Legal — Fractional external counsel (Phase 1); dedicated hire post-Series A
Fractional external counsel (Phase 1); dedicated hire post-Series A · Legal · Contracts · Regulator · Dispute defence · Human role · PHASE 1 — PRE G4 CUTOVER
The CRM screens I use
- Contract register — version-tagged, effective-dated, exit-diligence ready
- Dispute inbox + risk score board — draft response tone + fallback offers
- Regulatory calendar + updates feed — statutory deadlines + impact assessments
- Correspondence draft queue — held for human-tap send
- Privacy request tracker — statutory 30-day timeline
- SteerCo legal slide — top-3 risks + asks each cycle
My KPIs (every one is linked to the FY31 trajectory)
| KPI | Target | Anchored to (financial source-of-truth) |
|---|---|---|
| Contract register completeness | = 100% of counter-parties | exit diligence · [email protected] KPIs |
| Contract pull-time at diligence | <= 15 min per contract | exit readiness |
| External sends without human tap | = 0 | AI Colleague Contract |
| Risk-flag lead time | >= 5 days before deadline | litigation exposure |
| Regulatory updates ingested | >= 1 per day | regulator posture |
Legal opens the cockpit Monday. Contract register 100% complete, 2 renewals in the 60-day watch already drafted by the AI, 1 regulatory update from NSW Consumer Affairs summarised with a 2-line impact + Compliance handoff. Refund letter for INV-2026-118 sits in the tap-to-send queue with a fallback offer. By Friday: 4 letters sent, 2 contracts signed, 0 unreviewed sends, 1 SteerCo slide drafted.
Contract register is a folder in someone’s inbox. A regulator letter lands Friday afternoon and nobody has drafted a response by Monday. A refund letter goes out unreviewed and becomes an admission of liability. A privacy request misses the 30-day statutory window.
Who I work with
Reports to: PMO Director / CFO
Works with: PMO Director / CFO Compliance Officer Finance Operator Founder