Outside General Counsel

Most growing businesses cannot justify a full time lawyer, and hourly counsel creates the wrong incentive: you avoid asking questions because every question has a meter running.

An outside general counsel arrangement solves that. You get ongoing access to a lawyer who already knows your business, on an agreed scope, so the small questions get answered before they turn into large ones.

What this typically includes

• Day to day contract review and drafting
• A first read on legal questions as they arise, without a new engagement each time
• Vendor, customer, and employment agreement templates your team can reuse
• Compliance questions across the areas this practice covers
• Coordination with specialist counsel when a matter calls for it

Who it fits

Companies past the startup stage with real contracts and no lawyer in the building. Businesses whose founders are currently making legal decisions themselves. Companies that already use outside counsel but only after a problem exists.