Case Study: Network Rail achieves real-time legal spend visibility with Apperio

Network Rail halves external legal panel with Apperio, gaining £15m spend visibility

Network Rail, the organization responsible for Britain's rail infrastructure, faced a challenge in managing its £15m annual external legal spend. While it received quarterly reports from its six law firms, the data was manually prepared, outdated, and lacked the granular visibility needed to drive value and form strategic partnerships. To improve accountability and optimize spending, they turned to Apperio's legal spend management and analytics platform.

By implementing Apperio, Network Rail gained real-time, granular visibility into its legal expenditures. This transparency allowed them to confidently reduce their legal panel from six firms to three, securing more competitive bids. The solution resulted in a £15m annual spend being brought under full visibility, enabling better resource planning and significantly increasing stakeholder confidence in the legal team's financial management.

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