Legal Companion

Here are full descriptions for each of the 8 services under the Legal Companion retainer:

1. Contract Review & Advisory

Every business relationship begins with a contract and the terms you agree to today shape your obligations for years to come. Under this service, up to 5 contracts per month are reviewed in full, including vendor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, service agreements, partnership terms, and client-facing contracts. Each review covers identification of unfair or one-sided clauses, liability and indemnification risks, payment and termination conditions, IP ownership language, AI Governance and practical recommendations on what to accept, negotiate, or reject. You receive a written annotation or summary with clear, plain-language guidance not just legal commentary, but a commercial view on what matters and why.

2. Compliance & Regulatory Calendar

Staying compliant is not a one-time event it is a continuous obligation that shifts with your business size, sector, and operations. This service provides a tailored annual compliance calendar covering all key statutory and regulatory deadlines applicable to your company, including Companies Act filings, labour law obligations, GST compliance milestones, DPDP Act requirements, and sector-specific regulatory timelines. You receive proactive reminders ahead of each deadline, along with brief advisory notes on what action is required and who is responsible. This eliminates the risk of missed filings, penalty notices, or regulatory lapses that often surface only at the worst possible moment during a fundraise or client audit.

3. Data Privacy Advisory

India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP Act) creates new legal obligations for virtually every company that collects or processes personal data including customer data, employee records, and third-party vendor data. This service covers an annual review of your DPDP Act readiness, including assessment of your data collection practices, consent mechanisms, privacy notices, data processing agreements with vendors, and your obligations as a Data Fiduciary. You also receive guidance on best practices for data minimisation, retention policies, and responding to data principal requests. Where relevant, advice is provided on cross-border data flows and alignment with international privacy frameworks. The goal is to ensure your business is not just technically compliant, but practically protected.

4. IP Guidance

Intellectual property is often the most valuable asset a technology company owns and the most poorly protected. This service provides ongoing advisory on identifying, protecting, and managing your IP portfolio. This includes guidance on ensuring all employee and contractor IP is properly assigned to the company through appropriate agreements, advice on trademark registration strategy for your brand and product names in India, guidance on software licensing structures, open-source compliance, and how to handle IP ownership when entering into partnerships or co-development arrangements. Early-stage IP structuring prevents the costly clean-up exercises that typically arise during due diligence for a funding round or acquisition.

5. Legal Queries — WhatsApp & Email

Day-to-day business generates a constant stream of legal questions that do not warrant a formal engagement or a billable hour from a law firm. This service provides ongoing access to written legal and compliance queries via WhatsApp and email, with responses delivered within 4 business hours on working days. You can ask about anything from the enforceability of a particular clause, to whether a proposed business practice raises any legal concern, to what a regulatory notice means and how to respond. Having a legal partner available for these routine questions prevents small issues from becoming large problems and removes the hesitation that comes from knowing every question has a price tag attached.

6. Template Library Access

Well-drafted standard templates save significant time and cost across recurring transactions. This service provides access to a curated library of 15 professionally drafted legal templates covering the documents your business needs most frequently. The library includes a bilateral NDA, vendor agreement, client services agreement, employment offer letter, independent contractor agreement, employee IP and confidentiality agreement, privacy policy, website terms of use, board resolution template, and more. Each template is drafted for Indian law and can be adapted by you for specific transactions. The templates are provided in editable format and updated when there are material legal or regulatory changes that affect their content.

7. Monthly Strategy Call

Legal issues do not exist in isolation they are embedded in your business strategy, your commercial relationships, and your growth plans. This service includes one 90-minute call per month with your fractional GC to discuss the legal and compliance priorities relevant to your business in that period. Topics typically covered include upcoming contracts or negotiations, regulatory changes affecting your sector, legal risks associated with new business decisions, IP considerations for new products or markets, and any outstanding matters that require a legal view. The call ensures your legal partner remains embedded in your business context not just reacting to documents, but proactively advising on what lies ahead.

8. Annual Compliance Review

Once a year, a structured review of your company's overall legal and compliance posture is conducted. This is a holistic assessment — not limited to a single area covering the state of your contract management, IP ownership, data privacy programme, employment documentation, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance. The review results in a written observations report that identifies gaps, flags risks, and recommends a prioritised action plan for the coming year. This annual check-in ensures that your legal foundations keep pace with your business growth, and provides a valuable reference document for board reporting, investor queries, or internal governance purposes.