The lawyer your business sometimes needs
Are you “winging it” when it comes to managing legal risk in your business?
Do you need a part time in-house counsel who can develop a deep understanding of your business?
Part-time and on-demand legal services for your business
Many businesses find that the traditional model for delivery of legal services – an external law firm or permanent in-house lawyer – isn’t a great match for their needs.
I provide another option - an on-demand or part-time in-house lawyer.
How I help
I provide commercially useful, pragmatic and plain-English legal advice that can help you manage risk and make better business decisions.
I can work on-demand, on a part-time contract or on a retainer basis, at a scale and price that works for you. My pricing packages include both fixed fee and real-time costing options.
I’ve worked with a variety of clients and have a reputation for being easy to work with and adding value to business processes and decisions. I really do enjoy getting to know people and their business, and helping them manage the legal issues.
What I do
I’m a generalist in-house counsel, which means I handle a broad range of day-to-day legal issues, and can recognise when specialist legal advice is necessary (and coordinate that advice).
Here are some of the things I help clients with:
Commercial contracts: drafting, reviewing, negotiating and interpreting
Reviewing tender documentation and commercial pitches
Drafting correspondence to, or attending meetings with clients, suppliers and third parties where legal issues are involved
Providing a “legal sounding board” for people across your business on day-to-day legal issues
Reviewing new product and service offerings
Acting as legal project manager, coordinating work with your company’s other consultants or advisers, and reporting back to management
Preparing and reviewing regulatory applications, including licence applications
Advising on regulatory requirements and guidance applicable to your entity (e.g. ASIC, APRA)
Re-drafting product/client terms and conditions in plain English
Drafting/reviewing corporate policies and procedures
Testimonial
“Leigh’s ability to accelerate the execution and closure on the matters I partnered her with is attributed to not only her outstanding legal skills but also her very strong commercial acumen which contributed immensely to the success of the business.
Leigh is exceptional and one of the most efficient in-house counsels that I have ever worked with, who always strives for excellence.”