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GLS Legal On Call™: Fractional In-House Counsel for Startups & Affordable Legal Advice On Demand
Access your own in-house capability for a small monthly fee
Your Problem: Your a Startup, resources are limited but legal advice can be critical.
Price and accessibility often prevent founders from picking up the phone to speak to a legal expert.
Related challenges include:
- you are launching a business and need to manage every dollar carefully
- legal costs can make it difficult to seek advice when questions arise
- many legal issues are new when you are building your first company
- sometimes you simply want to sense-check something quickly with a lawyer
- early advice can prevent costly problems later in the life of the business
- it can feel frustrating paying large fees for documents that should be standard
- you may worry that your legal question is too small to justify contacting a lawyer
What if your Startup could access to its own in-house legal team - without the cost of hiring one?
The GLS Solution: Instant access to in-house legal advice for founders who need to move fast.
GLS Legal On Call™ effectively gives your start-up its own in-house legal team - available when you need them, at a cost early-stage businesses can afford.
Your own in-house lawyer can guide you through the most common legal issues faced by early-stage businesses, all for a simple monthly fee designed to be affordable for Startups.
Getting legal support is now simple. Simply book a convenient 10-minute slot online, and a member of the GLS in-house team will call you and answer your questions in real time.
No waiting days for responses. No worrying about surprise legal bills. The service operates under a fair use policy, allowing founders to request support whenever needed, up to 10 calls per month.
GLS Legal On Call™ is also available on a limited free trial basis, allowing founders to experience the service first-hand before committing. Trial participation details are set out in GLS Legal on Call™ (Free Trial).
GLS Legal On Call™ gives founders the confidence of knowing that legal guidance is always within reach.
You can check issues early, avoid costly mistakes, and move forward knowing your decisions have been properly thought through.
GLS Legal On Call™ also gives you access to a tier specific number of legal templates in our world class online legal template library via issued redemption codes.
This allows your Startup to operate professionally from day one while saving many thousands in legal drafting costs.
Subscribers at the Advanced level and above will also be assigned their own dedicated GLS relationship manager.
Your relationship manager will check in periodically to ensure the legal health of your business and help identify issues before they become problems.
Members of GLS Legal On Call™ also receive discounted access to a range of other GLS Group solutions, should your legal needs grow as your company scales.
Every successful start-up eventually hires an in-house lawyer. GLS Legal On Call™ lets you access that capability from day one.
Problem solved.
GLS – Law Rewritten
Solution Deliverables
What GLS Legal On Call as your legal copilot looks like
| GLS Legal On Calls: | Book calls whenever you need guidance. Simply schedule online and speak directly with a GLS in-house lawyer. No gatekeepers, no engagement letters, and no unexpected billing. Fair use applies, with a maximum of 10 calls per month. |
| Always Available: | Book legal calls online whenever needed. Your GLS lawyer will respond quickly, usually within hours and no later than the next Singapore business day. |
| Always Cost Certain: | A fixed monthly fee removes the uncertainty and stress typically associated with legal billing. |
| Actionable Advice: | GLS in-house experts provide clear, practical advice designed to help you move your business forward. No academic theory - just straightforward guidance founders can act on immediately. |
| Subject Experts: | GLS brings together experienced in-house lawyers who regularly deal with the commercial legal issues faced by growing businesses and start-ups. Our lawyers can cover all of the topics set out in the GLS Startup Legal Journey Map. |
| Always Protected: | Being able to say your start-up has access to an in-house legal team immediately increases credibility with investors, partners, and customers. |
| Proactive Legal Liaison: | Complete Customers receive a dedicated GLS expert who checks in quarterly to conduct a short legal health review and help identify risks before they become expensive problems. |
| GLS Group Discounts: | Subscribers receive discounted access to additional GLS Group Offering including: GLS Law Firm, GLS Managed Services and the GLS Startup Support Centre, giving you priority access to deeper legal support whenever your business needs it. |
| Template Library: | Access a curated library of professionally drafted legal templates covering common business agreements. Templates (Basic Level only) are provided through redemption codes issued when you purchase the solution depending on the solution tier you purchase. |
| Legal Needs Assessment: | A structured 1 hour workshop with GLS to identify your forward looking legal needs based on your completion of the Your Legal Needs Assessment online survey. This helps puts your Startup on a pro-active legal support posture. |
| Free Trial Scope: | Trial users may schedule up to three 10-minute calls with a GLS lawyer during the first month so you can experience the service before committing. No strings attached at all! See GLS Legal On Call™ (Free Trial) |
| Free Trial Disclaimer: | Support provided during the trial is offered on a no-liability basis. The trial is designed to allow you to experience the service and determine whether it suits your needs. |
| Trial Eligibility: | Once you have purchased the Free Trial, via redemption code “OnCall” on check out , you will need to complete our online Start Up Legal Needs Assessment Form to see if you are eligible. You can find the online form here - it takes just 5 mins to complete and allows us to understand your need and align on whether we can meet them. |
Solution SLA Options and US$ Pricing
| Column one | Column two | Column three | Column four | Column five |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELIVERABLES | Standard | Advanced | Complete | |
| Coverage (Months) | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
| Consultations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| GLS Overflow Discount | 5% | 10% | ||
| GLS Law Firm Discount | 10% | 15% | ||
| Basic Template Redemption Codes (USD200) | 2 | 4 | ||
| Legal Needs Assessment Workshop | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| GLS Legal Liaison | ✓ | |||
| Price (excl. VAT) | US$199 p/m | US$199 p/m | US$199 p/m |
Pricing Comparison
| Big Law Review | US Rate | GLS Cost | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner | $850 | $199 | 14 min |
| Senior Associate | $640 | $199 | 19min |
| Blended | $520 | $199 | 23min |
| Junior Associate | $400 | $199 | 29min |
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From
US$1,194.00
excl GST
US$2,388.00
excl GST
US$4,776.00
excl GST
