What is a fractional lawyer?
A fractional lawyer gives your business senior legal expertise on a part-time, flexible, or project basis — in-house depth without the full-time cost. Think of it as having a trusted General Counsel for the fraction of the time you need.
The benefits of going fractional
All the value of senior legal counsel, sized to your business and your budget.
Senior expertise, sensible cost
Get the judgement of a seasoned in-house lawyer without the salary, super, and overhead of a full-time hire. You pay for the slice of capacity you actually need.
Flexible by design
Legal work spikes and slows. A fractional lawyer scales with you — a day a week, a specific project, or extra hands when things get busy.
Legal readiness, earlier
Contracts, compliance, governance, and investor-ready foundations — handled before they become expensive problems. Especially valuable for growing and funded businesses.
Embedded, not transactional
Unlike one-off external advice, a fractional lawyer learns your business and becomes a genuine part of the team — your go-to legal partner.
Common questions
How is a fractional lawyer different from a law firm?
A fractional lawyer works inside your business like an in-house lawyer would — understanding your goals, people, and risk appetite — rather than billing you by the matter from the outside. It's relationship-led, commercial, and proactive.
What kind of businesses use fractional lawyers?
Startups, scale-ups, SMEs, and even larger organisations that need senior legal support but not (yet) a full-time General Counsel. Anyone with real legal needs and no in-house team is a great fit.
How much time do they commit?
It's entirely flexible — from a few hours a month to several days a week, or a defined project. The arrangement is shaped around what your business actually needs.
Looking for a fractional lawyer?
Tell us what your business needs and someone from the Between Counsel crew will be in touch to connect you with the right fractional lawyer from our community.