A first conversation, or a check-up of where your business stands.
- Initial consultation, with a written note of next steps
- Business legal health check of your core documents
Monthly retainers
Legal support, without unpredictable legal bills.
Instead of paying separately for every contract review, amendment or legal question, a retainer gives your business an agreed allocation of legal support each month, for a predictable fee.
You get an ongoing legal resource for your day-to-day legal needs, without the cost and commitment of a permanent in-house appointment.
Choose the level of support your business needs.
Each retainer is a fixed monthly fee for an allowance of legal work. Send work as it comes up and we manage it against your allowance, so you always know what the month will cost.
- 01Occasional needs
Essential Legal Support
5 hoursof legal work a month, as a guide
For smaller businesses that need legal help now and then.
- Any work in our practice areas, from your monthly allowance
- Contract reviews, NDAs and routine agreements
- Employment documents and day-to-day legal questions
- Our core template library
- A monthly statement of the work done
- Unused allowance carried over for a month
- 02Regular needsRecommended for growing businesses
Business Legal Partner
10 hoursof legal work a month, as a guide
For growing businesses with regular contract and operational legal work.
- Everything in Essential Legal Support
- Four quick questions a month outside your allowance
- A 30-minute check-in each month
- Our full template library
- A discount on fixed-fee work beyond your allowance
- 03Ongoing involvement
Fractional Legal Counsel
20 hoursof legal work a month, as a guide
For established businesses that want a consistent external legal resource.
- Everything in Business Legal Partner
- Eight quick questions a month outside your allowance
- A 60-minute check-in each month
- A written legal risk review every quarter
- Templates and a negotiation playbook for your team
- 04Substantial needs
Tailored or group retainer
20+ hoursor cover across a group, by arrangement
For groups of companies and businesses with substantial ongoing legal needs.
- Everything in Fractional Legal Counsel
- Cover across agreed group entities
- An allowance and scope agreed with you
- Regular engagement with management
Our fees are available on request. Ask for our fee guide and we’ll recommend the retainer that fits your business.
Not ready for a retainer? Once‑off work.
Most once-off work has a fixed fee, quoted before we start. Anything else is charged by the hour, and urgent work is by agreement.
From your first assessment to everyday compliance.
- Compliance assessment: our questions, then an attorney-reviewed report
- POPIA compliance pack: privacy policy, PAIA manual, internal policy and operator agreements
- The people responsible appointed, with their own client hub access
- Website auditing and compliance
Drafted or reviewed, with a short risk summary.
- NDAs
- Contract reviews
- Statements of work
- Service agreements
- Master services agreements
For software, SaaS and the AI tools you use.
- Website terms and privacy policy
- SaaS terms, service levels and data processing agreement
- AI use policy for your staff
Clear documents for your people.
- Employment contracts
- Workplace policies
- HR policy pack
Tell us what you need and we’ll quote a fixed fee before we start.
Ask for a quoteAsk for our fees.
We send our fee guide directly, with a recommendation for your business, so you see what fits your needs rather than a list price. There’s no obligation.
Why outsourced legal support
An extension of your business, without the overhead.
The right outsourced arrangement gives your business ongoing legal support, while you keep control over cost and capacity.
| An in-house appointment | A Good Legal retainer |
|---|---|
| A full-time salary | A fixed monthly retainer |
| Employment-related costs | An independent service arrangement |
| One employee’s capacity | Flexible access to agreed legal support |
| Recruitment and onboarding | An established legal resource from day one |
| A fixed employment structure | Support that scales as your needs change |
Coming soon
Your client hub.
A secure login, with two-factor sign-in, where you see where everything stands without having to ask.
Your matters
A dashboard of every matter, its status and the next step.
Document requests
Ask for a document and follow it from requested to signed.
Signed documents on file
Your agreements and policies, kept securely in one place.
Updates
News on each matter as it moves, without chasing emails.
Compliance assessment and dashboard
Answer our compliance questions, read your attorney-reviewed report, then follow each step, its owner and status, your policies and, when the work is done, a compliance review certificate. The people responsible get their own access.
Questions about retainers
How much does a retainer cost?
It depends on the level of support your business needs. Ask for our fee guide and we’ll send it, with a recommendation for your business.
Do I need to sign a long-term contract?
Our standard retainers start with an initial three-month commitment. After that they run month to month, and either side can end them on 30 days’ written notice.
What if I need more than my retainer includes?
We always ask before going beyond your allowance. Extra work is charged at a reduced rate for retainer clients, or at our fixed fees with your retainer discount.
Can I send several contracts for review?
Yes. Contract reviews, amendments and drafting all come out of your monthly allowance, and your monthly statement shows what each one used.
Does unused allowance carry over?
Yes, to the next month. Anything still unused after that lapses, unless we agree something different in writing.
Can you help several companies in the same group?
Yes. A group retainer covers several entities, with an agreed scope and allowance.
Do you take on once-off work?
Yes. Most once-off work has a fixed fee, quoted before we start. Anything else is charged by the hour, and urgent work is by agreement.
What is the client hub?
A secure, two-factor login where clients will see their matters, follow the documents they’ve asked for, keep signed documents on file and get updates. It also runs our compliance assessment and tracks each compliance step, with access for the people responsible. It’s coming soon.
Do you handle litigation?
Our focus is ongoing commercial, corporate, contractual and business legal support. Litigation and court matters fall outside our standard retainers, and we can refer you to an appropriate litigation practitioner.
Let’s make legal support part of your business.
Tell us about your business and we’ll suggest the retainer that fits.