Emerging Role Of Virtual General Counsel

Introduction

We live in a world where virtual services, i.e., services provided remotely by professional or qualified providers, are increasingly popular since they save clients' money by eliminating the need for a part or full-time employee and all the overhead that entails. Organizations can now hire a Virtual General Counsel ("VCG") to help them fill important tasks that require legal competence.

Why Virtual Counsel

Virtual counsel, in broad terms, is an outside lawyer who works remotely to provide frontline legal services to businesses in the same way that a full-time in-house counsel does, but on a casual or part-time basis. The ultimate value of bringing virtual counsel inside the firm is for them to get to know management, work on site  occasionally  and learn about the organisation. The more integrated they are, the more they will learn about the company, which will increase the potential value of their services. Thus, even though they are not a full -