Lawyer on secondment: strengthen your legal team without hiring
Replacement, reinforcement, workload surge: how a seconded lawyer integrates into your legal team, from a few days to several months.
The role of a lawyer is often understood as that of an external adviser, brought in for a specific matter on a one-off basis. I offer a different service: lawyer secondment, where I can replace an unavailable in-house counsel (sick leave, resignation, parental leave) or reinforce your team during a period of peak activity.
A seconded lawyer works alongside your team in the same way as an in-house counsel. I work on-site at your premises or remotely, under a time-and-materials services agreement.
The scope can cover intellectual property law, technology law and commercial law. I have specific experience in trademark portfolio management, oppositions, drafting and negotiating SaaS and IT agreements, data protection and open-source licensing. Accustomed to working within businesses, I operate autonomously in direct coordination with commercial and technical teams.
In practice, secondment addresses very specific situations: preparing for a fundraising round (contractual and IP due diligence), auditing and migrating a portfolio of SaaS agreements, bulk renegotiation of vendor contracts, structuring the legal function of a growing startup, or emergency replacement of an in-house lawyer. It is a more flexible and faster alternative to recruitment, with no minimum commitment. For more detail on this service, see the secondment page.
I work part-time or full-time, on-site (Paris and surrounding areas) or remotely, depending on your needs. There is no minimum term. Engagements can range from a few days to several months. An activity report is provided, and you can track the work throughout.
Billing is on a daily or half-day rate. Only the days actually worked are invoiced, at the end of each month. You can end the engagement at any time.
Secondment is the most direct way to strengthen your legal team without the constraints of a full recruitment process. If you have a short-term or recurring need, book a call to discuss it.
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