How to Get Started
Retainer
What It Is
What Is Included
The Retainer covers the full range of routine legal work a growing business generates. The scope is agreed at the start, and if something sits outside it, we tell you before we proceed, not after.
A Retainer in Practice
The value of a retainer is easier to show than to describe. Here is a representative month, anonymised, but representative of the kind of work a retainer covers.
Contract review
A supplier sent their standard terms with an unusual indemnity clause that would have shifted significant liability. Reviewed, annotated, and returned with a redlined version within 24 hours.
Employment advice
HR flagged uncertainty about a long-term contractor's IR35 status ahead of a renewal. Advised on the assessment, recommended a process change, and drafted a revised engagement letter.
Proactive flag
During routine review, noticed an incoming customer agreement contained a limitation of liability clause well below market standard. Client was alerted and renegotiated before signing.
Quarterly review
Quarterly legal review call: three outstanding items from the previous review closed out, two new items identified and added to the shared tracker with agreed timelines.
Document drafting
Sales team had a new enterprise prospect asking for an NDA before a detailed conversation. Bespoke NDA drafted, reviewed, and sent same day.
Monthly summary
End-of-month summary sent: everything handled during the month, open items with status, and two things to watch for in the month ahead. No surprises.
Who It Is For
01
Legal questions arrive frequently, and you don't want to engage a firm.
02
You need someone who knows you, your business and the documentation.
03
Reactive cover is not enough, and it's expensive.
04
Obligations are mounting and you want them tracked and kept current, not left to chance.
30 minutes. We confirm the fit, understand your current legal setup, and agree what the retainer will cover. No preparation needed.
You receive a clear written summary of what is covered, what is not, and the fixed monthly fee. Nothing starts until you have confirmed this in writing.
Engagement letter countersigned, and you are covered from that point. We send an introductory document request to get up to speed on your existing contracts and structure.
Your contracts rarely stop at one border. We are insured to advise on commercial agreements in jurisdictions around the world, so we can help wherever your business reaches.
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A Retainer is not right for every business at every stage. Get in touch and we will give you an honest answer. If Discovery Day is a better starting point, we will say so.
All Retainer engagements begin with a qualifying call. No obligation.