As your business scales, your legal risk multiplies. Commercial contracts become more complex, HR burdens increase, and property portfolios expand. However, hiring a full-time, experienced internal General Counsel is a massive overhead, while relying on traditional law firms on an ad-hoc, hourly-billing basis leads to unpredictable and often spiralling costs.
Huttons Law offers a smarter alternative: an Outsourced In-House Counsel service. We integrate our elite, multi-disciplinary legal team directly into your business for a predictable, fixed monthly retainer. You get the strategic firepower of a City-tier law firm, with the financial certainty your board demands.
Absolute Cost Certainty: How Our Retainers Work
Legal fees should never be a surprise. Our retained services are bespoke to your business, operating on a fixed monthly fee ranging from £4,000 to £15,000 per month, depending on the size of your company, your sector, and the specific scope of work required.
We conduct a thorough initial audit of your business to understand your exact legal needs, allowing us to build a tailored package that delivers maximum commercial value. Your monthly retainer provides priority access to our senior specialists across all core legal disciplines.
If your legal spend is over £50k per annum then we can likely generate significant savings over historical fee models that you may currently be subject to.
A Multi-Disciplinary Legal Department on Demand
Unlike a single internal lawyer who may only specialize in one area, a Huttons retainer gives you immediate access to specialists across our entire firm. Your retained service can be customized to cover:
- Corporate & Commercial Law: Drafting and negotiating terms of business, supplier agreements, shareholder agreements, and strategic advice on M&A or restructuring.
- Employment & HR: Day-to-day HR support, drafting employment contracts, managing disciplinary procedures, and navigating complex TUPE transfers.
- Commercial Property: Managing your real estate portfolio, negotiating lease renewals, handling dilapidations, and advising on property acquisitions or disposals.
- Dispute Resolution & Litigation: Proactive risk management and early-stage intervention in commercial disputes. (Note: While early dispute management and strategic advice are included, protracted formal litigation or court proceedings are subject to specific dispute types and may fall outside standard retainer scopes, agreed upon transparently in advance).
- Regulatory Compliance: Guidance on data protection (GDPR), trading standards, and sector-specific regulatory frameworks.
The Huttons Commercial Advantage
We do not just act as an external supplier; we act as your strategic partner.
- Proactive, Not Reactive: Traditional lawyers wait for you to call with a problem. Because we are on a retainer, we proactively audit your contracts and procedures to neutralize risks before they become costly disputes.
- Board-Level Integration: We can sit in on board meetings, advise directors on fiduciary duties, and assist your procurement teams with live contract negotiations.
- Dedicated Account Manager: You will have a single, senior point of contact at Huttons who intimately understands your business operations, ensuring seamless communication across all our legal departments.
Scale Your Business Safely
Protect your margins, empower your executive team, and secure your commercial operations with Huttons Law as your dedicated legal partner.