LEGAL SUPPORT THAT ACTUALLY GETS YOUR BUSINESS
Fractional Legal Officer Retainer
A Fractional Legal Officer provides expert legal guidance to businesses on a part-time basis, delivering high-level in-house counsel expertise without the full-time executive cost.
But why a legal retainer?
Our structured retainer model eliminates guesswork by providing clear expectations and a systematic approach to legal risk and compliance. For a predictable monthly fee, you get ongoing legal protection and strategic guidance that would cost multiples more with traditional firms or in-house counsel.
We offer strategic fixes that make sense for where your company is today and where it’s headed, crafting a retainer package that addresses what you actually need with clear, straightforward pricing.
How does it actually work?
Step 1:
Legal Roadmapping
We sit down for a real conversation about where your business is hitting legal speed bumps and where you’re dreaming of taking it next. You bring your challenges and aspirations, we bring solutions that don’t require a jurisprudence-dictionary to understand. No stuffy boardroom vibes, just practical talk about what your business actually needs to protect what you’ve built and fuel where you’re headed.
Step 2:
Structured Implementation
We systematically implement the legal wants and needs identified in our initial conversation using a practical roadmap. This isn’t about checking generic legal boxes, it’s about building the specific legal foundation that supports your business dreams while addressing your immediate challenges, all focused on outcomes, not billable hours.
Step 3:
Maintenance and Ongoing Support
Your legal structures and contracts aren’t “set it and forget it”, they need regular tune-ups as your business evolves. We provide continuous support to keep your legal foundation solid, updating agreements as you grow, monitoring compliance requirements and due dates, and proactively addressing new challenges before they become costly problems. Think of it as preventative care for your business’s legal health.
“Every service offered as part of the retainer includes both proactive planning and responsive support tailored to your business needs and growth trajectory.”
Corporate Structure & Governance
Ensure your company structure is optimised and correct. We review shareholding arrangements, corporate governance frameworks, and internal structuring to ensure your business has a solid foundating to support growth. Our expert commercial team will dig into your coporate structure to ensure all the right pieces are in place.
Contract Management & Commercial Agreements
Comprehensive contract lifecycle management from drafting to regular updates. We assess your business contracts, review supplier and client agreements, and ensure all commercial relationships are properly documented and risk-managed. You will have a lawyer on hand who understands your specific risks and priorities to review any agreements you’re sent or help strucutre new relationships you’re setting up.
Data Protection & Privacy Compliance
Complete POPIA and PAIA compliance solutions including policy drafting, contractual updates, annual reviews, and ongoing advisory support. We handle everything from privacy policies to data breach response.
Intellectual Property Protection
Safeguard your brand and innovations through trademark registration and monitoring. We review licensing agreements, implement confidentiality frameworks, and develop comprehensive IP protection strategies.
Employment & HR Legal Support
End-to-end employment law guidance including staff agreements, HR policies, disciplinary procedures, and retrenchment support. We ensure your workforce is properly structured, legally compliant and have all the right policies in place.
Strategic Risk & Relationship Management
Evaluate and mitigate risks in joint ventures, partnerships, and other strategic relationships. We assess equity rights, termination clauses, and ongoing compliance obligations to protect your business interests.
Retainer Packages
What is included remains the same; it just depends on your pace and budget
8 Hours Per Month
16 Hours Per Month
24 Hours Per Month
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