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Why your next lawyer probably won’t work at a law firm


Client data from My Inhouse Lawyer shows why fractional lawyering is becoming a more mainstream choice for businesses seeking legal support For decades, businesses needing legal support have essentially faced two choices: hire a lawyer or instruct a law firm. Tat binary is beginning to break down. A growing number of businesses


are turning instead to fractional lawyering. Tis gives them access to experienced legal capability on an ongoing but flexible basis, without committing to the cost of a full-time or part-time in-house hire or the expense of traditional law firms. But fractional lawyering is not a


single model. Te term now covers everything from junior and senior individuals working freelance to larger platforms. Experience, qualifications, continuity and breadth of support can vary considerably. My Inhouse Lawyer has taken the


model further, developing a next- generation, team-based approach in which one highly experienced fractional in-house lawyer sits at the centre of the client relationship, backed by a wider team of senior general counsel and specialists. At My Inhouse Lawyer, the model is


built around placing an experienced, high-calibre


lawyer close enough


to the business to understand its people, priorities and commercial context, while giving clients access to specialist expertise as needs arise. Tat proximity is central to the


approach. A lawyer who knows the business can contribute while decisions are being formed, spot


law firms, with all saying the service provided better overall value. Te findings do not suggest that


Every respondent in the company’s client survey preferred My Inhouse Lawyer’s approach


issues earlier and advise through the lens of


the organisation they


understand, providing continuity rather than treating each issue as a separate legal instruction. Te in-house lawyers at My


Inhouse Lawyer bring a business perspective shaped by years spent inside companies and commercial environments — not just in law firms. Te model brings together the


quality, breadth and scalability of a law firm with the embedded understanding of an in-house lawyer — without forcing businesses to accept the usual trade-offs in cost, quality and continuity, or the limitations of one person. My Inhouse Lawyer also uses AI


to make routine legal work more efficient, while its experienced lawyers do what AI can’t: bring real-world judgement, commercial perspective and an understanding of the people and business behind the decision. Client research from My Inhouse


A growing number of businesses are turning to fractional lawyering


Lawyer suggests why this next- generation approach is resonating with businesses. Every respondent to the company’s client survey preferred the My Inhouse Lawyer approach to using a traditional law firm, and all said they would recommend it to their contacts. Respondents also unanimously rated My Inhouse Lawyer as more commercial, more responsive and more cost-effective than traditional


law firms or employed in-house lawyers will


disappear. Different


models will remain right for different circumstances. But the balance is beginning


to shift. As fractional lawyering becomes more established — and AI


reduces the compelling cost and alternatives time


needed to conduct more routine legal work — businesses now have more


to


longstanding traditional options. What is striking is the unanimity


of the findings from My Inhouse Lawyer clients who have experienced its next-generation fractional model alongside legal services. Twiggy Harding, co-founder of


My Inhouse Lawyer, said: “For years, businesses have had to fit themselves around the way legal services are delivered. Next-generation fractional lawyering turns that around. It gives businesses senior legal capability that can flex around them — close enough to understand the business, broad enough to scale, and without the


commitment of


building everything in-house before a business is ready to do so.”


About My Inhouse Lawyer


My Inhouse Lawyer’s team does what AI can’t: bringing real world judgement, commercial perspective and an understanding of the people and business behind a decision


My Inhouse Lawyer is a pioneer of fractional legal services. Its next-generation fractional lawyering solution provides senior, high-quality, embedded, in-house legal support to SMEs and scaling businesses. Clients work with an experienced fractional in-house lawyer at the centre of


the relationship, backed by a wider team of senior fractional general counsel and specialists, with AI and legal technology used to make appropriate legal work more efficient. Founded in 2017, My Inhouse Lawyer was designed around a simple idea: legal support should adapt to the needs of the business, not the other way round. It brings together the strengths of traditional legal models, while designing out many of the compromises businesses have historically had to accept.


To find out more, contact Twiggy Harding, co-founder My Inhouse Lawyer


T: 020 7939 3959 E: hello@myinhouselawyer.uk myinhouselawyer.uk/next-gen-fractional/


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