General Counsel is a new approach to law for startups
- Using ChatGPT as your lawyer
- Relying on handshakes, not contracts
- Making uninformed “gut” decisions
- Missing red flags in term sheets
- Entering due diligence unprepared
- Missing opportunities
Avoid the mistakes that kill momentum:
Our plans deliver ongoing legal support for everything high-growth startups face day to day—so you can keep your traction and build trust with investors, partners, and your team.
Co-Founder, Co-CEO, Gosu Academy
F. Javier Bernal
“It makes a huge difference having a lawyer I can message any time without thinking, ‘Is this worth the fee?’ GC advice is thoughtful, quick, and always on point."
Co-founder, CEO, Comfi.ai
Sanjar Samiev
“We don’t have an in-house legal team, but with General Counsel, we don’t feel the gap. It covers most of our needs and gives us actionable advice so we can keep our pace.”
Choose your plan
We offer three plans designed to support startups at every stage of growth.
SCALE
For mature teams ready to scale — a smarter, more flexible alternative to hiring in-house counsel.
Best for Series A/B Startups
GROW
For startups focused on growth, traction, and investor readiness.
Best for Seed Stage Startups
LAUNCH
For founders who want to get it right from the start.
Best for Pre-Seed Startups
Idea
For Founders who are just starting out
Best for Idea/Pre-Launch Stage
Compare plans
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Bespoke Contract Drafts/Review
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On-Demand Legal Support
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Core Legal Templates
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Legal Health Check
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Safe/Convertible Notes
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Company Incorporation
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Fundraising Readiness
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Branded Data Room
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Cap Table Management
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Series Seed Financing
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In the first 100 days, we resolve any urgent issues, close existing gaps, and create the essential contracts and documents your startup needs to grow with confidence.
100 Day Promise
FAQs about working with a startup lawyer.
Yes really. The whole point of General Counsel is to be there when you need us. By removing the billable hour, we’ve made it frictionless for you to reach out to us on issues big and small. This completely changes the dynamic of the relationship from transactional to partnership.
We work smarter, not harder. Because we designed the firm specifically for entrepreneurs, from day one we’ve been relentlessly focused on the efficient delivery of quality legal services. We’ve invested in automation (and are exploring AI) to make our process quick, smooth and highly accurate.
From our experience, General Counsel covers about 90% of a startup’s legal needs. Although issues like regulation, taxation, international structuring and M&A are not included within the scope of General Counsel, everything listed above is included. When projects are out of scope, we often work with our General Counsel clients on a per project basis.
Contract review includes reviewing, editing and negotiating any contract that is 20 pages or less with any counterparty.
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.