What changes

A Legal Counsel agent changes the shape of that gap:

Always on. 11pm on a Sunday is fine. The answer is there.
Advice that’s current. Reads live legislation and case law before answering.
Inside your business. Knows your suppliers, your standard terms, your context.
Proactive. Flags legislation changes before they bite your contracts.
Acts on your behalf. Has its own email. Follows up with suppliers, customers and authorities, keeping you in the loop.

What it covers

Contracts, T&Cs, supplier disputes, employment offers, GDPR sense-checks, late-payment letters with teeth. Court work still routes to a traditional firm; your Legal Counsel agent tees those up.

What it costs

One fixed monthly fee. No NI, no holiday pay, no training, no partner profit share. Sized to your business.

UK law only

Cross-border issues — data protection under foreign rules, currency, IP enforcement abroad — are flagged as “human lawyer needed” rather than answered.

Common questions

Is this a replacement for a solicitor?

No. Court work, contentious litigation and anything requiring representation still routes to a traditional firm. A Legal Counsel agent tees those up — and handles the day-to-day questions that never get asked because of the hourly meter.

How is the advice kept current?

The agent looks up live legislation and case law before answering — not memory, not guesswork. Inline citations on every answer.

Is the advice safe to act on?

For day-to-day commercial decisions, yes — the agent flags when it’s working at the edge of its competence and routes high-stakes matters to a human solicitor.