built specifically to continue into negotiation, mediation, adjudication or arbitration support where required. | Includes the same continuity into formal recovery reflected in Protect + Resolve, but with deeper project-level substantiation rather than proceedings support alone. |
| Depth of substantiation support | Reviewed and guided to maintain coherence, procedural compliance and commercial strength during delivery. | Developed in a form capable of supporting both live management and later recovery if matters escalate. | A central area of focus, including records, chronology, instructions, measurement, valuation support, drafting and evidential structure. |
| Typical reason clients choose it | They want stronger specialist protection during live delivery in a measured, commercially disciplined form. | They want one specialist function protecting position during delivery and carrying that position into formal recovery if required. | They want more of the practical commercial and evidential burden carried by Legalbuild because project pressure, speed or complexity is materially higher. |
C O M M E R C I A L S T R U C T U R E
Predictable monthly cost with continuity of support
Each model is delivered through one clear monthly commitment, providing continuity of specialist capability and predictable cost as project demands develop.
L E G A L B U I L D E T H O S
One approach, different levels of involvement
Every model protects entitlement during delivery and builds recovery readiness. The difference is the depth of involvement and continuity required.
N E X T S T E P
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