A fractional general counsel works with a company on a part-time, project-based, or ongoing basis to provide senior legal support. Unlike traditional outside counsel, fractional counsel is designed to work closely with the business, understand commercial priorities, and support day-to-day decisions.

The goal is practical legal coverage that fits the company’s stage, budget, and legal needs.

Fractional GC support can be a good fit when:

• Contract volume is increasing.
• Customer or vendor negotiations are taking too much time.
• Privacy, data protection, or compliance questions are becoming more frequent.
• The business needs legal input but does not need a full-time legal hire.
• Leadership needs senior legal judgment for commercial or strategic decisions.
• Internal teams need templates, playbooks, or better legal processes.
• The company is expanding across jurisdictions or selling to enterprise customers.

Traditional outside counsel is often used for specific matters, specialist advice, or high-risk legal issues. Fractional GC support is more integrated with the business.

A fractional GC can help:

• Spot legal issues before they become blockers.
• Support recurring contract and privacy needs.
• Build practical processes for business teams.
• Coordinate specialist outside counsel when needed.
• Help leadership make informed risk decisions.

KPMP Consulting provides embedded, practical, and flexible legal support for growing companies that need senior legal judgment without unnecessary process or overhead.

Support can be structured as fixed-fee projects, bulk hours, monthly fractional counsel, hourly support, or overflow support, depending on the business need.

If your company is seeing more contract volume, privacy questions, vendor issues, or cross-border legal needs, fractional counsel support may be the right next step.