Fractional General Counsel — Melbourne
A senior in-house lawyer embedded in your Melbourne business for a fixed monthly fee — contracts, compliance, people and board support, without a full-time hire.
Fixed fee. Senior lawyer.
Every engagement is quoted upfront and led by a senior lawyer — never a paralegal-first pipeline.
- hello@envisionlegal.com.au
- Sydney · Melbourne · National
How we help
What we handle for you.
Concrete deliverables — not a general "advice" retainer. Each item can be scoped as a one-off fixed-fee package or bundled into a monthly counsel arrangement.
01
Day-to-day contract flow
Customer, supplier, partner and contractor paperwork reviewed, redlined and negotiated as it arrives — no per-matter quoting friction.
02
Commercial negotiation support
Sitting alongside your sales, procurement or delivery leads on the deals that matter, from term sheet to signature.
03
Compliance & risk uplift
Privacy, Australian Consumer Law, unfair contract terms, AML where relevant, and a practical risk register the board can actually read.
04
Employment & people matters
Contracts, contractor classification, performance exits and Victorian long service leave and OHS obligations.
05
Board & governance support
Board papers, resolutions, director duties, conflicts, delegations and minute-book hygiene.
06
Escalation & external counsel management
Briefing and managing specialists or litigators when something needs them — so you are not paying a firm to learn your business.
Who this is for
Clients we work best with.
- Melbourne businesses with real contract volume and no in-house lawyer
- Founders who have become the de facto legal function
- Companies between $5m and $50m revenue scaling fast
- Boards wanting governance discipline without a full-time GC
How we work
No surprises. Ever.
Fixed fees quoted upfront. Senior lawyer on every file. Clear next steps at every stage.
01 — Brief
Send a short brief or book a 15-minute call. We'll confirm scope and what you actually need — often that's less than you think.
02 — Fixed-fee quote
You get a written scope and a fixed fee before we start. No hourly billing, no scope-creep invoices.
03 — Senior lawyer, on the tools
The lawyer you scoped with is the lawyer doing the work. We turn drafts around fast and stay reachable throughout.
FAQs
Common questions.
- How is this different from a law firm retainer?
- You get a named senior lawyer embedded in your business on a fixed monthly fee, working from your commercial context rather than a fresh matter file each time. No hourly billing, no six-minute increments, no scope negotiation before every question.
- What does a fractional GC cost?
- Retainers are scoped to volume and typically sit well below the cost of a full-time in-house hire. Pricing and inclusions are set out on our fractional general counsel page and confirmed in writing before you start.
- How much time do we get?
- Retainers are sized in days per month with an agreed response standard — you will hear back from a senior lawyer within one business day, and urgent matters get same-day attention.
- Do you work on site in Melbourne?
- We are remote-first with in-person time on request for board meetings, workshops and negotiations. There is no hourly billing for travel.
- When does this stop making sense?
- When legal volume justifies a full-time GC. At that point we help you write the role, hire it and hand over — that is a good outcome, not a lost client.
Talk to us
Legal built for fractional general counsel — melbourne.
Send us a note about what you're working on. We'll respond within one business day and, if we're a fit, book a free 15-minute consultation with a senior lawyer.