-
Outsourced In-House Counsel
Outsourced In-House Counsel for Creative Businesses
It has never been more difficult for Australian businesses to stay legally compliant with the explosion of AI, stricter consumer, privacy and employment laws and many more challenges.
By using our outsourced in-house legal counsel service, our skilled and commercially-minded lawyers (your Legal Counsel), will get to know your business, create effective legal documentation and processes and take care of your ongoing legal requirements.
Book a discovery call to find out more
Keen to learn more? Then book a complimentary discovery here and talk to our team about outsourcing your in-house legal counsel needs to Studio Legal.
Outsourced In House Counsel Services
As part of our Outsourced In-house Counsel solution, you can access:
- Business Legal Healthcheck Report & Step Plan.
- Our contract template suite for your business.
- Creation and maintenance of ‘live’ legal WIP document.
- Regular check-ins.
- On-site attendances and meetings as required.
- Day to day legal advice and support as required.
- Contract populations, reviews and negotiations.
- Dispute management (excludes litigation).
- IP portfolio management (if required).
- Day to Day HR support (if required).
- Access to out of scope services at discounted rates.
What do we charge?
We understand that your business law needs are varied month to month and differ from other businesses.
So, we will design a flexible retainer model that works for you.
Our retainer options include:
- Charged by the hour as required.
- Charged as a fixed monthly fee.
Who do we work with?
We provide outsourced in-house legal services to creative SMEs, franchises and global brands through exciting industries.
Industries include:
- Advertising.
- Marketing.
- Architecture and interior design.
- Fashion.
- Art.
- Design.
- Beauty.
- Fitness and wellness.
- Manufacturing.
- Food and beverage.
- Hospitality.
- And more.
Frequently asked questions
Q: Who will be our Legal Counsel?
A: In consultation with you, we will appoint 2 lawyers to your account, one who will be your primary contact and the other who will be a principal level lawyer (both who can use your company email if preferred by you).
Q: Can your lawyers use our business email address?
A: Yes, our lawyers can work from a business email address supplied by you, so we can really integrate into your team and business.
Q: Do I have to commit to a minimum term?
A: Our retainers last for a minimum 3 months, and after this period, you may cancel with 30 days’ notice.
Q: What set-up costs are there?
A: We believe in strong legal foundations, that’s why upon sign-up, we will conduct a Business Healthcheck Report for your business and then deliver a set of initial recommendations (your Step Plan) and contact templates for future use (charged as an initial fixed fee).
Q: Can Studio Legal do fixed price retainers?
A: Absolutely, if this is your preference. We suggest working together for 3 months, and then meeting to discuss. We will analyse the volume of work to date and suggest a fixed fee per month retainer.
Q: What visibility and reports will we get?
A: We will create and maintain a live working spreadsheet of all legal matters we are working on for your business accessible to you at any time and discussed in our monthly WIP meetings.
Q: Why should you have your own Outsourced In House Counsel?
A: As a successful and growing creative business, you need a dedicated legal team to keep you legally compliant, manage legal risk and to help maximise commercial opportunities. We offer this service and accompanying peace of mind at a fraction of the cost of hiring 2 dedicated in-house lawyers or using external lawyers for all legal projects.
