# Pitch for a spot on a corporate client's outside counsel panel

A law firm panel or RFP response that addresses the legal department's real criteria: expertise, staffing, rates, budgets, diversity, and security.

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- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Sales, Finance, Write, Analyze, Fill-in Template
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## Prompt

```text
Help me write my law firm's response to a corporate legal department's outside counsel panel review or RFP.

**Client and industry:** [COMPANY, INDUSTRY]
**RFP questions or panel criteria:** [PASTE]
**Practice areas and matter types they will send:** [LIST]
**Our relevant experience (public or client-consented):** [MATTERS, RESULTS, INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE]
**Proposed team and roles:** [NAMES, LEVELS, ADMISSIONS]
**Rates and pricing options we can offer:** [STANDARD RATES, DISCOUNTS, FIXED FEES, VOLUME ARRANGEMENTS]
**Diversity, technology, information security, and pro bono information:** [FACTS AND CERTIFICATIONS]
**Existing relationship:** [current matters, past issues - or "new"]

Produce:
1. A one-page executive summary that connects our team to the matters they will actually send, not a firm history.
2. Answers to each RFP question in their order, using the evaluator's headings.
3. A staffing plan showing who does what, how we avoid over-staffing, and continuity if someone leaves.
4. A pricing section with at least two options (e.g. discounted hourly plus a fixed fee for repeat matter types) and how we budget and report spend against budget.
5. Billing guideline compliance: confirm we will follow their outside counsel guidelines and e-billing format.
6. Conflicts: note that a conflicts check on their corporate family is required before we can confirm availability [CONFIRM].
7. A list of claims that need backup or client consent before submission.

Rules: do not invent matters, results, certifications, or diversity figures; mark gaps as [ADD]. Keep claims specific and verifiable, consistent with attorney advertising rules.
```

## What to fill in

- COMPANY, INDUSTRY
- PASTE
- LIST
- MATTERS, RESULTS, INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE
- NAMES, LEVELS, ADMISSIONS
- STANDARD RATES, DISCOUNTS, FIXED FEES, VOLUME ARRANGEMENTS
- FACTS AND CERTIFICATIONS
- current matters, past issues - or "new"
- CONFIRM
- ADD

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