FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is a Fractional Legal Team?
A Fractional Legal Team gives your business access to a full range of legal services (general counsel, contracts, employment, IP, and more) without hiring an in-house legal department. It’s an integrated, flexible solution for growing companies.
How is this different from hiring a single Fractional General Counsel?
A Fractional General Counsel typically leads strategy and prioritization. A Fractional Legal Team includes specialists who can execute across areas like trademarks, contracts, compliance, and employment, coordinated by your GC.
What types of companies use Fractional Legal Teams?
Our clients are often scaling startups and growth-stage companies in SaaS, ecommerce, and tech-enabled B2B, typically with $2M–$50M in revenue and increasing legal complexity.
What’s included in a typical engagement?
Your engagement may include contract drafting and review, employment law support, IP strategy, regulatory compliance, investor readiness, dispute response, and ongoing legal risk management based on your business needs.
How do we communicate and collaborate with your team?
We integrate with your operations using tools like Slack, Teams, and email. You also get access to shared workspaces, legal playbooks, and scheduled touchpoints with your assigned counsel.
What is the onboarding process like?
We start with a Strategy Call and Legal Roadmap to understand your business, risks, and goals. From there, we align on scope, assign team members, and activate your legal coverage.
Is this service flat-fee or hourly?
Our Fractional Legal Team engagements are delivered on a flat monthly retainer with defined scope. No hourly surprises, just proactive, strategic legal coverage you can budget for.
Can we customize what’s included in our plan?
Yes. We tailor each engagement to your legal priorities, whether that’s employment, contracts, IP, or investor support, so you get the right mix of legal expertise without paying for services you don’t need.
Do we still need outside counsel or a law firm?
In most cases, no. Our team handles 80–90% of your legal needs. If something falls outside scope (e.g., international tax or litigation), we coordinate with trusted specialists to keep you covered.
How does the team stay aligned with our business as we grow?
You’ll have a lead attorney (your Fractional GC) plus a coordinated legal team that meets regularly with your exec team, tracks milestones, and evolves your Legal Roadmap as you scale.
What types of legal tasks do you take off our plate?
We handle vendor and customer contracts, employment policies, IP filings, founder agreements, NDAs, fundraising docs, compliance reviews, and more, so your team can stay focused.
What industries do you specialize in?
We serve SaaS platforms, ecommerce brands, productized tech-enabled B2B companies, and digital-native startups, with deep experience in regulated industries, IP-heavy models, and investor-backed growth.
Can you support our HR or ops team with legal processes?
Yes. We regularly support hiring, onboarding, termination, equity compensation, and employee compliance issues. We work directly with HR, ops, and finance teams to streamline workflows.
How do you track progress and ensure accountability?
We use project management tools and shared Legal Roadmaps to track tasks, priorities, and KPIs. You always know what’s being worked on and what’s next.
What’s the commitment? Can we scale up or down?
We offer flexible engagement options with quarterly reviews. As your business grows or shifts, we adjust scope and team support, so your legal coverage scales with you.
