Smart, Strategic Corporate Legal Services – When and How Your Business Needs It
Fractional general counsel and corporate legal services for startups, high-growth, and mid-market companies.
We’ve been in the boardroom, the war room, at the compliance desk, and in the C-suite.
General Counsel Solutions PLLC provides executive-level corporate legal expertise grounded in real in-house experience. We partner with businesses at every stage—acting as outsourced general counsel, supporting lean legal teams, and stepping in for critical initiatives.
Practical, efficient, and business-minded, we help organizations manage risk, scale responsibly, and make better decisions—without the cost or rigidity of a traditional in-house hire.
Practice Areas
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Fractional General Counsel
Executive-level general counsel support delivered flexibly, providing strategic guidance, risk management, and day-to-day legal leadership without billing surprises.
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Corporate and Governance
Practical guidance on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and risk management to support informed decision-making at the board and executive level.
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Finance and Transactional
Transactional support across the business lifecycle—from entity formation and growth initiatives to financings, acquisitions, and exits.
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HR, Employment Law, Executive Compensation
Business-aligned employment and compensation counsel, including equity programs, incentive plans, benefits, and day-to-day HR legal support.
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Business and Commercial Litigation
Commercial contracts and business law services informed by real-world experience and an understanding of how companies actually operate.
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Special Projects
Interim legal leadership, strategic consulting, legal department optimization, and mentoring for new in-house counsel—designed to meet evolving business needs.
General Counsel Solutions was founded by Janet Bawcom, whose practice is shaped by decades of in-house legal leadership at the highest levels—from the Dell Technologies executive suites to fast-growing technology, aerospace and industrial manufacturing.
Janet has seen firsthand how legal departments can either accelerate or inhibit business success—and how fractional general counsel arrangements provide flexibility, sophistication, and exceptional value. In addition to serving as outside general counsel, she advises companies on building and optimizing legal teams and coaches lawyers transitioning into in-house roles.
The result is a nimble, forward-thinking legal partner who understands business pressures, speaks the language of executives, and delivers practical solutions that scale.
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