Fractional General Counsel for Fast-Growing Businesses

Partner-level commercial legal expertise. Available when you need it, without the cost of a full-time hire. RMOK Legal provides Fractional GC services to ambitious businesses across London, UK, EMEA and North America. From complex contract negotiations and AI regulation to board-level risk advisory, we deliver senior legal counsel that moves at the pace of your business.

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What We Offer

We offer a range of services to meet the needs of every client. Have something else in mind? We'd be happy to work with you to create a custom quote.

  • A Fractional General Counsel is an experienced senior lawyer who works with your business on a part-time, retainer or project basis - giving you direct access to General Counsel-level legal expertise without the salary, benefits and overhead of a full-time hire. Unlike a traditional law firm, a Fractional GC becomes embedded in your business. They understand your strategy, your risk appetite and your commercial priorities. And they act as a true legal partner, not just an external adviser billing by the hour.

  • Is a Fractional GC right for your business?

    Our Fractional GC service is designed for:

    Scale-ups and high-growth businesses.‍ ‍

    You are growing fast, closing bigger deals and operating in more complex regulatory environments but you are not yet at the stage where a full-time General Counsel makes financial sense. A Fractional GC gives you the senior legal firepower you need, precisely calibrated to your stage of growth.

    In-house legal teams under pressure

    Your existing legal team is overstretched, a key colleague is absent, or you need specialist expertise in AI, technology or data protection that sits outside your current team's skillset. RMOK Legal steps in seamlessly.

    Founders and CEOs closing major deals

    You are negotiating your most significant commercial agreements — outsourcing contracts, SaaS deals, licensing arrangements, cross-border M&A and you need a senior lawyer who has sat on both sides of the table on deals of this scale.

    Businesses navigating AI and digital regulation

    The EU AI Act, GDPR, DORA, NIS2 and the wider digital regulatory landscape are creating new legal obligations for businesses of every size. RMOK Legal specialises in helping businesses understand, prepare for and comply with these requirements, commercially and practically.

  • What RMOK Legal delivers as your Fractional GC

    Contract negotiation and drafting

    Commercial agreements from £100k to £10m+ across SaaS, technology licensing, outsourcing, digital services and supply chain. We structure, negotiate and close deals that protect your position and accelerate your growth.

    AI and digital regulation

    Practical compliance advice on the EU AI Act, GDPR, DORA, NIS2, LLM governance and AI contracting. We translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable strategies.

    Legal playbooks and contract templates

    Standardised contract frameworks and legal playbooks that reduce your contract cycle time, lower your dependence on external counsel and build institutional legal knowledge within your business.

    Board and executive advisory

    Direct advisory to founders, CEOs and boards on strategic legal risk, digital transformation, M&A due diligence and corporate governance, at the level and pace that senior leadership requires.

    Legal team support and cover

    Embedded support for existing in-house legal teams, covering capacity gaps, providing specialist expertise or managing high-volume transaction periods.

  • Why choose RMOK Legal as your Fractional GC?

    20+ years at the top of commercial and technology law

    Rory O'Keeffe has operated at Partner level at a top-tier European law firm and as Director of Legal Services at a Fortune Global 500 company, managing £2bn+ in annual contract value. You get that experience applied directly to your business.

    AI and technology specialist

    At a time when AI regulation, digital transformation and cybersecurity are defining legal risks for businesses, RMOK Legal is one of the few Fractional GC providers with deep, current specialism in this space. Rory is a published author on AI law and a LexisNexis featured contributor on AI contracting.

    SRA regulated

    RMOK Legal's consultants are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, giving you the assurance of professional oversight without the cost structure of a traditional law firm.

    Flexible by design

    We work the way you need us to — retainer, project-based or ad hoc. No long-term commitments unless they suit you. No billable hour surprises.

    "Rory O'Keeffe goes the extra mile and is always focused and pragmatic."

    — Legal 500 UK, Information Technology 2023

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

    — Fortune 500 Technology Client

150+ major transactions closed

From £20m outsourcing agreements to complex multi-jurisdictional technology deals, RMOK Legal has a proven track record at the highest levels of commercial law.

Partner across 5+ high-growth firms simultaneously

Currently acting as embedded Fractional GC across businesses in cybersecurity, digital identity, advertising, manufacturing and retail.

55% cost savings versus external counsel

Businesses working with RMOK Legal as their Fractional GC consistently reduce their external legal spend significantly, without sacrificing quality or coverage.

35% reduction in contract cycle time

Through template standardisation, legal playbook development and process innovation, we help businesses close deals faster.

Ready to talk?

Book a free, no-obligation discovery call with Rory O'Keeffe. In 30 minutes we will establish whether RMOK Legal is the right fit for your business and what a Fractional GC engagement would look like in practice.

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