Introduction

I am a Fractional General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer working with UK tech SME leadership teams who've built successful businesses but sense something's not quite right - decisions taking longer, same issues surfacing, growth feeling harder than it should. That friction isn't a failure. It is a SIGNAL that the business has outgrown informal ways of handling risk. With nearly 20 years' experience in legal services, including over a decade as in-house legal counsel and Chief Legal Officer at an international EdTech and digital assessment company, and before that, as a corporate/commercial lawyer advising start-ups and SMEs, I've seen what works, and what breaks, when businesses scale. I spot what's creating drag, ask the questions that clarify what's really happening, connect the dots across silos, and build practical systems that stick. The work might show up as SaaS contract negotiations, reseller agreements, contract governance, revenue recognition terms in contracts, commercial playbooks, brand protection, data protection, privacy and AI frameworks, supplier vetting, or building legal strategy. What you get is your time back, decisions that don't bottleneck on you, and a business that's ready for investment, expansion, exit, or simply growing without breaking.