For Growing Companies

You've got funding and customers and you are beginning to see significant revenue. At the same time, you notice that your current way of handling day-to-day legal matters may no longer be right for your business. You don't have the time or inclination to get your outside law firm up to speed on every new project - you have a business to run. And when you do get your outside counsel involved, deals take longer to close, and the bill is often higher than you expected.

You have thought about hiring an in-house lawyer, but another executive salary is more overhead than you want to take on. And then there's the question of finding the right person . . .

Outside GC is ready to be your part-time in-house counsel. We make you feel like you've got another executive on your team, without having to make the commitment of hiring another full-time senior manager. If you like, we'll work at your office and we'll be available to your team on site. And being available won't translate into skyrocketing legal costs, because our fees are a fraction of those of the large law firms. We get to know your business because we are part of your business. No more working with junior associates fresh out of law school. All Outside GC attorneys are experienced business lawyers who have acted as general counsel for public and venture-backed companies.

You know the frustration of negotiating an important business deal, shaking hands and then waiting -- and waiting -- for the lawyers to bless and ink the deal. We do too. We also know that having a skilled business lawyer at the negotiating table can speed time to closure, as issues are identified early and creative solutions are built into the deal.

We understand the quarter-end pressure to close deals. And we'll work with you to streamline your business processes, create re-usable forms and help you close deals while keeping a careful eye on things like your valuable intellectual property and your ability to recognize revenue in the current quarter.

Outside GC will handle your day-to-day legal needs (contracts, employee matters, leases, IP protection, pre-litigation dispute resolution) at far less than the cost of a traditional law firm. We work with law firms, and manage them, to get the most out of high-priced specialists when needed. Large companies rely on in-house counsel for these reasons. Now you can too.