Drawing on our deep experience as clients and founders, we offer general counsel services tailored to meet the specific legal and business needs of each company we serve. Our team - former GCs and in-house attorneys - is uniquely positioned to fill this role, leveraging a trained approach to legal issues that starts with understanding a company’s operational needs and risk profile. This experience allows us to plug-in quickly and provide high-value, efficient advice to founders and their leadership teams.
Our fractional GCs are experienced problem-solvers who understand the issues facing startups as they scale their businesses. They regularly handle a wide range of day-to-day legal issues, including entity formation / governance, commercial transactions, employment, privacy, and intellectual property, as well as more complex strategic transactions (M&A, partnerships, financing) and litigation with support from Scale’s deep bench of legal talent.
In-house attorneys are trained to approach legal issues differently - by working to first understand a client’s operational needs, risk profile, and strategic objectives and leveraging these insights to deliver advice that aligns with the business. We pride ourselves in providing practical and efficient guidance and are mindful of keeping costs aligned with the objectives of our clients. We know that quick responses are important and that legal cannot be the holdup. Many of our happy clients come to us after working with Big Law and are pleasantly surprised at the enhanced value we can provide.
Our fractional GC attorneys can help with specific legal needs as they arise, including:
In-house attorneys appreciate that our fractional GC attorneys understand the needs of the business and can partner with the existing legal function in a variety of seamless ways:
Each member of our General Counsel Services (GCS) team has considerable in-house legal experience at both private and public companies, including with the following industry leading companies:
The unique and non-traditional structure of our firm really benefits our clients. Our attorneys have full control over their practices which makes them a joy to work with, and as a virtual firm, our lower overhead allows us to provide competitive rates for high caliber services.
We find that providing fractional GC services often lends itself to making business and process improvements that greatly benefit our clients. Rather than handling legal issues in a vacuum, we will work with you to identify and fix internal roadblocks, such as weak contract templates or inadequate customer-facing processes, in support of your overall efforts to scale.
DIY Law: Beware of the Legal Template
Many companies use contract templates in their day-to-day operations. When drafted properly and tied to the appropriate use case, templates can be a tremendous time and money saving resource. As outside general counsel to companies of all sizes, the review of existing contract templates comes up quite often. Some clients are looking for an upgrade, while others may be seeking a quick, validating green light or help with a contract negotiation utilizing a template as the foundation. Unfortunately, many templates do not accomplish the intended purpose, or worse.
Under the Corporate Transparency Act, Companies Face New Requirements in 2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of financial regulation and corporate transparency, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) has emerged as a pivotal piece of legislation. Enacted in 2021 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, the CTA will require most new and existing legal entities operating in the United States to file reports with the federal government regarding their beneficial owners. The CTA goes into effect on January 1, 2024, and its key provisions are described below.
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