Fractional Legal Counsel - The Flexible Legal Solution for Businesses

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Learn about why businesses are turning to fractional legal support and whether it could be the right solution for you.

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The business is doing well and supporting an increasing number of customers. The team is growing, senior team members are wearing multiple hats and you feel 2025 is moving way too fast.

Legal support? It keeps being moved to the bottom of the do list. You know it's important, it just doesn't feel urgent with the 100s of other things on your list.

The Cost of Delaying Legal Support

Delaying legal support might feel like a harmless short-term trade-off. But in reality, it’s one of the most expensive long-term mistakes a scaling business can make.

Some examples include the following:

🔹 A poorly drafted contract kills investor confidence.

🔹 A lack of IP protection could allow a former partner to walk away with your core product.

🔹 Missed renewal deadlines, vague payment terms or supplier disputes can stall cashflow.

These aren’t “admin” issues. They’re business-critical problems that can reduce revenue, damage valuation and erode business relationships.

We get it. You’re not ready to hire a full-time lawyer. And engaging a law firm to assist you can feel expensive and misaligned with the fast pace of your business. That’s exactly why more and more businesses are turning to fractional legal support.

What Is Fractional Legal Counsel?

Fractional legal counsel (also known as fractional general counsel) gives you access to senior-level legal expertise on a part-time, flexible basis. It’s like having an experienced in-house counsel (lawyer) for your business — but without the full-time six figure salary overhead.

You get:

✔ Strategic legal input aligned to your commercial goals.

✔ Contract review and negotiation support that actually protects your business.

✔ Risk reduction without slowing down your growth.

✔ A trusted legal partner who knows your business, but doesn’t drain your budget.

When to Bring in Fractional Legal Counsel

If any of these sound familiar, it’s time to bring in support to upgrade your legal strategy:

🔹 You’re using template contracts but not sure if they really protect you.

🔹 You’re about to sign new customers, suppliers or partners.

🔹 You’re fundraising or preparing for due diligence.

🔹 You’ve had a near-miss legal scare and want to get proactive.

🔹 You want to grow, but don’t want legal to be the bottleneck.

🔹You’ve been relying on “Chat GPT-lawyering”.

If you were thinking of getting a full time legal hire, we'll help you review your operations to determine if fractional legal support would be more ideal and cost effective for your business.

Why Work With Count & Sol?

At Count & Sol, we specialise in supporting ambitious businesses with part time/ fractional legal support tailored to your business and stage of growth. We’re not a traditional law firm. We’re your legal growth partner — embedded, strategic and commercially-minded.

We’ve helped businesses:

✔ Secure their IP ownership

✔ Put in place simple and scalable legal processes

✔ Create bespoke contracts tailored to your business needs and risks

✔ Review and negotiate key contracts with third parties

✔ Create internal policies for your team

✔ Create an investor-ready business with clean legal foundations

✔ Put in place good company governance without slowing down operations

For deeper insight into how Count & Sol can support your business and save you up to 70% when compared to law firm fees, book a consultation today.