Legal Outsourcing

In-House Legal support for your business, when you need it

Our Legal Outsourcing services are designed for businesses who want regular access to legal expertise without the overheads of employing an in-house lawyer or paying legal fees by the hour. This service is designed to be flexible and scalable to meet your needs and budget.

We can also mentor and develop small in-house legal teams to help your business thrive. Our team is made up of lawyers with in-house experience in a variety of sectors who can act as an extension to your existing legal team.

No matter what type of business you run, big or small, you need to be sure that you are operating within the realms of the law, in a compliant manner which forms the foundation upon which your business can grow and thrive.

We take a holistic approach to your business and can offer a complete ‘legal health check’ on all your legal business requirements, including:

• compliance policies
• legal risk profiling and mitigation
• strategic support
• employee matters
• supplier contracts
• data compliant
• company secretary duties
• commercial overview
• regulatory support
• Intellectual property matters
• Reduction of external legal fees

Our dedicated in-house counsel will immerse themselves into your business activities to support you in realising your business goals and ambitions. We will provide timely, strategic advice and identify and manage all of your legal issues thus reducing your corporate risk profile whilst enhancing your internal legal capabilities.

Outsourced Legal Services for SMEs

We offer dedicated in-house support with access to a wide range of experienced specialised legal professionals within our firm, whose expertise we can draw upon should the need arise – this means we can provide you with a seamless “one-stop-shop” experience.

Legal Process Outsourcing Services

Here are just a few benefits of using our in-house counsel services:

• Legal support at your fingertips
• Strategic approach to legal cost management
• Strategic advice and guidance
• Protection from financial and reputational risk
• A tailored approach to meet your business needs
• Access to specialised professionals
• Cost-effective – we offer retained services and packages to suit your budget
• Option for support in building and growing your own in-house legal team

Who we help

We have experience working with industries of all sizes and backgrounds. We work with companies who do not employ their own in-house legal department, however, with our experience in growth strategies, we also are here to support small in-house departments realise their full potential. Our flexible offering means this could be for a limited period or on an ongoing basis, depending on your circumstances.

Below are some examples of the types of scenarios where we can help:

• Start-up companies: If you’re setting up a business, we can ensure that you are fully compliant from a legal perspective. Support includes advice on intellectual property, employee contracts, supplier contracts, commercial property advice and much more. We will integrate ourselves into your business to ensure it starts off on the right legal footing – we are your in-house counsel.
• Planning to expand or diversify? Perhaps your business is going through a period of rapid growth or you’re diversifying your portfolio? Our legal counsel will support you with strategic decision making, ensuring your business remains legally compliant while achieving your goals.
• Compliance and auditing support: As part of our outsourced compliance solutions, we can provide legal compliance support for maintaining and updating your policies and procedures, delivering compliance training and carrying out audits.
• On-going Support. We will provide on-going legal support, where required, with a dedicated point of contact, ensuring your business has the legal support you need, when you need it.

Retained Legal Services

In-house support to existing legal teams

• Review skill set and capabilities of existing legal team
• Produce a skills matrix and gap analysis based on business needs
• Train and support the development of the existing legal team
• Support any recruitment and onboarding (and off-boarding)
• Review cost efficiencies of existing law firms and produce cost saving suggestions

External in-house support

• Designed to support businesses who do not have an in-house legal function
• Integrate our experienced in-house lawyer into your business to fully understand your existing risks and opportunities and provide strategic legal support for potential growth and diversification for the future
• Provide a business review of current legal needs and produce a legal risk assessment
• Produce bespoke recommendations for your business:
  • Ad hoc legal support
  • In-house support for a specific period of time
  • In-house support indefinitely
  • Build and grow your own in-house legal team
• Review cost efficiencies and suggest cost reduction measures to streamline your external law firm requirements.

Bespoke ad-hoc solutions

• Provide tailored legal solutions for your business

Variety of off-the-shelf packages to suit all your business needs

• Compliance/Data Protection/Anti-Bribery and Corruption
• Policies and Procedures
• Business Start-Up & Company Secretarial
• Legal Risk Management
• Transactional Support and Management
• Direct Selling Onboarding Kit