The Embedded Legal Team
Built for Scale-ups
The standard options don't work. A full-time GC is too expensive, running running $200k–300k a year before benefits. Law firms charge by the six-minute unit and treat every question as an event. Solo fractional hires give you one person where you often need three or four.
LayerOne Legal was built as the alternative that doesn't exist yet: a dedicated team of four legal professionals, embedded in your operations, covering legal, compliance, and commercial risk on a single predictable retainer.
Better outcomes. Radically different economics.
Your In-House Legal Team.
Without the Hire.
LayerOne Legal embeds a dedicated team of four legal professionals directly into your business via your preferred communication and project management tools (e.g. Slack and Jira), acting as your in-house legal function from day one. The depth and capacity of a full legal department at a fraction of the costs.
Fractional General Counsel Team Retainer
Your dedicated team
Managing Legal Consultant
Strategic legal, regulatory & risk advisory
Senior Legal Consultant
Complex transactions & contract negotiations
Legal Manager
Contract review & drafting
Legal Manager
Policy drafting & legal ops
Our ways of working
Full Legal Workload Coverage
We cover contracts, compliance, employment, fundraising, data protection, corporate matters and any other legal matters that arise. See next section for more details.
Embedded Communication
We embed into your preferred communication and project management tools. We provide a white-glove bespoke integration that matches your current infrastructure, whether that's Slack, Google suites or other existing tools.
Regular Legal Strategy Sync
We plug into your existing all hands or touchpoints. Functioning as an integrated team within your company, we maintain dedicated communication with senior management on a weekly basis.
Flexible Commitment
We offer month-to-month billing with a short 10-day notice period. No long term commitment required.
Every Legal Matter Your Business Encounters
For any company looking to scale-up, our Fractional General Counsel Team handles the full spectrum. Our team is qualified and experienced with novel and complex matters.
Regulatory
Licensing, cross-border, fintech and Web3.
Corporate Structuring
Incorporation, shareholder agreements, governance.
Fundraising
SAFEs, SAFT, term sheets, investor due diligence.
Data & Privacy
Data privacy and protection policies, regulatory compliance.
Commercial Contracts
Drafting, review, and negotiation of all agreements.
Employment & HR
Contracts, terminations, equity, government regulatory compliance.
Intellectual Property
IP assignment, licensing, protection strategy.
Strategic Advisory
M&A, board-level input, expansion support.
Harness the Horsepower of a Full Legal Team
One lawyer can't be everywhere, but a full legal team can.
These scenarios do not always arrive one at a time. They often occur simultaneously. LayerOne Legal deploys a team of four legal professionals so you are always covered.
What Embedded Legal Feels Like
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"What differentiates Daniel and his team is that they don't operate like an outside counsel, they operate like part of the business. From day one, they embedded themselves into our processes, regularly joined our internal calls, and built a structured ticketing system to handle legal and regulatory requests that actually works for a fast-moving team. Their responsiveness is consistent, and their ability to translate complex regulatory questions into commercially sound guidance means we spend less time briefing and more time executing. For any scale-up that needs legal and regulatory support that moves at the pace of the business, they deliver exactly that."
"For a scaling fintech, finding legal and advisory support that genuinely moves in tandem with our business is rare. Daniel and his team do exactly that. They integrated directly into our Jira system, embedded themselves into our internal calls, and hit the ground running, clearing a six-month backlog of loan agreements and establishing an SOP with a three-business-day turnaround, often sooner. What sets them apart is the breadth and quality of the advice, they bring a sharp commercial lens to licensing and regulatory matters, have supported our corporate restructuring, and have added real value across HR, tech, and go-to-market strategy, including at board level. They don't feel like external counsel. They feel like part of the team."
"Daniel and his team were instrumental in supporting the build of our compliance and regulatory framework, providing clear, practical legal and regulatory advice aligned with MAS requirements and the broader Singapore regulatory framework. They provided strong support across both advisory and practical application of regulatory requirements, helping to facilitate delivery and timelines effectively. The team has been consistently knowledgeable, responsive, and reliable, and demonstrated the ability to embed as a strong extension of the function. They also integrated seamlessly into the working dynamic, with strong alignment and effective collaboration throughout the engagement."
