Fractional General Counsel

General Counsels combine expertise, strategic insight and risk analysis alongside commercial acumen, acting as a catalyst for growth, guardian of your most important assets and incisive board strategist.

So what is a Fractional General Counsel?

The same as a General Counsel, but agility is their superpower - a GC on demand. Whether full or part-time, they are a flexible executive resource that can bridge the gap between where you are and where you want your business to be.

You can have access to the same legal capability as the largest entities, shaped to suit you now. From M&A, exit planning or contract management to litigation oversight, certainty on compliance/regulatory matters or an additional sounding board for executive decisions.

Scale, Shape, Speciality, Service
All suited to you

Who might use one?

Any business that could use a legal heavyweight without the associated overhead.

Scaling businesses

Whether a Series A-C, an established SME or a UK subsidiary of a global business, when growth is the focus, you need the structure in place for when you’ve achieved it.

Perhaps you’re a PE firm planning an add-on for a portfolio company?

A fractional GC will establish legal governance and compliance for the long term, provide executive advice that keeps the pace of growth and build contracts that protect you through global growth: all with expertise born of experience.

Established General Counsels

Perhaps you are looking for someone to lead a complex project, or some peer support as you face down a funding round or international expansion? A Fractional GC is someone you can lean on.

Do you have a singular project that needs expert guidance outside of your team’s experience? Our clients will regularly use the services of a Fractional GC for projects across 6-24 months, for the benefit of an embedded, specialist project leader who leaves you and your team to focus on the day to day.

Or maybe you feel like you’re operating in a silo, with no-one to bounce your ideas and worries off? A fractional GC can work (invisibly if required) to help you build structures and kickstart projects.

Interim cover

From cover for parental leave or holiday seasons to enabling your loyal staff to take a sabbatical, a Fractional GC can provide both continuity and fresh perspective, with the flexibility of full handovers at both ends.

What are the advantages?

Scaling

Enable yourself to grow at your business’ true pace. Scaling with the right legal underpinnings sets you up for long term growth.

Investor appeal

“How will this look during due diligence?” is not a question you’ll worry about. Senior legal oversight gives confidence to investors and can be a prerequisite for some US investors.

Specialist

Whatever your field, whether a cutting-edge AI business or a rare disease biotech, there is sector expertise available in the market for you to capitalise on.

Strategy

Not just legal - a Fractional GC will bring commercial insight and risk management to bear in strategic guidance

Flexibility

Tailor the arrangement as you go - scale it up as your business grows or a project arises, or scale it down if/ when it doesn’t.

Value

No hourly billing surprises - just a pre-agreed, fixed amount for reliable support.

Peace of mind
You can focus on the day-to-day needs of your business, knowing that legal is covered and that you aren’t waiting for that law firm’s bill.

Interested in hiring a Fractional General Counsel?

Or are you an experienced counsel who would be interested in hearing about Fractional General Counsel opportunities?

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