General Counsel

For businesses in need of senior legal oversight without the commitment of a full-time hire, our experienced General Counsel professionals provide strategic legal leadership on a flexible basis.

They oversee risk management, advise the board, handle commercial negotiations, and support corporate governance—giving your organisation the legal confidence it needs.

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General Counsel FAQs

What is a Fractional General Counsel?

A Fractional General Counsel offers companies access to experienced senior lawyers without incurring the cost of a full-time General Counsel. A Fractional General Counsel is a freelancer and as such provides flexible support for your business. Essentially it is flexible senior legal input to reduce any barriers and roadblocks for scaling businesses.

Who would benefit from a Fractional General Counsel?

We support businesses who need senior strategic legal counsel but can’t commit to a full-time or permanent employee. The great thing about our highly experienced senior lawyers is that they can fit in with your business needs when they need them. Our fractional support smooths the way for scaling businesses and helps accelerate business growth.

Will they be able to fit in with my business?

We have a broad range of highly qualified and experienced lawyers so are able to select the best fit candidates for every business. This means that the lawyer you hire will have lots of relevant experience in similar businesses and sectors. They will be able to work from your offices alongside your team or remotely, however suits you best to ensure they get to grips with your culture and processes in the fastest possible time. Due to the flexible nature of our placements, Obelisk are able to quickly replace personnel on the very rare occasions that the chemistry is not right.

When would you need a Fractional General Counsel?

If your business is; looking to sign high-value contracts and deals, worried about protecting intellectual property, grappling with navigating data protection rules or needing to keep up to date with employment law changes Obelisk can help. A lot of our clients are considering international expansion or have recently received funding rounds. We are able to provide hand-picked General Counsels that will best fit your company's needs on a flexible basis allowing for peaks and troughs of legal support requirements.

Do all Fractional General Counsel work remotely?

No, we can provide you with Fractional General Counsel who will work alongside your team in the office for some or all of their agreed hours, depending on your preference.

Why work with Obelisk?

All our consultants, lawyers and paralegals are city-trained & pre-vetted.
Our proprietary matching platform matches
you with the right legal professional.
We pioneer new ways of working to help our
clients succeed.
We are committed to creating a more inclusive legal profession.