Your in-house legal team, without the full-time cost
Get flexible legal support tailored for your business with a senior-led full-stack legal team on a plug-and-play basis.
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Tell us where you are, and we’ll show you what comes next
You’re building. We make sure it’s built properly
Most founders focus on product, customers, and fundraising. Legal foundations are often overlooked until diligence exposes the gaps. We put the right structure in place early so growth does not create expensive problems later.
How Team Counsel helps
Your business is scaling. Your legal function should too
As the business grows, contracts, hiring, fundraising, governance, and compliance become more complex. We provide ongoing legal support that helps teams move faster without increasing operational risk.
How Team Counsel helps
More legal capacity. Less operational friction
When legal teams are stretched across transactions, governance, contracts, and compliance, execution slows down. We provide additional capacity and specialised expertise without increasing headcount.
How Team Counsel helps
Outcomes that keep the business momentum
Build the foundation investors expect to see
Create stronger governance, cleaner documentation, and legal structures that support future fundraising and growth.
Scale with systems, not shortcuts
Playbooks, templates, workflows, and processes that support growth without creating operational chaos.
Gain legal leadership without building a legal team
Access experienced legal counsel and operational support without the cost and complexity of hiring in-house.
Reduce risk before it becomes expensive
Identify compliance gaps, governance issues, and operational risks before they impact the business.
Keep deals moving
Review, negotiate, and close contracts without slowing down customers, partners, or revenue opportunities.
Turn legal bottlenecks into business velocity
Automated workflows and processes, playbooks, and templates that remove repetitive legal work and keep teams moving fast.
How your legal function comes online
A structured onboarding process that gives you ongoing legal support without building an in-house team.
Strategic Kick-off
Understand your business model, priorities, and legal workload.
Legal System Setup
Establish communication channels, request workflows, team access, and operating rhythms for day-to-day legal support.
Business & Risk Mapping
Review contracts, governance structures, compliance obligations, legal operations, and organisational risk.
Growth & Compliance Roadmap
Identify priority risks, growth opportunities, operational inefficiencies, and legal initiatives aligned with business objectives.
Embedded Support & Implementation
Deploy resources, execute priority initiatives, and build the legal, compliance, and operational foundations required to support growth.
How your legal function comes online.
A structured onboarding process that gives you ongoing legal support without building an in-house team.
Strategic Kick-off
Understand your business model, priorities, and legal workload.
Legal System Setup
Establish communication channels, request workflows, team access, and operating rhythms for day-to-day legal support.
Business & Risk Mapping
Review contracts, governance structures, compliance obligations, legal operations, and organisational risk.
Growth & Compliance Roadmap
Identify priority risks, growth opportunities, operational inefficiencies, and legal initiatives aligned with business objectives.
Embedded Support & Implementation
Deploy resources, execute priority initiatives, and build the legal, compliance, and operational foundations required to support growth.
“I’ve worked with John and his team for over a year. As a first-time founder in the mental healthcare industry, navigating the legal landscape was challenging. John helped us build the legal foundation for Vinyasa and played an important role in turning our vision for privacy in mental healthcare into a reality.”
“Legal was one of the most overwhelming parts of building Ballers. Working with Team Counsel changed that completely. They didn’t just give us advice - they helped us think through every decision. John and his team were dependable throughout the process, and having that support made a real difference.”
Built for growth, not for billable hours
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Everything you might want to know first
What does a Fractional General Counsel do for my company?
We provide ongoing legal leadership without the cost of building a full in-house legal team. If you don’t have a team, we take charge and become your GC and legal team. We help build, operate, and manage your business’s entire legal and compliance function. We support contracts, governance, compliance, fundraising, risk management, and strategic business decisions while working as an extension of your leadership team.
How is this different from hiring a traditional law firm?
Traditional law firms are typically engaged for specific matters. We operate as an extension of your business, taking ownership of day-to-day legal operations, fundraising, contracts, compliance, governance, and strategic legal decisions. Instead of engaging legal support only when issues arise, you gain ongoing access to an embedded legal partner through a predictable monthly engagement.
When should a company consider a Fractional General Counsel?
A company should consider a Fractional General Counsel when legal complexity begins to outpace internal capacity. For founders, this is often the point where legal responsibilities can no longer be managed alongside running the business. For growing companies and legal teams, it is when additional bandwidth, specialised expertise, or ongoing support is needed to keep the business moving efficiently.
Can you support fundraising and investor diligence?
Yes. We support both fundraising readiness and fundraising execution. This includes assessing legal risks, strengthening governance and compliance frameworks, preparing investor-ready documentation, and building the legal infrastructure required to support growth. We also provide end-to-end support throughout the fundraising process, including term sheet negotiations, investment documentation, due diligence, closing, and post-closing requirements. Where needed, we also connect clients with trusted ecosystem partners such as CAs, CSs, and other specialists who support the fundraising journey.
How do you work with our team on a day-to-day basis?
We take charge as an embedded legal partner. Our team works closely with founders, executives, and business teams to provide ongoing support across fundraising, operations, contracts, governance, compliance, and strategic legal matters, and help build the in-house legal-compliance vertical from the ground up on a plug-and-play model.
Do I need a Fractional General Counsel if I already work with external lawyers?
External lawyers typically support specific legal matters. We, as a Fractional General Counsel, provide embedded support and ongoing oversight, coordination, and strategic guidance, ensuring decisions remain aligned with your business objectives and applicable legal requirements.
Don’t let legal slow you down
Build the system your business scales on.
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