General Counsel
Posted 1 day ago by The SELL Life
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This role offers experienced in-house lawyers in Manchester the opportunity to become fractional General Counsel, allowing them to earn more than a traditional salary while enjoying autonomy and flexibility. Candidates will benefit from a supportive infrastructure that includes business development resources and administrative assistance. The position is designed for senior lawyers seeking to leverage their expertise without the constraints of corporate politics. It emphasizes building a personal practice with scalable income potential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Receive 70–80% of billables paid directly to you.
- Choose your portfolio of clients with a flexible contract structure.
- Access remote work options with optional office access.
- Utilize full compliance, trust accounting, and PI insurance support.
- Have administrative and billing infrastructure handled for you.
- Scale your practice from 1 retained client to 5+ over time.
- Engage in business development support and strategy sessions.
- Package fractional GC services into predictable monthly retainers.
- Participate in regular CPD and strategy sessions focused on growth.
Key Skills:
- In-house legal experience.
- Ability to act as a strategic business partner.
- Commercial mindset and confidence in advising founders or boards.
- Desire for higher income potential than a fixed executive salary.
- Value for autonomy and influence over internal hierarchy.
Salary (Rate): £53,000.00 yearly
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Legal
What if you could earn more than a full-time General Counsel — without the internal politics, fixed salary ceiling, or executive treadmill? We’re helping experienced in-house lawyers in Manchester explore fractional General Counsel opportunities. By starting this career path with us, you gain the best of both worlds: The credibility and infrastructure of established firms and referral partners — combined with the freedom to build a high-value portfolio practice on your own terms. This is what we call self-employment with a safety net — autonomy with structure, income with scalability.
What You’ll Receive
- 70–80% of billables paid directly to you
- Flexible contract structure — choose your portfolio of clients
- Remote-first with optional office access
- Full compliance, trust accounting, and PI insurance support
- Administrative and billing infrastructure handled for you
- The ability to scale from 1 retained client to 5+ over time
Business Development Support from The SELL Life
We don’t just place you and disappear. You receive:
- Personalised strategy to position yourself as a retained strategic advisor
- Frameworks for packaging fractional GC services into predictable monthly retainers
- Access to a curated referral network of commercial lawyers and founders
- Vendor discounts and member benefits that rival national firms
- Courses, templates, and playbooks for scaling a portfolio practice
- Regular CPD and strategy sessions focused on growth, not just compliance
- Live sessions designed to solve business development bottlenecks
Who is This Is For?
- Senior lawyers with in-house experience who:
- Are already acting as a strategic business partner
- Want higher income potential than fixed executive salary
- Prefer influence over internal hierarchy
- Are commercially minded and confident advising founders or boards
- Value autonomy but don’t want to build everything from scratch
The Result
- Most experienced counsel transitioning to fractional models:
- Replace or exceed their corporate salary
- Work across diverse, growth-focused businesses
- Build equity-like upside through long-term client relationships
- Create a practice that belongs entirely to them
This is not a traditional role. It’s a platform to build something of your own — with the backing of an international network of entrepreneurial lawyers.
Next Step
Apply confidentially.