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In-House Legal Support for Australian Businesses
The working model of an internal legal team, delivered externally on a fixed monthly fee.
In-house legal support is the experience of having an internal legal team — someone who knows the business, sits close to leadership, and owns the legal function — delivered by an external firm on a monthly fee. The angle here is experience: you get the working model of an in-house team, without the hiring risk or the cost.
What "In-House" Actually Means
Businesses that have hired an in-house lawyer will tell you the value is not just legal work — it is presence. It is being in the room when the deal is being discussed. It is being on the call when the customer starts asking hard questions. It is being the first phone call when something goes wrong. External firms cannot deliver that on an hourly meter. In-house legal support is designed to.
Who This Fits
- Businesses with 20–150 employees where the CEO or CFO is currently doing legal triage
- Founders who want a lawyer they can call without a clock starting
- Boards that want a single accountable owner of legal risk
- Established teams whose one in-house lawyer needs backup
How Support Is Delivered
- Named lead lawyer — the same person, every week
- Shared inbox and Slack / Teams channel for real-time input
- Attendance at ELT, board or ops meetings as needed
- Template library, playbooks and policy set — owned and maintained
- Coordinated management of external specialists
What We Cover
- All ordinary-course commercial contracts
- Employment matters — hires, performance, exits
- Privacy, ACL and industry compliance
- Governance — director duties, minutes, resolutions
- Commercial disputes — pre-action and coordinating litigators when needed
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