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INTERIM LEGAL SUPPORT

Our Interim Legal Support helps busy in-house legal teams who want to provide timely and effective support to their business, avoiding the bottle necks caused by resourcing challenges and skills gaps.

Our service is personally tailored by our expert matching team to quickly integrate fully insured, experienced lawyers, avoiding the pain, time and risk of permanent hiring.

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Interim Legal Support FAQs

How does flexible legal support work in practice?

With flexible legal support from Obelisk you can tailor the help you need to your business and budget. From one-off projects with a dedicated legal consultant or the ability to access a virtual legal team of lawyers and paralegals. Our freelance lawyers, paralegals, legal consultants and in-house paralegals work remotely or in hybrid arrangements with some days working from home, others from your offices. They are available to work part-time or full-time for set periods of time, and can work flexibly - by the hour or by the day or on a set project.

How can I augment my legal team?

Our flexible business model provides legal support that works for you. Whether support on a one-off project such as large scale document review or a single MSA (Master Service Agreement), interim cover or tapping into a virtual legal team of lawyers and paralegals tailored to your business needs. Our legal consultants and in-house paralegals work remotely or in hybrid arrangements; part-time or full-time for set periods of time.

What happens if a consultant is unwell or has to take leave?

Whilst this is thankfully rare, we can re-assign work if needed to ensure your service is not disrupted.

How does insurance work?

Our lawyers and paralegals are covered by our professional indemnity insurance. In the case of paralegals, they require supervision by a qualified lawyer.

Does Obelisk Support employ only female lawyers?

No, Obelisk Support does not employ only female lawyers. The company has a diverse team of lawyers and paralegals, including both men and women. Obelisk Support is committed to providing equal opportunities for all employees, regardless of gender. Our clients include some of the world's largest companies, including 35% of the FTSE100, growing businesses and several law firms.

Do Obelisk Support consultants only work from home?

No! Whilst many of our consultants work remotely, we can also provide you with consultants who work in your offices or work their days between home and your offices. We will work with you to find the best solution so you can get rapid turnaround of work from best-in class in-house lawyers, paralegals and highly-qualified legal experts.

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My business does not have their own lawyer, can I still use Obelisk Support?

Absolutely! We often work with businesses, including start-ups and scale ups who are developing their legal function. Our experienced consultants can act as a Fractional General Counsel, embedded in your organisation and helping you to grow. We can only provide paralegals where there is a qualified lawyer to supervise- as they are not qualified professionals, despite having completed some legal studies.

Is there a minimum commitment required?

There is no minimum commitment. Our lawyers and paralegals can work on an hourly or daily basis. Depending on your budget and operational needs, we can report on weekly hours. Obelisk Support clients use our services flexibly – anything from full-time to on demand – and are charged for the time used.

If we like a paralegal or a lawyer, can we offer them a permanent role?

When we get the fit right, we are delighted. Our team will advise you of any fees associated with hiring our lawyers directly.

Do you have standard working hours?

If your consultant is working on a day rate (rather than "hourly"), a standard working day is 7.5 hours. Additional hours will be charged as overtime, as agreed on a case-by-case basis with the client. When scoping a project, work hours will be discussed and agreed with our clients as some of our lawyers and paralegals work outside of the traditional 9 - 5 hours model.

Why work with Obelisk?

All our consultants, lawyers and paralegals are city-trained & pre-vetted.
Our proprietary matching platform matches
you with the right legal professional.
We pioneer new ways of working to help our
clients succeed.
We are committed to creating a more inclusive legal profession.

Committed to high standards

We are a B Corp Certified™ organisation with a clear social-impact mission.

Committed to fair living wages

We are committed to ensuring that everyone can earn a wage that meets their everyday needs.

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Committed to women in law

Obelisk Support is the only 100% female-founded and managed legal services provider in the UK.

What we offer

In house lawyer

Our Interim Legal Support helps busy in-house legal teams avoid bottle necks caused by resourcing challenges and skills gaps.

Lawyer on demand

Whether your team is facing family leave, sickness, or just an increased workload, we’ve got you covered.

Fractional GC

Our experienced Fractional General Counsels, help C-Suite executives at scaling companies who want to accelerate growth in their business.

Our Legal Specialisms

Commercial & Contracts Lawyers

General Counsel

Corporate and M&A Lawyers

Employment Lawyers

Regulatory Compliance & Company Secretarial Lawyers

Data Privacy & Cyber Security

Intellectual Property Lawyers

Construction Lawyers

Finance Lawyers

Language Specialist Lawyers

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Case study: The British Business Bank

The British Business Bank is a business development bank dedicated to making finance markets work better for smaller businesses. At the start of the pandemic, the Bank was tasked by the Treasury to support businesses by rolling out new loan programmes as quickly and efficiently as possible. In need of extra resources, Obelisk provided a finance lawyer with lending experience to be an extra pair of hands at a time of national emergency.