Fractional General Counsel
Business law services help small and medium size growing companies with strategic legal support tailored to their needs and budget throughout the entire business lifecycle from entrepreneurs and startups to high-growth middle-market and Fortune100 companies and non-profits.
Strategic Partnerships
Actionable Business Advice
For growing companies, you need a partner you can count on to give you sound and strategic legal advice.
Kimberly DeCarrera has served as in-house counsel, as a Chief Legal Officer, in a hyper-growth company. She knows what companies need – quick, to the point, legal advice that you can take immediate action on.
No need for long winded legal memos (unless you want that!) You want bullet point pros and cons and a recommended action item. That’s what you get with DeCarrera Law.
Legal can be a business partner, reducing your risk and providing you a with excellent service for employees, customers, vendors, investors, and other important stakeholders.
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COMMERCIAL Contracts
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Business Law
What is a Fractional General Counsel?
Many companies have a legal department. Their top lawyer is often called either a General Counsel or a Chief Legal Officer.
This lawyer is a generalist (hey, lawyers aren’t always known as the creative types when it comes to titles!) that does a little of everything, from contracts to legal org charts to employment law. They manage outside counsel and litigation matters. They are an adviser to the other departments, including sales & operations, marketing, finance, and technology.
But many companies are not big enough to need a full legal team. Or do not have the resources for such a department.
That’s where the Fractional General Counsel comes in! Think of DeCarrera Law as your legal department!
The new modern legal department is scalable, with on-demand help only as needed. DeCarrera Law scales with your needs, as your company scales.
Additional Services
Business Law Services
From startup to dissolution, DeCarrera Law provides a full range of business law services.
DeCarrera Law, LLC also serves as overflow counsel for corporate legal departments.
When should a company hire a Fractional General Counsel?
Most companies come to DeCarrera Law seeking a Fractional General Counsel after they get tired of the BigLaw bills for their routine business law matters while missing strategic advice that likely could have prevented the issue in the first place. Most companies
- Are growing quickly
- Have frequent contracts to draft, review, and negotiate
- Are hiring and firing employees regularly (employee turnover)
- Defending or prosecuting multiple lawsuits at once
- Are falling behind or cannot keep up with regulatory compliance
- Are preparing for investment or sale
If this sounds like your company, it’s time to discuss whether a Fractional General Counsel is right for you.
Can DeCarrera Law manage our litigation?
Yes! DeCarrera Law is experienced in managing multiple litigation matters simultaneously.
As your top lawyer, Kimberly DeCarrera will manage all the other lawyers that you might need. While you retain the ultimate decision making ability, Kimberly DeCarrera can help you select local or specialty counsel for specific litigation and when applicable, work with insurance companies to get the bills paid.
She’ll advise on strategy and even review their bills. She’ll negotiate on your behalf and help you decide on next steps. She’ll even translate the legal speak into a language that you can understand, that’s relevant to your business!