Virtual In-House Counsel
A July 2007 nationwide salary survey indicates that the median salary for an in-house corporate attorney with ten years of experience to be $127,939. Even a corporate attorney with less than one year of experience garners $89,076 on average. In many large metropolitan areas, outside corporate counsel at large law firms charge between $600 to $900 per hour or more for their legal services. For most small business clients, it is not possible to employ in-house counsel or even retain outside counsel at these rates. This is particularly true for start-ups since legal fees in business formation process are some of the largest a company will encounter for some time. Worst yet, as a small business, it is difficult to gauge how frequently and to what extent you will need the services of an attorney to provide advice. This is why we created our Virtual In-House Counsel service.
How We Serve Our Clients
With our Virtual In-House Counsel service, we are able to provide our clients with a set number of hours of legal services per month for a fixed fee, which is substantially lower than our regular legal fees. Moreover, if a client does not use the fixed number of hours in a given month, we will roll it over to the next month. With a fixed monthly rate for legal services, clients are better able to budget accordingly just like they do for rent, insurance, and other fixed expenses. Most importantly, with Virtual In-House Counsel, even our smallest clients do not hesitate to contact us at the outset of a legal matter or even if they have a simple legal question. By intervening early on, we are often able to advise our clients to avoid otherwise certain legal trouble saving them not only invaluable time but untold amounts in legal fees. We can tailor a Virtual In-House Counsel service for your specific needs.
Moreover, with our Virtual In-House Counsel service we can provide real-time solutions for our clients utilizing video conferencing, webinars, text messaging, and instant messaging. No matter where you are in the world, regardless if it's your boardroom, local café, or the beaches of Thailand, our attorneys can be there with you via the latest video conferencing and instant messaging technology, to provide legal counsel at an affordable rate.
