Consultancy, not LLP
Lower overhead than a traditional law firm structure.
Six services, one retainer
In-house legal consultancy services for growing UK businesses.
Six dedicated services cover the legal work that slows down businesses turning over 50 million to 200 million pounds: contracts, privacy, governance, training and the legal ops that sit behind them all.
In-house legal consultancy
Retained from £1,000 to £5,000 a month
Optimised with Claude
Service mix
Fractional counsel
Ongoing, embedded legal support.
AI training
Claude for faster drafting and review.
Contracts
Negotiation, review and playbooks.
Privacy & governance
UK GDPR and board-level support.
01 · Fractional Counsel
In-House Legal Consultancy
A named lawyer who behaves like part of your team: on call for contracts, governance and privacy questions, on a monthly retainer.
02 · AI Training
AI Legal Training for In-House Teams
Practical Claude training so your existing legal and commercial staff draft, review and triage contracts faster and more safely.
03 · Contracts
Contract Negotiation & Review
MSAs, SOWs, SaaS agreements, supplier terms and event contracts, negotiated and reviewed to protect margin and reduce risk.
04 · Privacy
Privacy Policy Review & UK GDPR
Privacy policy review, data processing agreements, DPIAs and practical UK GDPR compliance for data-heavy businesses.
05 · Governance
Corporate Governance & Compliance
Board support, compliance tracking and due diligence readiness for founder-led and investor-backed businesses.
06 · Legal Ops
Contract Playbooks & Legal Ops
Fallback matrices and negotiation rules that lay the groundwork for your sales team to win better terms.
Why it costs less
Legal consultancy, not a law firm.
We are lawyers with years of experience, but Adaptable Legal Counsel is a legal consultancy rather than an LLP. That means different insurance and a leaner operating model, and we pass the saving on to you through a retainer instead of hourly billing.
Optimised with Claude
Faster drafting and review, without losing legal judgement.
Retained from £1,000 to £5,000 a month
A predictable budget instead of open-ended invoices.
We learn your business
Legal advice grounded in your actual commercial strategy.
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Applied to the sectors we know best.
Every service on this page is shaped by direct experience in marketing and events agencies, recruitment agencies, SaaS businesses and manufacturing businesses.
Delivery model
Flexible by design.
Project based
Best for contract templates, privacy packs or one-off legal ops projects.
Retained counsel
Best for recurring contract volume and day-to-day support, from £1,000 to £5,000 a month.
FAQs
Common service questions.
How is this different from a law firm retainer?+
We are a legal consultancy, not an LLP. We are qualified, experienced lawyers, insured for business and consultancy advice, which keeps cost well below a typical law firm while still giving you senior legal judgement.
Can services be combined under one retainer?+
Yes. Most clients combine contract negotiation, privacy review and governance support under one retained arrangement, typically priced between 1,000 and 5,000 pounds a month.
Do you work with businesses across Sussex and London?+
Yes. We serve clients on site across Sussex, with remote and ad hoc support in London, and remote support for UK businesses elsewhere.
Regulatory status
Important information about how our services are regulated
Adaptable Legal Counsel is an unregulated legal services business. It is not authorised or regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
No statement on this website should be read as saying that Adaptable Legal Counsel is authorised or regulated by the SRA. The regulatory status of any individual adviser will be confirmed separately where relevant before engagement.
We provide non-reserved legal services only. We do not conduct litigation, exercise rights of audience, carry out reserved conveyancing, probate or notarial work, administer oaths, provide immigration advice, claims management services or regulated financial services, or hold client money.
SRA compulsory minimum terms insurance and the SRA Compensation Fund do not apply to Adaptable Legal Counsel. Before engagement we explain our insurance arrangements, complaints process and any complaint routes that apply to the work.