Senior legal leadership without the cost or commitment of a full-time legal department.
As businesses grow, legal questions become more frequent, more interconnected and increasingly important to strategic decision-making. Yet many growing businesses are not ready, or do not need to employ a full-time General Counsel. Lakeshore provides experienced legal support on a fractional basis, working as an extension of your leadership team and becoming a consistent point of contact for the legal issues that arise across the business.
Ideal for growing businesses that need regular senior legal support but are not yet ready to build a full-time in-house legal function.
Speak With LakeshoreBack to All Services- Ongoing strategic legal advice
- Legal risk identification and management
- Commercial agreement review and negotiation
- Corporate governance
- Board support
- Shareholder and management matters
- Internal policies and procedures
- Employment and operational guidance
- Strategic business decision support
- External counsel management
- Internal legal process development
When Fractional General Counsel Makes Sense
The model may be right for your business if:
- Legal questions are arising regularly rather than occasionally.
- Senior management is spending too much time coordinating external lawyers.
- Contracts, governance or regulatory obligations are becoming more complex.
- The business needs consistent legal input but cannot justify a full-time legal executive.
- Leadership wants legal input earlier in the decision-making process rather than after problems arise.
How We Work
Fractional General Counsel engagements are structured around an agreed scope, level of support and monthly retainer, giving the business predictable access to experienced counsel and greater certainty over legal spend.