General Counsel
Posted 2 weeks ago by The SELL Life
£350,000 Per year
Outside
Remote
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This role offers experienced in-house lawyers in Southampton the opportunity to transition into a fractional General Counsel model, allowing them to earn more than a traditional full-time position without the constraints of corporate politics. Candidates will benefit from a flexible contract structure, business development support, and the ability to build a high-value portfolio practice. The position emphasizes autonomy while providing a supportive network of like-minded professionals. This is a unique chance to create a self-owned practice with significant income potential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and manage a portfolio of clients as a fractional General Counsel.
- Develop personalized strategies to position oneself as a retained strategic advisor.
- Package fractional GC services into predictable monthly retainers.
- Utilize business development support to scale from 1 retained client to 5+.
- Access vendor discounts and member benefits.
- Participate in live sessions to address business development challenges.
Key Skills:
- In-house legal experience.
- Ability to act as a strategic business partner.
- Commercial mindset with confidence in advising founders or boards.
- Desire for higher income potential and autonomy.
- Experience in building client relationships.
Salary (Rate): £350,000.00 yearly
City: Southampton
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 Southampton explore the fractional General Counsel business model. By starting this career path with us, you gain the best of both worlds: The credibility and infrastructure of a network of likeminded lawyers — combined with the freedom to build your own 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
- 100% of revenue paid directly to you
- Flexible contract structure — choose your portfolio of clients
- Remote-first with optional office access
- A proven process to scale from 1 retained client to 5+ over time
Business Development Support from The SELL Life 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 lawyers
- Vendor discounts and member benefits that rival national firms
- Courses, templates, and playbooks for scaling a portfolio practice
- 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 an opportunity to build something of your own — with the backing of an international network of entrepreneurial lawyers.
Next Step Apply confidentially.