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General Counsel in Witham
Burns & Co. provides fractional general counsel to companies in Witham and across Essex: senior, in-house style legal support on a flexible basis, without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
Book a ConsultationWitham is a town in the Chelmer valley, on the Great Eastern Main Line, and has grown into a commuter base for London and Chelmsford. Its property mix runs from older town-centre terraces to substantial post-war and recent development.
The companies we support in Witham are usually past the point where legal work can be handled ad hoc, but not yet at the point where a full-time general counsel is justified. That gap is exactly what fractional cover is designed to fill.
Growing companies in Witham usually reach the point where legal questions arrive faster than they can be outsourced, but not the point where a full-time general counsel makes sense. Fractional cover sits in that gap: a senior lawyer who knows the business, joins the conversations early and keeps decisions commercially grounded.
Contract review, drafting and negotiation
Employment and HR legal support
Governance, board reporting and company secretarial
Risk, compliance and regulatory questions
Managing external advisers and specialist counsel
Support on transactions, funding and commercial deals
We provide general counsel across Witham and the surrounding Essex area, including:
Tell us what you need and we will come back with a clear scope, a named contact and a fixed fee wherever we can.
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