Senior legal professionals for London businesses — without the full-time cost
London's fastest-growing startups, SMEs, and scale-ups use Lexternal to access senior in-house legal expertise on a fractional basis. Get Big Law-trained counsel embedded in your team — at a fraction of the cost of a full-time GC.
Book a free discovery callWhy London businesses choose fractional legal
In a city where legal talent commands premium salaries, fractional counsel gives you the expertise you need without the overhead.
Cost-efficient
A London-based GC costs £150k+ in salary alone. Fractional gives you the same calibre for a fraction of that cost — aligned to your actual legal needs.
Immediately available
No 3-month recruitment process. We onboard quickly and get up to speed fast — so you have legal support when you need it.
Scales with you
Increase or reduce hours as your legal needs fluctuate. Scale up around fundraising or M&A, scale back during quieter periods.
Big Law training
Our counsel have trained at or worked alongside Magic Circle and top US firms. You get elite legal thinking without the law firm billing model.
Embedded, not external
We join your team Slack, attend your board meetings, and respond like an internal team member — not an external advisor.
Cross-border ready
If your business has French operations or is expanding into France, we handle both jurisdictions. No need for a separate Paris-based firm.
London HQ, French operations? We cover both.
Many London-based companies have French subsidiaries, French customers, or are expanding into France. Traditional law firms make you hire separate counsel in each jurisdiction — doubling costs and creating coordination gaps.
Lexternal's bilingual counsel covers both UK and French law. One team, one relationship, two jurisdictions.
- UK employment contracts + French CDI/CDD side-by-side
- UK GDPR + EU GDPR / CNIL compliance in one engagement
- Cross-border commercial contracts under English or French law
- Post-Brexit compliance: customs, VAT, data transfers
What London clients typically need
- Commercial contracts & NDAs 90%
- Employment law & HR support 78%
- GDPR / data protection 70%
- Fundraising & investor docs 55%
- French cross-border operations 42%
Based on typical Lexternal client engagements.
Ready to talk to a London-based fractional GC?
Book a free 30-minute discovery call. No commitment — we'll explain how fractional legal works and whether it's right for your business.
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