Whether you are working on mergers and acquisitions or asset arrangements to optimize tax scenarios, professional diagrams are valuable communication tools. But they can be challenging to create! Time is precious, and as an accountant or lawyer, you don’t want to waste a single minute trying to craft the perfect corporate diagram.

To help you pull together diagrams quickly, we’ve shared these 8 tips to keep things simple, fast and high-quality. Equipped with the right diagramming solution and a strategic approach, you can expect to build diagrams in minutes instead of hours.

The infographic can be downloaded as a PDF to be viewed offline and shared with colleagues at the firm. The individual tips in the infographic capture unique approaches to diagramming, such as using specialized diagramming solutions for legal and accounting professionals; getting started with pre-built templates rather than from scratch; accessing a library of common industry shapes to avoid creating them yourself, and plenty more.

Many of these strategies may not have been possible years ago. Tools specialized for corporate diagramming did not exist. However, with Blue J Diagramming, you’ll find a platform designed specifically for your workflow. For example, for the first time ever, legal and accounting professionals can choose from over 50+ Quick Start templates to start their next diagram. Quick Start templates are pre-built diagrams by Blue J that are edit ready, and include org charts involving corporations and partnerships, reorganizations, liquidations, and mergers and acquisitions.