FAQs

Q: Who is The General Counsel, Ltd.?

A: We are a group of experienced corporate counsel who take a hands-on approach to address the day-to-day in-house legal needs of businesses. 

We offer a unique way to deliver in-house legal services: our experienced attorneys travel to your place of business and partner with your legal department, or serve you remotely from our offices, for just the amount of time you need. Our attorneys combine business savvy with extensive legal experience to help solve problems at predictable and affordable costs. We have significant corporate legal experience and take a business-centric, practical approach to delivering legal services tailored to the needs of our client

Q: What problems do we solve?

A: Our clients use us to “in-source” important legal work (what smart companies are doing now to reduce legal spend). This helps them solve staffing issues such as staffing gaps, overflow support needs and attorney leave. Our attorneys can help your legal department fulfill additional capacity needs, increase productivity and efficiency, and achieve timely results -- all without adding headcount to your full-time staff. We can help you reduce your legal spend or do more legal work at a reasonable, predictable cost. We provide skillful and practical business-oriented advice and solutions to meet your business expectations without "over-lawyering." We can help you do more with less. 

Q: Why is The General Counsel Ltd. a smart choice?

A: Since 1985, The General Counsel, Ltd. has pioneered the concept of a virtual law firm with minimal overhead, allowing us to pass significant savings along to our clients. We offer business clients exceptional value through the combination of effective legal services with reasonable cost.

Averaging more than 25 years of in-house experience, our attorneys have expertise in areas that matter most to business, providing peace of mind along with skillfully executed legal work.

Consider the staffing flexibility we offer as well as the benefit of predictably managing your legal spend.

We’re the right solution.
Call us today at 612.670.7687 to learn more.

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