Hire a Lawyer In-House Without the Overhead
General Counsel Solutions (GCS) provides its clients with senior-level, in-house lawyers who have solid general or corporate counsel experience and expertise in your business sector, and are available to meet your specific needs. At GCS we negotiate more favorable rates with our group of experienced counsel, passing the savings on to you. And, since our lawyers work only when you need them, you save on overhead costs as well. In fact, by using GCS to manage the process, you can save an average of 50% annually on the fees you usually pay to traditional law firms or to hire additional full-time, in-house counsel.
Choosing an In-House Lawyer on an As-Needed Basis
We start by reviewing your past, present and future legal needs. We then involve you in the selection process to assign our most appropriate lawyer to your company who will act as your in-house counsel over the long term. The result is that you get an as-needed general or corporate counsel and only pay for their time spent performing substantive legal work –- without the overhead of an employee or the premium fees charged by law firms.
Our senior level, in-house lawyers are the same ones you would choose for your own legal department if you had a full-time need. Each GCS Counsel has a minimum of 10 years of general or corporate counsel experience. Each comes with a business mind-set of getting the most favorable result in the quickest, most efficient way possible. Since your GCS Counsel has experience handling the type of legal needs common to your business sector, he or she acclimates quickly to your infrastructure and works seamlessly with your people. Your GCS Counsel can take on the overload of your regular in-house attorney or reduce the amount of time spent on a project with your traditional law firm.
GCS’s All-Inclusive Managed Services
At no charge, General Counsel Solutions manages the entire process for you. Your GCS client relationship manager, who is available to you at all times, will:
- Take the time to learn about your company and understand your needs
- Identify appropriate candidates for you to select from
- Assign, with your input, the right lawyer to function as your in-house counsel
- Help you differentiate between “in-house” legal work and “law firm” legal work
- Review and approve hours billed and pay your GCS Counsel directly
- Make sure you are always satisfied with your GCS Counsel’s performance
This means that you only pay for your GCS Counsel’s time spent providing substantive legal advice and not for account or relationship management.
If a legal specialty outside of your GCS Counsel’s experience is required, GCS will either assign an additional attorney with that particular expertise or make the appropriate law firm introduction. In addition, we can evaluate the efficiency level and billing rates of your current law firm, and identify and negotiate rates with future law firms when very specific expertise is needed in the United States or internationally.
Contact us at 1-888-364-8795 or e-mail us a info@generalcounsels.com. Discover how your company can get a senior-level, general or corporate counsel on an as-needed basis, for a fraction of the cost.
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