The Need
Senior legal
capacity, on demand.
Large organisations rarely have a simple legal problem. They have peaks and troughs, gaps in cover, projects that need senior oversight, and subsidiaries that cannot each justify their own legal hire. Permanent headcount is slow, expensive, and inflexible.
Burns & Co. GC provides senior legal leadership on a fractional basis — giving larger companies the capacity and seniority they need, precisely when and where they need it, without the cost and commitment of permanent recruitment.
Our team's experience includes advising household-name businesses where the stakes are high and the standard of counsel is exacting. That experience is what we bring to every engagement.
How We Help
Where we fit in.
Interim cover
When a general counsel leaves or is on leave, legal leadership cannot simply pause. We step in to provide continuity — keeping the function running and the business protected during transition.
Additional senior capacity
Even well-resourced legal teams hit peaks. We provide extra senior firepower for transactions, projects, and busy periods without adding permanent headcount.
Specialist projects
A major contract, a regulatory change, an acquisition, a restructure. We deliver focused senior legal leadership on the projects that need it, for as long as they need it.
Subsidiary and portfolio support
For groups, private equity portfolios, and multi-entity structures, we provide fractional GC cover to the businesses that need it — coordinated centrally and delivered consistently.
What's Included
Built around
your structure.
- Senior counsel with experience at large, complex organisations
- Flexible engagement — from a few days a month to full-time cover
- Transaction, project and interim leadership support
- Scalable across subsidiaries, divisions and portfolio companies
- One relationship, consistent standards, coordinated delivery
- A cost-effective alternative to permanent senior hires
Book an Appointment
Need senior legal
capacity?
Book an appointment and we'll explore how fractional general counsel can support your organisation — whether it's interim cover, a project, or a more flexible way to resource legal work.