What Types of Businesses Benefit From Working With an Outside General Counsel?

Video Transcript

Businesses of any size, both large and small, encounter legal issues, regulatory issues, compliance issues and can benefit from having a legal perspective on their team. But many businesses can’t afford a legal department. Startups, in particular, hiring a full-time lawyer would be an impossibility. So, using outside general counsel is really the best way to get cost-effective service, but also have continuity.

I get to know my clients and their businesses and work with them on a variety of projects. So, we’re not starting over every time. When they call, I’m their go-to person, their first point of contact, but I bring in other experienced people and expertise from my colleagues when necessary. That’s one of the best things about using a firm like Avisen, the breadth of experience we have in so many industries and legal areas.

I also work with clients who are in-house counsel in legal departments. I could act for overflow capacity when they can’t get to everything, but I also bring in expertise in specific areas to fill in gaps that they might have and do that on an ad hoc basis.