Spencer West CLP’s Outsourced General Counsel (Outsourced GC) service offers businesses flexible, cost-effective legal support without the need for a permanent in-house team. Ideal for start-ups, scale-ups, and lean businesses, our service allows you to hire a GC or in-house legal support on a fractional basis, whether for ongoing legal issues or specific projects. Our experienced lawyers, who have worked across various sectors, understand the unique challenges faced by businesses and in-house legal teams, providing relevant, knowledgeable advice that aligns with your culture and goals.
Our Outsourced GC service is designed for flexibility, offering part-time, full-time, short-term, long-term, and project-based support tailored to your needs. You can scale the service up or down as required, ensuring cost-effectiveness and efficiency. We offer continuity with a dedicated point of contact, but also provide a team approach for uninterrupted service when needed. This flexibility fosters long-term relationships and seamless legal support.
Spencer West CLP’s pricing is competitive, often based on general counsel salaries rather than high hourly rates typical of law firms, offering significant savings, especially for interim resource needs. We begin with an initial three-month subscription, reviewed and renewed on a rolling basis, allowing you to adjust your spending as needed. This approach ensures you only pay for the legal support you require, with potential for negotiated discounts for longer commitments.
Our service includes tools, questionnaires, and templates to help identify your business’s legal needs and prioritise risks, enhancing the effectiveness of our day-to-day support. Additionally, our global reach means we can assist with international legal challenges, providing the expertise necessary for businesses operating across multiple jurisdictions.
- Commercial contracts and bespoke agreements, both for your procurement of materials and services and for your sale of products or services.
- Regulatory compliance, through development of tailored policies and procedures ensuring your business meets its legal requirements.
- Corporate governance and company secretarial support, so that the rights and obligations of directors and shareholders are upheld, and relevant notifications are sent to Companies House.
- Employment law support for your HR team, including immigration and sponsorship.
- Protection and exploitation of your intellectual property (e.g. copyright, trademarks and brand).
- Basic data protection obligations, including privacy policies and data processing and sharing agreements.
- Complaints handling and avoidance or early resolution of minor disputes.
- Instructing and managing specialist lawyers, when required (e.g. for debt recovery, competition law, litigation or a real estate or corporate transaction).
- Startups, scaleups and other businesses, with little or no in-house legal resource.
- Businesses whose in-house lawyer or team needs some support.
- Businesses who require legal support for international trade, and expansion of their business into new jurisdictions.