General counsel

Ongoing legal partnership for high-growth companies.

Rubicon’s General Counsel offering provides continuous, senior-level legal support for companies navigating overlapping legal, operational, and strategic decisions—without the overhead of a full-time hire or the uncertainty of hourly billing.

What this is

General Counsel is not a separate legal specialty.

It’s how many of our clients choose to work with us.

We act as an extension of your leadership team, providing consistent legal judgment across the issues that arise as companies grow—so you can make decisions confidently, without hesitation or surprise.

What we support

As General Counsel, we support your company across:

  • Corporate & governance

  • Commercial & IP

  • Employment & equity

  • Financings & transaction readiness

  • Day-to-day legal decision-making

This includes ongoing guidance, contract review and negotiation, equity and cap table matters, governance support, and strategic input as new issues arise.

All delivered with context, continuity, and business-first judgment.

Why companies choose this model

As companies scale, legal questions stop arriving one at a time. Contracts, people issues, board matters, and strategic decisions begin to overlap—and treating each as a separate project becomes inefficient.

General Counsel support is designed to provide:

  • Fewer one-off fire drills

  • Better decisions with more context

  • Consistent advice from senior counsel

  • Predictable, flat-fee structure with fewer surprises

  • The freedom to ask questions early—before issues escalate

The result is legal support that feels proactive, not reactive—and helps keep the company transaction-ready as it grows.

How clients work with Rubicon

Project-Based Engagements

General Counsel

Best for

Typical scope

Engagement style

Context

Responsiveness

Pricing model

Ideal stage

Discrete legal needs

Financings, acquisitions, major contracts, restructurings

Matter-by-matter

Limited to the project

Based on active matters

Fixed-fee or scoped project pricing

Early-stage or infrequent needs

Ongoing legal partnership

Contracts, governance, employment, strategy, and transaction readiness

Continuous, embedded support

Deep understanding of the business

Ongoing access and prioritization

Monthly retainer

Scaling teams with overlapping legal issues

Many clients start with project-based work and transition to General Counsel as their needs evolve.

Project-Based Engagements

General Counsel

Best for

Typical scope

Engagement style

Context

Responsiveness

Pricing model

Ideal stage

Discrete legal needs

Financings, acquisitions, major contracts, restructurings

Matter-by-matter

Limited to the project

Based on active matters

Fixed-fee or scoped project pricing

Early-stage or infrequent needs

Ongoing legal partnership

Contracts, governance, employment, strategy, and transaction readiness

Continuous, embedded support

Deep understanding of the business

Ongoing access and prioritization

Monthly retainer

Scaling teams with overlapping legal issues

Many clients start with project-based work and transition to General Counsel as their needs evolve.

Project-Based Engagements

General Counsel

Best for

Typical scope

Engagement style

Context

Responsiveness

Pricing model

Ideal stage

Discrete legal needs

Financings, acquisitions, major contracts, restructurings

Matter-by-matter

Limited to the project

Based on active matters

Fixed-fee or scoped project pricing

Early-stage or infrequent needs

Ongoing legal partnership

Contracts, governance, employment, strategy, and transaction readiness

Continuous, embedded support

Deep understanding of the business

Ongoing access and prioritization

Monthly retainer

Scaling teams with overlapping legal issues

Many clients start with project-based work and transition to General Counsel as their needs evolve.

Who this is for

General Counsel support works best for companies that:

  • Are growing beyond early-stage scrappiness

  • Don’t yet need full-time in-house counsel

  • Want ongoing guidance, not just documents

  • Are managing contracts, people, boards, and strategy at the same time

  • Value predictability, flexibility, and clear legal judgment

Engagement model

We tailor General Counsel engagements based on company stage, complexity, and support needs.

Typical structure:

  • Monthly retainer

  • Defined scope and priorities

  • Senior-level involvement

  • Clear expectations on responsiveness and turnaround

This model is designed to reduce surprises, improve continuity, and align legal support with long-term business outcomes.

How

Flux fits

For teams looking for a more structured, productized fractional GC solution, we also offer Flux—our standalone general counsel platform with defined scope, predictable pricing, and modern tooling.

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