Legal Services
Commercial legal advice
Your expert legal partner for business growth
Close deals faster, manage the risks that matter and protect revenue while keeping legal simple.
Rethink Legal provides practical, no-nonsense, tailored advice from experienced business lawyers – without the jargon or costly surprises. Our in-house experience means we think differently about the role of a lawyer. We won’t sweat the small stuff and we don’t just advise; we help you get to the heart of an issue and guide you to make the right decisions quickly.
Discover our expertiseThe benefits of an in-house lawyer, with the flexibility of an external provider
Whether you need strategic legal support, contract expertise, or operational efficiency, we become part of your team, guiding you through decisions, joining the dots and ensuring legal works for your business, not against it.
Let’s talkTailored, business-first
legal support on your terms
We specialise in commercial legal advice, contract strategy, and legal operations, helping businesses and legal teams manage risk and cost and work smarter and more efficiently.
We also provide flexible legal support to cover resource gaps or skills shortages in your team.
Commercial Legal Advice
- Contracts & deal strategy – drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts that protect your business while keeping deals moving.
- Day-to-day business legal support – quick, practical guidance on disputes, compliance, procurement, employee matters and commercial risks.
- Compliance & risk management – ensuring your business stays compliant with data protection, competition law, anti-bribery regulations and more.
Legal Operations & Technology Consulting
- Integrate legal seamlessly into your business, ensuring your legal function supports growth rather than slowing it down.
- Optimise contract lifecycle management (CLM) to reduce bottlenecks and improve efficiency.
- Streamline legal processes with smart workflows, automation, and legal tech solutions.
Your Fractional General Counsel
- Senior-level, strategic legal support without the commitment of a full-time hire.
- A “fractional” general counsel not only manages the day-to-day legal issues, but also provides the kind of proactive, executive-level strategic advice that your own in-house lawyer would do – guiding leadership teams on contracts, risk, and compliance.
- At a fixed, monthly cost.
Why Rethink Legal?
Practical, business-first legal advice
No jargon, no unnecessary complexity and focused on the things that matter most to your business.
A safe pair of hands
Giving you the confidence that risks and deals are being properly managed with expert attention to detail, so that your time can be spent on other things.
Responsive, bespoke support
On demand and pre-emptive legal advice, tailored to your needs and supported by technology that delivers more value for you.
Predictable, transparent costs
Our pricing is tailored to your needs and includes hourly rates for ad-hoc advice, fixed fees for defined projects and a subscription model for ongoing mandates.
Our legal expertise
Contracts
Contracts keep your business moving, but they can also slow things down. We help you by:
- Reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts and terms of business to align with your commercial goals and risk appetite
- Standardising and simplifying contracts, making it easier to do business with customers, suppliers and partners
- Explaining your rights and obligations in disputes and terminations
Technology
We love technology, but it brings significant operational, legal and regulatory risks. We bridge the gap between legal, IT, and business teams to help you understand and manage these risks. We are experts in:
- Technology and data contracts – licensing, software as a service (SaaS), software development and integration, cloud, data sharing, and outsourcing
- Data protection and security, especially for AI and cloud-based services, and designing governance and compliance frameworks related to IT risks
- Technology related services and collaborations, ensuring you have the right to use key project outputs including developed code and other deliverables
Intellectual Property
We help you identify, protect, develop, manage and exploit your intellectual property, including:
- Copyright, trademarks, patents, trade secrets and similar rights
- Managing registrations, renewals and IP strategy
- Ensuring contracts effectively control use of IP by customers and business partners
Deal strategy
Before drafting, we help you structure deals for success by:
- Acting as a strategic sounding board for partnerships and commercial deals
- Supporting scenario planning to identify and protect the critical value drivers
- Advising on key contract terms such as financials, the obligations of the parties and termination or exit provisions
Day to day business legal support
There are times when you just need a “quick legal view”. From sales and procurement to compliance and disputes, we offer practical, no-nonsense advice on:
- Customer and supplier issues
- New business models and expanding into new markets
- Confidentiality, data protection, ethics, and employee matters
Compliance and risk management
Regulatory demands are ever-changing. We ensure your business is protected and compliant by advising on:
- Data protection, security, and GDPR
- Competition law, anti-bribery, and financial regulation
- Compliance frameworks, policies and training programs
Procurement and vendor management
We help de-risk procurement and increase efficiency with:
- Procurement and contracting processes, including standard templates & playbooks for efficiency
- Risk and template-based contract review and negotiation
- Legal tech integration to streamline procurement processes
Ready to digitise your procurement processes?
Find out more about our CLM and legal technology consulting services.
Other specialist areas
Where required, we provide advice through a network of trusted advisors with expertise in areas such as start-up fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and financial services regulation.
How we work together
We don’t have a standard way of working. We communicate by email, phone, WhatsApp, and collaboration tools including Teams (or whatever you like to use). We use shared workspaces where possible to make things more efficient.
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We start by understanding your business and legal priorities and discussing how we can help.
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We agree on what’s needed, including deliverables, timescales and pricing (hourly, fixed fees, or our subscription model) and how we’ll work together.
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We provide hands-on legal support as an extension of your team – clear, strategic advice you can actually use.