CounselX P.C.
Outside General Counsel
An ongoing counsel relationship for the contracts, corporate decisions, and legal questions that come up as your business grows.
Umar Farooq leads every matter.
Nineteen years of practice. More than a thousand companies advised since 2012.
Get in touchOverview
The next question does not need a new introduction.
When the same lawyer knows your business, you spend less time explaining its history. The work includes reviewing agreements, advising on corporate decisions, and helping you decide which issues need attention now. Outside general counsel, sometimes called fractional general counsel, gives you that continuity without hiring a full-time lawyer.
How we help
How CounselX can help
01
Commercial agreements
Customer, vendor, and partner contracts, reviewed or drafted as they arrive.
02
Governance and equity
Founder arrangements, board and member approvals, and equity documentation kept current.
03
Technology, IP, and privacy questions
Licensing, IP ownership, and privacy issues that surface in day-to-day commercial work.
04
Employment and contractor agreements
Offer letters, contractor and advisor agreements, and the questions that come with them.
05
Policies and templates
NDAs, order forms, vendor terms, and the other documents your team reuses.
06
Diligence readiness
Corporate records, IP assignments, and key contracts kept ready for investors or a buyer.
Local employment compliance, tax, and larger transactions are coordinated or scoped separately.
Working together
Working together
Project
A single agreement or transaction is usually better handled as a Project. You do not need a monthly engagement to work with CounselX.
Get in touchOutside General Counsel
Outside General Counsel is a flat monthly subscription with an agreed scope and volume of work. Larger transactions and negotiations outside that scope are priced separately. The arrangement can be reviewed when your needs change.
Get in touchExperience
Representative experience
Seed to exit
Acted as outside general counsel to companies for years at a time, several from seed stage through a sale.
Long-standing relationships
Currently runs ongoing advisory relationships with a number of long-standing clients.
Largest practice area
Ongoing counsel is the largest category of CounselX's work by hours.
Client matters are described without identifying details. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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Common questions
What does the monthly fee cover?
The engagement sets out the types and volume of work included. Larger projects and negotiations outside that scope are agreed separately; it is not an unlimited legal service.
What if we only need one agreement reviewed?
Project work is usually the better fit for a single agreement or transaction. You do not need a monthly engagement to work with CounselX.
Who will I work with?
Umar leads every matter. Where local-law or specialist advice is needed, that work is separately engaged.
Can the arrangement change as we grow?
Yes. The scope and fee can be reviewed as the workload changes. Review arrangements and availability are set out in the engagement.