GENERAL COUNSEL
Many organizations, from start-ups to large privately-held companies, do not have in-house legal counsel. Moreover, some in-house lawyers do not have the time or, in some instances, the expertise to handle certain matters, and therefore require outside legal support. For these reasons, CPC offers an Outside General Counsel service to clients on an as-needed, fixed-fee basis. As outside general counsel, CPC can help to handle corporate and business legal issues. Clients are able to obtain the regular advice of seasoned lawyers, without incurring the high overhead and multi-tiered staffing of large law firms or needing to hire a full-time in-house legal counsel.
WHY US?
Emerging companies need trusted legal advisors that are highly responsive, practical and focused on the client’s unique goals and objectives. Our Outside General Counsel services provide clients with a competitive edge for their growing businesses.
Our lawyers invest significant (non-billable) time upfront with clients to build that deep understanding of the client’s business challenges and opportunities that will ultimately foster a strong relationship with the client team. We help clients by diagnosing potential problems/opportunities, offering pragmatic advice and helping to resolve dynamic issues. With their deep skill sets and experience, our lawyers can provide a different perspective to help clients better assess their options. The day-to-day advice our lawyers can provide is geared toward finding optimal solutions to a business issue, minimizing risk and maximizing value. Our Outside General Counsel services can include:
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Providing strategic advice to the senior management team; attending team meetings
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Supporting the Human Resources function, and providing strategic advice on all aspects of human resources, employee relations, and labor relations issues
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Contract review, processing, and negotiation with vendors, suppliers and customers
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Corporate governance , including acting as secretary of your board meetings, and preparing and maintaining minutes and resolutions
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Corporate and transactional counseling
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Dispute resolution
Our Outside General Counsel services can scale with a client’s evolving needs as it grows. We can serve as a de facto general counsel for smaller companies that do not have in-house teams and also work alongside an existing in-house team to provide support as and when needed.
Our Outside General Counsel offerings are very flexible and scalable to a client’s needs at any particular stage. We offer rates that are a fraction of those at traditional law firms thanks to our allergy to unnecessary overhead costs. No matter the billing arrangement, we approach the work in a business-friendly manner and focus on delivering high value. As a result, our clients receive much higher service levels and reduced costs from our team acting as an Outside General Counsel coordinating directly with their businesses.
EXAMPLES OF
OUR WORK
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Drafting, reviewing and commenting on privacy policies, terms of services and other company policies for startups;
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Advising startups on employment related matters;
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Advising startups on commercial contracts;
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Advising companies on corporate governance matters; and
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Administering share award or option grants for startup clients.