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Get your legal questions answered by real humans, anytime.
Protect your quickly growing business and get ahead of your legal needs.
Scale your business and team with daily support from your legal team.
Stay ahead of your legal needs with daily support from your Fractional General Counsel (GC)
Get your legal questions answered by real humans, anytime
Protect your quickly growing business and get ahead of your legal needs
Scale your business and team with daily support from your legal team
Stay ahead of your legal needs with daily support from your Fractional General Counsel (GC)
Day-to-day review, revision, drafting, questions, advice, etc., e.g.:
- NDAs
- B2B contracts
- Vendor agreements
- Terms of Service/Privacy Policy
- Licensing agreements
- Partnership agreements
- MSA/SOW's
- Sales agreements, etc.
Audit of Client's existing employment practice/procedure, including:
- Offer Letter, Employee Handbook
- Severance Policy
- Employment/ Contractor/ Severance Agreements
- Draft/Revise agreements/policies
- Implement SOP for Client
- Provide on-going hiring/firing communication, documentation, and execution based on new procedures.
Ties into Corporate Governance
and Employment Compliance, e.g.:
- Cap table setup and management
(Carta/Pulley) - Founder/executive stock purchase
agreements - Advisor/employee option grants
- Equity Incentive Plan
- 409A consultation
- 83(b) consultation
- SAFEs, Convertible Notes
- Collaboration with @VC partner
referrals (Accounting, CPA, etc.) - Dispute mitigation
- Counsel re: dispute mitigation
- Draft/response to Cease & Desist
- Communication with aggrieved
third parties, creditors, collectors, opposing counsel, etc. - Dispute resolution
E.g.:
- Corporate structure issues
- Corporate compliance issues
- Foundational documents
- Board consents/resolutions
- Shareholder consents/resolutions
- Comprehensive company audit to
find weak points
Industry-specific research and
advice, e.g.:
- Branding/marketing guidance
- GDPR/CCPA regulations
- HIPAA guidance
- FDA oversight
- FTC advertising standards
- International operations, etc.
Pricing Disclaimers & Footnotes.
The pricing outlined above is based on a monthly billing cycle and requires a minimum quarterly contract commitment. Clients are billed on a quarterly basis for the services provided during the preceding months.
* Annual Pricing Discount:
For clients seeking a long-term commitment, we offer an annual pricing option with a 20% discount. This discounted rate is applicable when the full annual fee is paid in advance at the beginning of the contract term. Please note that all pricing is subject to our terms and conditions. Feel free to contact us for further details or customization of services to meet your specific needs.
** Custom Add-Ons ("A la carte" Projects):
Should your business require additional services beyond the subscription, you have the flexibility to include these services as needed. These "A la carte" projects are available at an extra cost in addition to your monthly subscription. Starting at $3,000, these projects can be seamlessly integrated into your subscription to meet evolving needs and challenges.
Special Discounts for A La Carte Projects:
- Clients subscribed to @VC Lite enjoy a 10% discount on all "A la carte" items.
- Clients subscribed to @VC Startup enjoy a 15% discount on all "A la carte" items.
- Clients subscribed to @VC Growth & @VC Fractional enjoy a 20% discount on "A la carte" project
Exception: Corporate Transactions and Capital Fundraising are not available under our a la carte pricing. Please note that the pricing for these specialized services is determined through case-by-case negotiations.
Feel free to get in touch with us for more information regarding our "A la carte" options, and to explore how they can complement your subscription package.
@VirtualCounsel reserves the right to make changes to these terms.
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With @VirtualCounsel, you have a dedicated attorney point of contact who develops a deep understanding of your business model, goals, and way of operating - we provide far more than templates. We become true counsel in short order based on the level of involvement we have with you and your business - we balance legal protection with business goals and become strategic advisors more than just lawyers.
We developed our model so that we can select powerful businesses to align with as our clients and provide true partnership and counsel - our clients’ success and happiness are directly aligned with our success and happiness.
@VirtualCounsel™️ is not a law firm. Any legal services will be performed by the law firm VirtualCounsel, PC, a California professional law corporation.
We provide representation and advice on the specific legal matters you have hired us for, which means that our work together is limited to the Representation. If a project falls outside of the Scope of Work, we will always discuss the parameters of the work and fees with you before moving forward with it.
