Leadership at Argopoint

Jason Winmill – Expert in Corporate Legal Department Strategy & Management

Jason Winmill is the Managing Partner at Argopoint, bringing over two decades of experience in management and strategy consulting. As a trusted adviser to corporate legal departments, he specializes in optimizing legal operations, strategic planning, and cost management. His expertise spans industries including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, retail, financial services, media, manufacturing, insurance, education, and utilities.

Jason has led high-impact consulting engagements for Fortune and Global 500 corporate legal teams, focusing on:

• Legal operations and efficiency strategies

• Outside counsel cost optimization

• Post-merger integration for legal departments

• Development of management systems and tools (budgeting, Early Case Assessments)

• Alternative fee arrangements and legal organizational design

• Legal department benchmarking

In 2005, Jason designed an innovative outside counsel partnering program for the fifth-largest corporate legal department in the U.S., optimizing relationships with hundreds of law firms. This initiative improved quality while achieving annual cost savings exceeding $100 million. His work spans multiple legal domains, including litigation, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, employment law, regulatory compliance, and government investigations.

Recognized as a thought leader in legal department strategy, Jason’s pioneering work has been featured in:

• A Harvard Business School case study on legal efficiency (2013)

• A whitepaper commissioned by the American Bar Association (2016)

• The Legal Procurement Handbook (2015)

• Leading industry publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Corporate Counsel Magazine, The American Lawyer, and Inside Supply Management

Since 2023, Jason has served as Chair of The Buying Legal® Council, the premier educational institute for professionals managing legal services procurement and supplier relationships. The council’s global membership spans industries from pharmaceuticals and banking to consumer goods and public entities.

Jason’s career includes roles at Bain & Co., a leading international management consulting firm, and Goodmeasure Consulting, led by Harvard Business School’s Rosabeth Moss Kanter. He is an honors graduate of Harvard College and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he led the Dean's Forum on Business Ethics.

Beyond his professional achievements, Jason is deeply involved in Boston’s civic life, contributing to strategic planning efforts at the Museum of Fine Arts, the Boston Public Library Foundation, and the Charles River Esplanade Association. His decades-long service to Harvard University and the Boston community has been formally recognized by the Beacon Hill Civic Association.

Partnering with Argopoint for Corporate Legal Success

Understanding where your legal department stands—and how to accelerate progress—is key to achieving sustainable improvements. Argopoint’s expertise in legal department best practices makes us the first call for corporate legal leaders seeking strategic guidance. Navigating the complexities of in-house legal management requires informed decision-making, and an early conversation with an experienced, objective expert can significantly improve the chances of success.