Fractional General Counsel Services

Commercial, AI and Technology Law

RMOK Legal - We Look After It™

60 Cannon Street, City of London, England

Services

Your business is moving fast. AI is reshaping your contracts, your risk profile, and your regulatory obligations and your legal function needs to keep pace.

Whether you are a scaling commercial company without in-house counsel, a Fortune 500 team or boutique law firm that needs specialist AI and commercial law expertise, or a GC managing more than your headcount allows, RMOK Legal provides the senior legal support you need, precisely when you need it.

Fractional general counsel. AI governance and compliance. Commercial contract review. Strategic legal advice. SRA-regulated. City of London.

At RMOK Legal…We Look After It.

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Senior, partner-level legal support without a full-time hire. We embed in your business as your GC, covering commercial contracts, AI governance, regulatory compliance, and strategic legal risk, on a flexible retainer or project basis.

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From AI law compliance to commercial contract drafting and data risk, we advise businesses navigating the legal implications of commercial, digital and AI laws. Practical, board-ready guidance from an accredited lawyer.

RMOK Legal

Complex contracts negotiated and closed efficiently. Technology, SaaS, outsourcing, distribution, licensing, M&A and multi-jurisdictional deals. We have managed over £2bn in annual contract value across more than 40 industries.

About Us

With a rich background in diverse legal team settings, RMOK Legal understands the intricate demands and complexities that inhouse lawyers’ encounter. 

Why Choose Us?

  • Partner-Level Expertise: Rory O'Keeffe is a former Partner at Matheson (European law firm) and former Director of Legal at Accenture, where he managed a team handling over £2bn in annual contract value. Recognised in Legal 500. SCL-accredited IT lawyer. Author of AI Advantage (2025). You get that level of experience, engaged as and when you need it.

  • A specialist in AI, technoloyg and commercial law. AI is not a side note at RMOK Legal, it is a core specialism. Rory sits on the SCL AI Committee, speaks at leading industry events including the SCL Data Conference and the Eyes-Off Data Summit, and advises businesses across regulated industries on AI governance, EU AI Act compliance, and technology contracting.

  • Commercial, direct, and on your side. Legal advice that is proportionate to your business, not to a law firm's billing targets. We work on retainer, on project, and on demand. Most engagements are managed remotely, with in-person meetings available in London.

Our Commitment

Most businesses don't need a law firm. They need a senior lawyer who understands their commercial reality, picks up the phone when it matters, and gives them straight answers. That is what RMOK Legal is.” — Rory O'Keeffe

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Rory O’Keeffe, Founder, RMOK Legal, Principal Fractional General Counsel

20+ years in commercial

and technology law

£2bn+ in annual contract value

managed and negotiated

40+ industries advised

17 podcast episodes

published and counting


Who we work with

  • Scaling commercial companies that need senior legal support without a full-time hire

  • In-house legal teams that are overstretched or covering a gaps

  • Founders and CEOs navigating their complex commercial contracts

  • Boards and executive teams requiring compliance advice

  • Boutique law firms that need a short-term specialist commercial and tech lawyer for project

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“A safe pair of hands on our most complex commercial deals.”

— Fortune 500 Technology Client

Rory O’Keeffe [goes] the extra mile and [is] always focused and pragmatic.”

— Information Technology: Legal 500 2023


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Podcast - Beyond The Fine Print™ Episode 16

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Evolution of AI in the Legal Profession ‍ (author Rory O’Keeffe, published by The Solicitors’ Charity)

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