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Executive Legal & Compliance Leadership Without the Full-Time Price Tag
A fractional Chief Legal & Compliance Officer who builds your contracts, governance, and compliance programs — so you can raise, scale, and sell with confidence.
Every Year
Trusted by Founders, Boards & Operators Across Industries
A Full Legal & Compliance Function, On Demand
From contracts to compliance to the boardroom — your fractional CLCO covers every function a full-time General Counsel would, at a fraction of the cost.
Contract Drafting & Negotiation
Every agreement that touches your business, reviewed and negotiated by someone who's seen thousands of them.
- MSAs & statements of work
- NDAs & vendor agreements
- Customer & partner contracts
- Redlines turned around in 48 hours
Regulatory Compliance Programs
Compliance built to survive an audit, not just look good on a slide.
- GDPR, CCPA & SOC 2 readiness
- Policy & procedure development
- Risk assessments & internal audits
- Employee training programs
Corporate Governance & Board Support
The structure investors and boards expect, run cleanly in the background.
- Board meeting prep & minutes
- Cap table & equity documentation
- Entity management
- Investor & M&A support
Embedded Fractional CLCO
A dedicated legal & compliance officer who joins your leadership team, not a vendor you email once a quarter.
- Weekly leadership cadence
- Legal ops & vendor management
- Litigation oversight
- Direct line to outside counsel network
Contracts closed annually
Average savings vs. a full-time GC salary
Average contract turnaround time
Years average legal & compliance experience
From First Call to Full Coverage
A clean, predictable rollout — no six-week onboarding, no guesswork.
Legal & Compliance Audit
We map your contracts, policies, and compliance gaps in your first two weeks.
Roadmap & Quick Wins
You get a prioritized 90-day plan that tackles the highest-risk gaps first.
Embedded Leadership
Your fractional CLCO joins your leadership cadence and starts executing.
Ongoing Governance
Contracts, compliance, and board support run on a predictable monthly rhythm.
Built for Companies at Every Stage of Risk
Whatever stage you're at, we tailor the legal & compliance function to match your risk profile.
Startups & Scaleups
Founder-friendly legal support that scales as your headcount and contract volume grow.
Fintech & Regulated Industries
Deep familiarity with licensing, disclosures, and the regulators watching your every move.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
HIPAA-aware compliance and contracting for teams operating under clinical or patient-data rules.
PE-Backed & Portfolio Companies
Board-ready governance and reporting that satisfies investor requirements from day one.
SaaS & Technology Companies
Data privacy, SOC 2, and customer contracting built for a subscription business model.
Pre-IPO & M&A-Track Companies
Due diligence-ready documentation and governance before the process ever starts.
You Need This If...
If any of these sound familiar, we built this for you.
You Don't Have a General Counsel — But You're Growing Fast
Contracts and compliance decisions are landing on your desk with no one qualified to own them.
Contracts Are Piling Up in Your Inbox
Redlines sit for weeks because no one owns turnaround time, and deals are slipping because of it.
You're Preparing for a Fundraise or Audit
Investors and auditors are about to look under the hood, and you're not sure what they'll find.
Compliance Requirements Are Outgrowing Your Team
SOC 2, GDPR, or industry regulation is now non-negotiable and nobody owns the program.
Outside Counsel Bills Are Out of Control
You're paying law firm hourly rates for work that should be handled in-house.
Sound like you?
Let's fix your legal function before it becomes a bottleneck.
Book a Free Legal AuditSenior Legal Judgment, Without the Overhead
You get the strategic thinking of a General Counsel, embedded in your business, at a fraction of the full-time cost.
Big Law Experience, Fractional Cost
Our CLCOs trained at top firms and in-house legal teams before going fractional.
Embedded, Not Outsourced
Your CLCO joins your leadership meetings and Slack — not a portal you check for updates.
Built for Fast-Moving Teams
48-hour turnarounds, not law-firm billing cycles. We move at your speed, not ours.
Cross-Functional by Design
We work directly with your finance, HR, and ops teams — not just your inbox.
Vetted Outside Counsel Network
When you need specialty litigation or IP counsel, we bring in the right firm at the right price.
If your fractional CLCO isn't the right fit in the first 30 days, we'll rematch you at no extra cost.
No obligation. 30-minute call.
Legal Leadership That Fits Your Stage
Flat monthly retainers. No hourly surprises, no long-term contracts.
- 10 hours/month legal support
- Contract review & drafting (up to 5/mo)
- NDA & vendor agreement templates
- Monthly compliance check-in
- Email & Slack access
- Standard SLA (72-hour turnaround)
- Quarterly policy review
- Access to outside counsel network
- 25 hours/month legal support
- Unlimited contract review & negotiation
- Compliance program build-out (SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA)
- Board meeting prep & governance support
- Weekly leadership cadence
- Priority SLA (48-hour turnaround)
- Dedicated fractional CLCO
- Vendor & litigation oversight
- 40+ hours/month legal support
- Full legal department build-out
- M&A & due diligence support
- Multi-entity governance & compliance
- Custom SLA (24-hour turnaround)
- Dedicated CLCO + legal ops support
- Direct board & investor liaison
- Outside counsel budget management
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How We Stack Up
See how a fractional CLCO compares to a full-time hire or a traditional law firm retainer.
| Feature | In-House GC | Law Firm Retainer | Skillfi Us |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average monthly cost | $18K–$25K+ | $10K–$20K+ | From $4,500 |
| Response time | Business hours | 3–5 days | 48 hours |
| Owns compliance program | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Embedded in leadership meetings | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Contract volume included | Limited by bandwidth | Billed hourly | Included in retainer |
| Typical onboarding time | 60–90 days | Immediate | 2 weeks |
| Flexibility to scale up or down | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
Legal Teams That Get Out of the Way
"They gave us GC-level oversight at a fraction of the cost. Contract turnaround alone paid for the retainer."
"Our compliance program went from nonexistent to SOC 2-ready in one quarter."
"Board meetings finally have proper legal structure. It's like having a GC without the overhead."
"We were buried in vendor contracts. Now everything moves in 48 hours, not two weeks."
"The fractional model let us get senior legal talent we could never have hired full-time."
"Due diligence for our Series C was smooth because our legal house was already in order."
Common Questions
They own your legal and compliance function end to end — contracts, governance, regulatory compliance, and risk — the same scope as a full-time CLCO, just on a part-time retainer built around your needs.
Outside counsel bills by the hour for discrete tasks. Your fractional CLCO is embedded in your leadership team, owns the strategy, and manages outside counsel on your behalf when specialty work comes up.
Most engagements start within two weeks of your audit call, beginning with a full review of your existing contracts, policies, and compliance gaps.
Not necessarily. We handle day-to-day legal and compliance work in-house and bring in your existing firm — or ours — for specialty litigation, IP, or M&A when it's genuinely needed.
Primarily startups, SaaS, fintech, healthtech, and PE-backed companies — any business where regulatory and contractual risk grows faster than the team managing it.
Yes. Retainers are month to month, and you can move between tiers as your contract volume, headcount, or compliance requirements change.
Your Legal & Compliance Function, Finally Under Control
Book a free audit and we'll show you exactly where the risk and inefficiency are hiding.