Client Testimonial: Peak USG

Client Snapshot

Organisation: Peak Utility Services Group

Structure: 6+ operating subsidiaries

Key Contacts:
Ryan Polk, General Counsel
Jack Story, Chief Information Officer

Industry: Energy & Utilities Construction Services

Headquarters: Colorado, USA

Business Context

Peak Utility Services Group is a fast-growing energy & utilities construction services organisation operating across multiple subsidiaries. As the business scaled, the legal team was required to support an increasing volume of contracts and complex transactions, without additional headcount or mature legal systems.

Legal had become an unintended bottleneck to execution. There were no standardised contract processes, limited visibility into contract data, and no consistent reporting on legal workload or cycle times. Business users were frustrated by delays and uncertainty, while the legal team lacked the tools and structure needed to operate efficiently and proactively.

Peak recognised that hiring additional lawyers was not a sustainable solution and instead sought to modernise its legal operations through process improvement and technology enablement.

Opportunities Identified

Through early engagement, the following opportunities were identified:

  • Standardisation of key contract documents, clauses, and fallback positions

  • Establishment of clear requirements for legal technology selection

  • Independent market insight into best-fit CLM solutions

  • A structured vendor evaluation and scoring framework

  • Validation of shortlisted solutions through a proof of concept (PoC)

Everingham Legal’s Approach

Everingham Legal partnered with Peak to provide independent, structured advisory support across people, process, and technology.

Our approach included:

  • A gap analysis to identify what was working and where maturity was required

  • Design and documentation of standardised legal processes

  • Development of a legal technology requirements directory

  • Delivery of vendor evaluation scorecards and market insights across 20+ CLM platforms

  • Execution of a structured proof-of-concept using Everingham Legal’s PoC playbook

This approach enabled Peak to make confident, evidence-based decisions without disrupting day-to-day legal operations.

Results & Outcomes

As a result of the engagement, Peak Utility Services Group has commenced a broader stream of legal transformation work, including people, process, and technology uplift.

Key outcomes included:

  • A clear mandate for legal transformation

  • Selection of a best-fit CLM vendor

  • Improved maturity and consistency in legal processes

  • Increased credibility and confidence with executive leadership

  • Stronger relationships with internal business stakeholders

  • Improved visibility and communication around contracts and legal work

Why Everingham Legal

Peak selected Everingham Legal for its:

  • Independent, vendor-neutral advice

  • Deep expertise across law, technology, and legal operations

  • Low-disruption, high-trust engagement model

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Overall Engagement Satisfaction

“Prior to engaging Everingham Legal, we were struggling to build a plan to digitise our legal team effectively. We needed to be conscious of our legal team’s capacity while simultaneously planning for the growth of our company. Everingham Legal’s resources and advisory work enabled us to make the right decisions faster. We had immediate buy-in from our key stakeholders and have sped up key legal matters across our business while reducing enterprise risk.”

Jack Story
Chief Information Officer, Peak Utility Services Group