Fractional & advisory roles
Fractional General Counsel
A fractional General Counsel is the senior legal mind a company brings in to handle the decisions that outside firms bill by the hour and never own — contracts, financings, hiring and compliance, and the risk calls a leadership team needs answered in the room, not in a memo three weeks later. Companies hire fractionally because they need that judgment on call without the cost of a full-time GC before the volume justifies one.
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What companies are wrestling with
Outside firms bill, but don't own
Every question becomes an hourly invoice and a memo, with no one inside the business who actually owns the legal strategy.
Risk surfaces at the worst moment
Compliance gaps, contract exposure, and structure problems get discovered during a financing or a deal — exactly when they're most expensive.
Founders signing what they shouldn't
Customer terms, employment agreements, and partnership deals get signed on instinct because there's no senior counsel in the room to catch them.
What a great Fractional General Counsel delivers
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Own the legal function on call
Be the senior counsel the leadership team can ask before they act — turning open-ended legal risk into clear, fast answers in the room.
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De-risk the next milestone
Get the contracts, cap table, IP, and compliance in order ahead of the financing or deal, so diligence is a checklist instead of a fire drill.
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Lead the deals and disputes
Run the financings, M&A, and high-stakes agreements with the perspective of someone who's negotiated and closed them before.
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Common questions
What does a fractional General Counsel do?+
They own a company's legal function on a part-time basis — handling contracts, financings, compliance, and risk decisions as the senior counsel in the room, so the business gets real legal ownership without a full-time GC's cost.
How do I get hired for fractional General Counsel work?+
List a profile that shows the deals, domains, and companies you've advised, set your terms, and make your calendar bookable. CEOs and founders find you by relevant experience and reach out with a paid, scoped mandate.
Can I take fractional GC engagements alongside other work?+
Yes. You set your rate and your capacity, and clients book the time you open. The model is built for experienced counsel to advise several companies on their own terms.
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