An in-house legal team is a huge asset to a business. Many businesses are not large enough, don’t have the resources, or for strategic reasons would prefer not to have full time in-house legal. Even where companies do have an in-house attorney, supplemental outside general counsel can be helpful.

Odin Law and Media often serves as outside general counsel to our clients. What we mean by this is that we are “the first legal phone call.” We aim to be accessible, responsive, and practical, providing timely guidance that helps clients make decisions and keep projects moving. Often, we’re able to provide the legal services needed to resolve issues directly, without unnecessary complexity or delay.

As a company grows, we can collaborate on broader strategy and planning. Odin can help with intellectual property registration and commercialization, employee and independent contractor agreements and issues, sales and distribution agreements, and other commercial contracts, as well as day-to-day questions that arise in the course of running a business.

Working with counsel that truly understands the business and objectives of its clients can be critical. We invest the time to understand how our clients operate so that our advice is not only legally sound, but aligned with their goals, timelines, and risk tolerance.

Where something falls outside the scope of our services, or where a larger legal team is warranted, we are often able to manage these teams of outside lawyers, much in the same way an in-house general counsel’s office would, helping to coordinate work, control costs, and ensure consistency across matters.

Even where we are not hired specifically for this kind of service, we try to provide the same level of support, continuity, and business-minded guidance that clients would expect from a dedicated in-house legal function.