An engagement brief from goodcounsel.solutions
The general counsel function, without the full-time seat.
GoodCounsel places senior, in-house-calibre legal judgment inside companies that don't have a GC, or need one fast, while also providing high-volume legal operations support for work that needs throughput and consistency.
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Recitals
- (a)Many companies need senior legal judgment without committing to a full in-house department;
- (b)Legal teams lose continuity to attrition, leave, and transition, often at the worst possible time;
- (c)Specific projects such as financings, market entry, and restructuring call for GC-calibre oversight without a permanent hire;
- (d)Legal operations, including contracts, compliance, and diligence, need consistent throughput, not occasional attention.
Now, therefore, GoodCounsel provides two lines of support, set out below.
Clause 1.0
Advisory
On-demand general counsel, engaged directly and accountable to your leadership, calibrated to in-house standards.
Embedded GC coverage
Bridge support during attrition, parental leave, or transition between hires, so legal continuity never depends on one person's calendar.
Strategic & risk counsel
Direct advisory to founders and boards on commercial risk, structuring, and decisions that need a GC's judgment and direct accountability.
First legal hire, outsourced
For companies without any legal function yet, we set up contracts, policies, and compliance hygiene before you need to make your first legal hire.
Project-scoped oversight
For fundraising, market entry, or restructuring, a named senior counsel stays on the matter for its duration, not its lifetime.
Clause 2.0
Managed legal operations
High-volume legal work, run as a managed service and built for companies that need throughput, consistent quality, and a single point of accountability.
Contract lifecycle
Drafting, review, redlining, and negotiation support, plus repository management and clause-level abstraction at volume.
Regulatory & compliance
Ongoing monitoring, policy drafting, and licensing or registration tracking across the jurisdictions you operate in.
Transactional support
Due diligence for M&A and fundraising, with structured data room management and issue-tracking.
Dispute support
Document review and case management coordination for litigation and arbitration matters, run to a defined SLA.
Schedule A
Engagement models
How companies typically work with GoodCounsel. Terms are set per engagement.
| Model | Best for | Structure |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded retainer | Ongoing GC coverage without a full-time hire | Monthly retainer, defined hours and response times |
| Stopgap bridge | Attrition, leave, or transition coverage | Short-term embedded support, week to week |
| Project engagement | A specific transaction, filing, or compliance push | Fixed scope, fixed fee, defined deliverables |
| Managed operations | High-throughput contract or document work | Per-unit, per-volume, or FTE-equivalent pricing |
In witness whereof
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