Deep Bench Briefings: Practical Advice for Lean Legal Teams

Legal that builds your business, not just protects it.

Whether you’re a Founder, CEO, General Counsel, or Chief Legal Officer, our team works as your embedded legal partner. From contracts to complex issues, we’ll help you structure smart decisions and grow with confidence. 

You already manage a lot, but no one can be an expert in every area. We provide targeted, high-value legal support across specialties, so you can stay focused on what you do best while knowing complex or high-stakes issues are handled. 

FRB is breaking down the recurring gaps we have seen and sharing fixes in frequent webinar sessions. Register for our upcoming AI Policy Checkup webinar HERE.

Who We Help 

• Founders & CEOs: You don’t need a full-time GC. Get the strategic legal guidance you need without the overhead of a full-time hire. Our lean legal subscription provides a dedicated legal department on a flexible, cost-effective basis. We offer proactive counsel to manage risk and make the hard calls before problems escalate, protecting what matters without slowing you down. 

• General Counsels: You don’t need handholding. You need a sharp, efficient, and dependable bench to extend the capabilities of your team outside your core focus. We seamlessly fill expertise gaps across employment, M&A, disputes, regulatory, tax, emerging tech, AI privacy, and more. We’re nimble, business-savvy lawyers who fill those gaps without the BigLaw rates or the headache of juggling multiple specialty firms.  

Why Leaders Choose FRB 

• We speak business. You get strategic counsel from lawyers who think like operators, because we’re building something too.  

• We’ve done this before. Our clients are startups, scale-ups, and family-owned firms with real momentum and risks.  

• We bring seasoned attorneys, not surprises. One call. Multiple experts. No chasing firms across issues. 

• We know what’s coming. Our sector depth (from digital assets to AI to private capital) keeps you ahead of the curve. 

• We provide a sounding board of peers. We host private events for other CEOs like you so you can share business ideas, market shifts, and lessons learned with leaders in similar seats. 

• We amplify your reach. You stay focused on what matters most; we handle the rest with depth, speed, and precision. 

• We’re built for how you really work. We empower you to get things done efficiently, from securing internal buy-in to managing team bandwidth. 

• We increase your range. One call gets you access to a seasoned bench across employment, M&A, disputes, regulatory, tax, and more. 

• We keep pace. Business moves fast. So do we … with clear, usable answers that help you move forward internally. 

• We help you deliver, not just defend. From strategy to execution, we focus on results your stakeholders actually care about. 

• We connect you to people who get it. Through GC peer groups and roundtables, we help you stay ahead of legal shifts and learn how others are handling what’s next. 

What You Get (and What You Don’t) 

• Access to senior attorneys with the depth you need: employment, financing, disputes, regulatory, tax, emerging technologies, etc., without big-firm overhead. 

• Flexible, tailored support models: recurring coverage for regular needs, plus pre-negotiated pricing for project-based or urgent work. 

• A true partner who can handle both preventive work and escalations. 

• Embedded support, not just a “fractional” label. 

• Clear communication, responsiveness, and business-first advice. 

• No cookie-cutter service plans. We design legal support around your workload, pressure points, and budget. 

Where We Step In 

• Partnering with you on M&A, financing, or restructuring while you manage day-to-day legal operations.  

• Managing employment issues—from policy drafting to defending claims—without BigLaw rates. 

• Advising on employee performance, terminations, and restrictive covenants before litigation becomes necessary. 

• Handling litigation strategy or disputes that require a strong outside partner who understands your company’s priorities. 

• Advising on niche regulatory matters such as tax frameworks, cybersecurity obligations, or state-by-state compliance shifts. 

• Taking the lead on vendor, customer, or investor negotiations when bandwidth is tight or specialized expertise is required. 

• Reviewing and negotiating investor term sheets, enterprise customer contracts, and vendor MSAs. 

• Structuring capital raises, strategic exits, or partner buyouts with legal and tax input 

• Navigating specific compliance issues like pay transparency laws, ADA accessibility, and marketing disclosures. 

• Acting as your “what do we do here?” partner in moments like: a surprise resignation, a data breach, or a potential investor conflict. 

How We Work: An Extension of Your Team 

We operate as a seamless extension of your team. Most firms offer outside counsel. A few offer “fractional GCs.” We do something different; we become embedded with your team. We help you: 

• Make smarter decisions 

• Avoid unnecessary escalation 

• Create calm in the chaos 

• Fill expertise gaps without adding headcount 

• Avoid bottlenecks by stepping in quickly with specialist resources 

• Deliver practical, actionable answers that support your internal priorities 

Examples: 

• We’ve written board talking points for layoff exposure. 

• We’ve flagged deal terms that saved founders seven figures. 

• We’ve helped CEOs sleep at night by owning the legal side of business headaches. 

• We’ve co-led diligence and negotiations for acquisitions while in-house GCs focused on integration. 

• We’ve stepped in to manage sensitive employee disputes and protected companies from costly missteps. 

• We’ve supported compliance programs and contract reviews during peak workloads, keeping projects moving on time. 

Let’s Get to Work 

We’re not a hotline; we're your partner. Discover how our lean legal services can be tailored to your business needs. Contact us today to learn more and let us handle what's keeping you up at night.