Additionally, if your business changes substantially, we will discuss the change in Scope of Work and will agree to a revised fee arrangement. Representation on any future matters will be subject to the terms of this Agreement and any other fee arrangements we may mutually agree upon. The question of whether a matter or issue falls within the scope of this Representation will be handled with common sense, mutual agreement, mutual respect, and fairness to both parties.
We prefer to engage in a Flat Fee or @VC Monthly Subscription for legal projects instead of charging by the hour because we plan to become strategic partners with our clients, and we want to help you grow. We have found that engaging in a Flat Fee or @VC Monthly Subscription fosters a better attorney-client relationship.
Because we want you to succeed, we will always treat you with respect and fairness. We never want you to be shocked with a surprise bill. That said, it is not a requirement to engage us through a Flat Fee or @VC Monthly Subscription, as some matters are better suited for hourly billing. If/when hourly billing becomes necessary or preferable from either or both parties’ perspectives, we will discuss it with you in a collaborative forum.
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For Flat Fee projects, we will send you a fee quote in writing by electronic means, which will specifically describe the parameters of the project. Payments for Flat Fees are required before beginning work and are considered earned when charged and deposited directly into our operating account at that time.
If, after beginning work, the scope of the project expands beyond what was originally anticipated, we will discuss and agree upon an increase in fees.
Our Flat Fees are based on receiving your prompt input and making revisions right away, so Flat Fee projects must be completed within four (4) weeks of beginning the project, or additional fees will be incurred.
To be mutually respectful of both parties’ time, if you engage us for a Flat Fee project, you agree, to the best of your ability, to be timely and descriptive in your communications to allow the applicable member of our team to complete the scope of the project within the four (4) week timeline.
For projects or work product that is billed hourly, the Firm's hourly rates are as follows:
- $645/hour for Transactional, Tax, or Special Counsel, as needed from time to time on special transactional matters;
- $545/hour for Senior Attorneys and/or all securities, transactional, and equity-related legal work;
- $395/hour for Associate Attorneys and/or all other legal work;
- $245/hour for Paralegals and Law Clerks.
Our hourly rates may increase in the future. Any such increase will only occur upon written notice to you. If you decline to pay the increased rates, we will have the right to withdraw as attorney for you if permitted under the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California and/or applicable law.
Time is charged in minimum units of tenth-of-an-hour increments (0.1). Time spent on a task will be rounded up to the nearest tenth-of-an-hour. Unless we agree otherwise in writing by electronic means, all work will be billed on an hourly basis.
For projects that are billed hourly, the Firm requires a minimum retainer deposit or payment method on file. The @VC Billing department will provide the Client with detailed invoices for hourly projects every two weeks, which will become payable within five (5) business days. During that time, please carefully review the detailed invoice and raise any questions or concerns you may have with the @VC Billing department.
Absent any questions or concerns, we will draw down on the retainer deposit to cover the invoice. We will replenish the retainer deposit in equal installments using a payment method on file.
Any funds paid towards retainer deposits will be deposited into our firm's trust account and handled in accordance with our trust accounting policies pursuant to California Rule of Professional Conduct 4-100 and Business and Professions Code §§ 6211-13. In other words, retainer deposits belong to the Client until we invoice. This does not apply to Flat Fees or @VC Monthly Subscription fees, which are considered earned when charged. Unless we agree to a Flat Fee or @VC Monthly Subscription, all work will be billed on an hourly basis.
Our fees DO NOT include third-party charges for postage, filing fees, license fees, application fees, or other charges and fees. Notably, this includes fees associated with forming a corporate entity and/or amending Articles/Certificates of Incorporation or other similar corporate documents and/or filing with governmental authorities. When we pay those fees on your behalf, you will be billed for them at cost.
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You may request to downgrade or cancel your @VC Monthly Subscription by providing at least thirty (30) days' written notice to @VC before the end of your then-current three (3) month term. If you provide such notice, your downgrade or cancelation shall take effect at the end of the then-current term. Any such requests made outside of that thirty (30) day window shall become effective at the end of the next three (3) month commitment term.
However, as our clients scale, the volume and complexity of work tend to increase and become more regular. We monitor that, and will communicate in good faith any subscription changes needed if/when that time comes.
Subscribers benefit from a 20% discount on all a la carte (i.e., flat fee or hourly billed) services as long as the $1,000 retainer is maintained.