Our Services · Fractional General Counsel

Senior legal leadership, without the full-time cost.

A seasoned general counsel embedded in your business, part-time, for a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.

The Model

The general counsel your business needs, sized to what it actually requires.

Just as companies now hire fractional CFOs and CMOs, they are turning to the fractional general counsel, also called an outsourced or on-demand general counsel: a senior lawyer who works with a business part-time, on a retainer or project basis, with the strategic judgment of a seasoned in-house counsel and none of the salary, benefits, or overhead of a full-time hire. For a founder-led or mid-market company, a full-time general counsel can cost well over $400,000 a year before benefits, while relying only on outside firms means unpredictable hourly bills and advisors who parachute in and out. A fractional general counsel sits inside the business, builds institutional knowledge, and is there when it matters.

How We Help

In-house judgment, on demand.

A General Counsel, Embedded

The strategic legal function, without the headcount.

Day-to-day and board-level legal leadership: commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, risk management, employment matters, fundraising and M&A support, and managing outside counsel, from a senior lawyer who sits in your leadership meetings and knows your business.

For:Founders, CEOs, and boards that need senior legal judgment but not a full-time GC.

Cost-Effective by Design

Pay for the legal leadership you use.

Senior expertise without the salary, benefits, and recruiting cost of a full-time general counsel, and without the unpredictable hourly bills of a law firm. Scale the engagement up or down as your needs change, with a predictable, controlled legal spend.

For:Growth-stage, scale-up, and mid-market companies managing cost and risk.
Why Delphine

A general counsel who has already sat at the deal table.

Our fractional general counsel is backed by an integrated legal and capital advisory team, so you get a lawyer who has run the financings, M&A, and restructurings, not just read about them. It is big-firm capability at mid-market pricing, with the legal and financial work coordinated under one roof.

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