Fractional GC/Chief Legal Officer Services

 Fractional CLO support for startups 

The Underwood Group provides Fractional CLO support for founders who need fast, practical risk decisions—contracts, policies, vendor terms, and legal operations—built for startups moving across jurisdictions and markets.

I’ve spent years supporting early-stage companies through flat-fee, 3-month renewable subscriptions, and I serve as a Community Leader on Startups.com in Legal. Our Fractional CLO practice serves approximately 10 active companies at a time to keep response times and quality consistent.

What Fractional CLO includes

Typical subscription support may include:

• Contract triage + negotiation support (vendor/customer/SaaS terms, redlines, fallback language)
  
• Risk decisions + strategy memos (what matters, what to do next, what to delegate)
   
• Policy and compliance prep (founder-ready policies, internal controls, vendor due diligence workflows)
   
• Legal operations setup (templates, playbooks, escalation rules, intake and approval flows)
   
• Founder-facing guidance that’s practical, time-boxed, and decision-oriented
   

How subscriptions work

• 3-month renewable terms (flat fee)
   
• Defined scope and cadence (async + scheduled collaboration meetings)
   
• Clear deliverables and turnaround expectations
   

We offer flat-fee Product Packs with defined scope, deliverables, and turnaround times—ideal when you need a concrete work product without committing to ongoing representation.

Examples:

• Contract Checkup Pack (review + issues list + recommended edits)
   
• Strategy Memo Pack (options, risks, recommended sequencing)
   
• Document Review Pack (annotated edits + replacement language)
   
• Draft Pack (first draft + revision round based on your inputs)
   

Availability depends on fit and scope.