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Ongoing business counsel

Help with the questions
that keep coming up.

An agreed working arrangement for recurring commercial questions and document work.

The arrangement

Define what belongs in the conversation.

An ongoing engagement can include regular agreement reviews, questions about business arrangements and agreed follow-up work. Its scope identifies the kinds of matters covered and how separate projects will be handled.

The arrangement should also make clear who can raise a request, what information is needed and how work is prioritized.

The rhythm

Review upcoming decisions and open questions.

A regular discussion can bring upcoming decisions and open items into view. Some questions need a document review; others need a business decision before legal work can proceed. Keeping that distinction visible helps make the engagement useful.

As the business changes, the scope, frequency and fee basis can be reconsidered. Ongoing counsel is an agreed service arrangement, not a promise that every legal issue is covered.

How scope is agreed