Startup General Counsel
- Save time
- Save money
- No surprise bills
The dreaded billable hour should not slow down your growth.
To avoid high legal fees founders often skip, delay, or DIY their legal needs. But without proper legal counsel, you risk making costly mistakes, such as:
- Making uninformed “gut” decisions.
- Using Google as your lawyer.
- Drafting your own contracts.
- Focusing on unimportant issues and slowing down deals.
- Entering due diligence unprepared.
- Missing opportunities.
Scale your startup smarter with General Counsel.
Get fractional General Counsel for your startup.
General Counsel is a new approach to law for startups. At Westaway, you can get your own fractional general counsel for a flat monthly fee. Our plans provide ongoing legal services for all the day-to-day needs of high-growth startups so they can scale with peace of mind that legal is taken care of.
- Book your free consult.
- Choose your plan.
- Scale with confidence.
100 Day Promise
It’s really nice to have a lawyer you can bounce ideas off of – without worrying about the cost of each question.
Vikram Sahai, CTO, Carbon Counts
As an entrepreneur I have a billion fires to put out. With General Counsel, legal is one I don’t have to deal with.
Dave Levin, COO, Hala Systems
General Counsel helps us empower our sales team to close deals fast.
Manoj Dadlani, CEO, CosmosID
General Counsel meets 99% of my legal needs, and I’ll never be surprised by a legal bill.
Chad Owen, CEO, Stimulus
We get more legal judgment from this service than the traditional hourly model. By taking the transaction out of the equation we are actually learning more and have more confidence in legal matters and our internal processes.
Aron Bohlig, CEO, CompCap
Especially for early stage companies like ours that are about to enter the next phase of growth, the clarity General Counsel provides allows us to take the next step with confidence.
Denee Reaves, HR & Ops Manager, Third Sector Capital
We are a fast-paced startup. General Counsel allows us to get actionable advice quickly so we can keep moving forward.
Kellan Hays, COO, Good Nature Agro
Why founders like you love General Counsel.
- Know your legal house is in order.
- Control costs.
- Access to an attorney whenever needed.
- Close deals faster.
- Avoid surprise legal bills.
- Smooth venture capital due diligence.
- Level up your legal knowledge.
- Attorneys who think like founders.
- Focus on scaling your startup.
- Make smarter decisions.
- Save time.
- Save money.
Choose your plan.
Compare plans.
LAUNCH | GROW | SCALE | |
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Unlimited Calls / Emails | |||
Contract Reviews Per Month | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Incorporation | |||
Master Service Agreement | |||
SaaS Agreement | |||
Employee Agreement | |||
Independent Contractor Agreement | |||
Advisor Agreement | |||
Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement | |||
Separation Agreement | |||
Mutual NDA | |||
Unilateral NDA | |||
Terms of Service | |||
Privacy Policy | |||
Stock Plan | |||
Stock Grant | |||
Stock Option Grant | |||
Cap Table Management | |||
SAFE | |||
Convertible Note | |||
Series Seed Financing | |||
Series A Financing | |||
Series B Financing | |||
Monthly Cost | $3,000 | $6,000 | $9,000 |
General Counsel can save your company up to:
/ year
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FAQs about Startup General Counsel.
Which General Counsel Plan is best for me?
- Launch is best for Pre-seed Startups, Solo Consultants, Small Agencies, and Small and Growing Businesses.
- Grow is best for Seed Stage Startups, Boutique Consulting Firms, Boutique Agencies, Mid-sized Businesses.
- Scale is best for Series A / B Startups, Consulting Firms, Agencies, Mature Businesses.
Unlimited calls and emails, really?
This seems a little too good to be true. How can you make this work?
What is not included in General Counsel?
How do you calculate the cost savings?
What types of contracts are included under contract review?
What is a startup General Counsel?
A startup General Counsel is a strategic legal advisor who partners with the senior leadership team to steer a young company through critical legal matters. More than just an in-house lawyer, a General Counsel helps shape overall strategy and advises on key legal issues from incorporation to funding to intellectual property. With deep expertise across corporate law, a General Counsel guides startups through major milestones like raising capital, hiring talent, drafting contracts, and establishing policies and procedures. An adept startup General Counsel understands both the legal and business implications of strategic decisions, allowing them to provide tailored guidance on mitigating risk while enabling growth. By leveraging legal knowledge and instincts, a trusted General Counsel empowers leadership to build the strongest legal foundation possible in the early days of a startup.
Why do startups need a General Counsel?
Startups need a General Counsel to provide expert legal guidance from day one. An experienced startup GC becomes a strategic advisor, getting to know the business to offer tailored advice. Over time, the GC builds valuable institutional knowledge that informs wise counsel as the company grows. Rather than scrambling to find legal help when needs arise, startups benefit enormously from having a startup General Counsel ready to steer them through the twists and turns in the road ahead. With a trusted legal partner, founders can focus on innovation while mitigating risk.