Most growing businesses — whether Greek companies expanding internationally, foreign companies entering the Greek market, or SMEs facing increasing legal needs — reach a point where occasional legal advice is no longer enough. Contracts get signed without the legal review they need. Decisions about staff are taken without legal guidance. Regulatory obligations are tracked informally. And legal risk accumulates without being immediately visible. An effective legal function is judged by how many problems it prevents — not by how many it has to deal with after the event.
Hiring a full-time General Counsel looks like the obvious answer. For many businesses, though, it is not necessarily the right choice at that stage. An experienced in-house lawyer carries a significant salary and operating cost, creates fixed employment obligations and may not offer the breadth of expertise a growing business needs. That is where the outsourced legal department comes in: steady legal support, for a fixed monthly fee and with access to an experienced legal partner, without the need to build a full in-house legal department.
The outsourced legal department model gives you the knowledge and judgement of an experienced lawyer who knows your business, for a fixed monthly fee and without the cost and employer obligations of an in-house hire. Businesses choose this kind of arrangement when their legal needs are continuous but do not yet justify building an in-house legal department.
Pantazis & Associates offers a dedicated outsourced legal department service for a fixed monthly fee. You get an experienced lawyer — not a junior — who learns your business, attends your meetings when needed, reviews your contracts, advises your management and handles the full range of day-to-day legal issues that arise. We act as your legal department.