Fractional Deputy General Counsel
Many businesses have established in house legal departments. I have yet to meet an in house legal department that had free time and was stress free. Gibson Counsel’s Fractional Deputy General Counsel services is the solution to your team’s stress: we offer senior-level legal support to existing legal departments.
I have been in the GC chair and understand the unique pressures GCs face. My goal with Fractional DGC services is to make the GC's life easier.
If you do not have an established legal department, please review our Fractional General Counsel services.
Subscription Services
How Fractional Deputy General Counsel Services Work:
Gibson Counsel’s Fractional DGC services provide you with ongoing access to experienced legal counsel without the commitment and cost of a full-time hire. This support can be for a season or for an extended period of time. As a former GC, I am acutely aware of the many items on a GC’s task list that never seem to get the attention they deserve: adopting the latest AI tools and trends in a compliant manner, creating playbooks or updating templates, mentoring younger attorneys or non-attorney professionals, legal ops decisions and execution, and the list goes on. And, just when a General Counsel starts to feel caught up - an urgent and large transaction is dropped on their desk.
Gibson Counsel’s Fractional DGC service is designed to allow you to offload a portion of your calendar to a trusted co-counsel with low ego and high output. Here's how it typically works: We establish a monthly subscription service based on your anticipated needs—this might be 5 hours monthly for a smaller company needing occasional guidance, or 20-30 hours per month for a growing business requiring regular co-counsel support. You then have direct access to Blake Gibson for delegated legal projects and tasks.
The relationship is ongoing but flexible. As your needs change, we can adjust the engagement. If you exceed your monthly allowance, I do not charge overage fees. I want my clients to call me and I do not want any barrier to that. You get the benefit of counsel who knows your business, understands your industry context, and can provide strategic guidance that considers your broader objectives—not just isolated legal questions.
Services Offered
Blake Gibson serves as your trusted co-counsel, providing proactive guidance on corporate matters, contract review, legal ops, compliance questions, and strategic decision-making, as well as other mutually agreed practice areas as the needs arise. You get experienced counsel available when you need it, without the cost of a full-time hire.
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