McKinsey-Style Consultant vs Legal Brief

McKinsey-Style Consultant

By Fleury (McKinsey-style Skills)

Generate executive consulting decks with pyramid principle, issue trees, and McKinsey layouts.

Legal Brief

By Mohit Agarwal (PM Skills)

Draft structured legal memos, case summaries, and argument outlines using IRAC format.

McKinsey-Style Consultant

• Breaks down business problems using issue trees and the pyramid principle
• Designs McKinsey-style slide layouts with proper hierarchy and data visualization
• Searches for supporting data and organizes it into Excel sheets with source URLs
• Generates PowerPoint decks page by page with clean charts and executive summaries
• Manages complex multi-page projects across sessions with dependency tracking

Legal Brief

• Creates legal memos, case summaries, argument outlines, and letters before action
• Structures documents using IRAC format with issues, rules, application, and conclusions
• Flags disputed facts and areas requiring additional legal research
• Includes appropriate disclaimers and professional privilege headers
• Adapts to different jurisdictions including England & Wales, US, and EU

Reach for McKinsey-Style Consultant when…

• You need to present a strategic analysis to executives or investors
• You're exploring a market opportunity and want a structured research deck
• You want a consulting-quality presentation without hiring a firm
• You have a business problem and need a clear, data-backed recommendation

Reach for Legal Brief when…

• You're a founder who needs to outline a legal position before meeting with your lawyer
• You need to draft an internal legal memo for your team about a contract dispute
• You're preparing a structured argument or position paper for a business negotiation
• You want to organize facts and legal questions into a clear format that legal counsel can review