Business model
ALC provides retained and project-based legal consultancy support to businesses, operating outside the authorised law firm model.
In-House Legal Consultancy
In-house legal counsel, without the law firm price tag
Adaptable Legal Counsel is an in-house legal consultancy and fractional general counsel service for UK businesses turning over £50m to £200m with a high volume of contracts. You get experienced legal counsel on retainer, optimised with Claude, for a fraction of what a law firm or a full time hire would cost.
In-house legal consultancy
Retained from £1,000 to £5,000 a month
Sussex & London
Optimised with Claude
Built for scaling teams
Legal counsel as a service
Contract negotiation & review
MSAs, SOWs, SaaS terms, supplier agreements and event contracts, negotiated to protect your position.
Privacy policy review
Privacy notices, DPAs and UK GDPR support for data-heavy businesses.
AI legal training
Claude-based training so your team drafts and reviews faster.
Serving Sussex, London and remotely UK-wide
Governance & structure
An unregulated legal services business, not an SRA-regulated law firm.
Adaptable Legal Counsel is structured as a legal consultancy for growing businesses that need commercial legal support without the overhead of a traditional law firm. The business 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 SRA-authorised. We explain the regulatory position, insurance arrangements and complaints process before engagement so clients understand the protections that do and do not apply.
Scope of services
We provide non-reserved legal services only and do not conduct litigation, exercise rights of audience, hold client money or carry out other reserved activities.
Client protections
SRA compulsory minimum terms insurance and the SRA Compensation Fund do not apply to ALC. We explain applicable insurance and complaint routes clearly before work starts.
How this is disclosed
The same regulatory status notice appears across the website so prospective clients can make an informed decision before instructing us.
Why clients switch from a law firm
Three reasons growing businesses choose an in-house legal consultancy.
A fraction of law firm cost
We are qualified, experienced lawyers, but we operate as a legal consultancy rather than an LLP. That structure carries different insurance and overhead, and the saving is passed straight to your fee.
In-house support, optimised with Claude
You get the same coverage as an internal legal counsel on a retainer of roughly 1,000 to 5,000 pounds a month. Claude speeds up drafting and review, so you pay for judgement, not admin.
We learn your business, not just your paper
A sustained relationship means we get to know your commercial strategy and can advise on legal and commercial issues together, the way an internal counsel would.
Sectors we know well
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Credible, sector-specific legal support.
We have hands-on experience solving the contract, privacy and negotiation problems that come up again and again in these sectors.
Marketing & Events
Marketing & events agency legal support
High contract volume, heavy data movement and client paperwork that creates real complexity.
Read moreRecruitment
Recruitment agency legal support
Fast turnaround on third-party terms, without losing your negotiating position.
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SaaS legal support UK
Negotiating enterprise supplier paper without an in-house legal team of your own.
Read moreManufacturing
Manufacturing legal support
Consumer rights, customer escalations, supplier contracts and IP, handled from the inside out.
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Six areas of legal support
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A clear answer for every legal need.
Six services, each with a specialist focus, so you get a straight answer instead of a generic response.
Fractional counsel
In-House Legal Consultancy
Ongoing, embedded legal support on a monthly retainer.
AI training
AI Legal Training for In-House Teams
Claude-based training that speeds up contract drafting and review.
Contracts
Contract Negotiation & Review
MSAs, SOWs, SaaS terms and supplier agreements, negotiated properly.
Privacy
Privacy Policy Review & UK GDPR
Privacy notices, DPAs and practical UK GDPR compliance.
Governance
Corporate Governance & Compliance
Board support and diligence readiness as you scale.
Legal ops
Contract Playbooks & Legal Ops
Fallback positions that lay the groundwork for better terms.
About Us
Enterprise-grade legal judgement with an in-house operating style.
We are qualified, experienced lawyers who founded Adaptable Legal Counsel to give scaling businesses access to senior legal support without forcing them into a traditional law firm model or a premature full time hire.
Our background includes enterprise legal roles at Deloitte, Panasonic and RELX, which means the advice stays commercial, fast and grounded in how operating teams actually work.
AI-augmented delivery
Human-led legal judgement.
Claude supports drafting, comparison and issue spotting so clients pay for legal judgement and negotiation strategy, not document administration.
Transparent pricing
Retainers from £1,000 to £5,000 a month.
Project, retained and ad hoc models give you outsourced legal department support without defaulting to hourly billing.
View pricing optionsLegal ops, built into everything
Across every sector and service, we lay the legal groundwork that makes it easier for your sales and delivery teams to win better terms, escalate less and move faster. See how in our contract playbooks & legal ops service.
Latest from Adaptable Legal Counsel
Insight and news.
Blog
How is this different from a law firm?
Why the 2019 change to solicitor regulation opened the door to consultancies like ours, and how we fill the gap between 50 million and 200 million pounds in revenue.
Read the articlePress release
Now serving Sussex and London
Adaptable Legal Counsel confirms on-site coverage across Sussex, with remote and ad hoc support in London.
Read the release
Locations served
Serving Sussex and London, remotely across the UK.
Delivery is on site across Sussex, where most client success happens face to face, with remote and ad hoc visits to London. Businesses elsewhere in the UK are supported fully remotely.
Sussex
Local coverage, growing fast
On-site legal support for Sussex businesses managing growth, contract volume and privacy risk.
London
Remote, with ad hoc visits
London clients are supported remotely day to day, backed by ad hoc, in-person visits for board meetings and key negotiations.
Frequently asked questions
FAQs about in-house legal consultancy.
What is an in-house legal consultancy?+
It gives you the same day to day legal support as an internal legal counsel, including contracts, governance and privacy work, without the salary and overhead of a full time hire.
How is this cheaper than a law firm?+
We are an unregulated legal services business, not an SRA-authorised law firm or LLP. That structure changes how we are insured, which regulatory protections apply, and the overhead we pass on through retainer pricing.
How much does retained legal support cost?+
Most clients pay between 1,000 and 5,000 pounds a month depending on contract volume and complexity, replacing unpredictable law firm invoices with a fixed monthly retainer.
Which businesses do you typically work with?+
Businesses turning over roughly 50 million to 200 million pounds with a high volume of contracts, particularly in marketing and events, recruitment, SaaS and manufacturing, alongside other UK SMEs.
Which locations do you serve?+
Delivery is on site across Sussex, with remote and ad hoc visits to London, plus fully remote support for UK businesses elsewhere.
Next step
Ready for in-house legal support at a fraction of the cost?
Book a consultation to map your contract volume, privacy exposure and the right retainer for your business.
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.