// services

Engagement models

Start with a sprint and scale into ongoing support, or begin with a retainer from day one.

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retained counsel

Ongoing legal support for security research, dual-use, and sensitive capability businesses. Standing escalation lane, continuity, proactive risk management. Subscriptions from £2,500+VAT/mo.

ESSENTIAL
from £2,500/mo +VAT
Specialist access for focused teams. Triage, review, and an escalation lane when you need it.
▸ Response SLA + escalation channel
▸ Pre-publication review (light)
▸ Export control / dual-use triage
▸ Contract and procurement triage
[ enquire ]
CORE
from £4,500/mo +VAT
For teams making regular disclosure, export, and procurement decisions. Continuity and institutional memory.
▸ Everything in Essential
▸ Monthly risk memo / register
▸ Cross-jurisdiction research
▸ Procurement & oversight support
▸ Clause library maintenance
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EMBEDDED
bespoke
Fractional GC for security and dual-use.
▸ Everything in Core
▸ Priority turnaround
▸ Quarterly roadmap session
▸ Policy building + training
▸ Deal-cycle support mode
[ enquire ]
Partner tier available for high-growth teams needing true fractional GC. [ enquire ]
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fixed-fee sprints

Scoped deliverables with clear outputs. Priced upfront, delivered fast. Sprints from £3,500+VAT.

Research publication gate
from £4,500 +VAT 7–10 days
Pre-publication legal review system for labs output, advisories, talks, PoCs.
▸ Publication gate checklist
▸ First-piece review memo
▸ Disclosure & comms playbook
▸ Standard language pack
▸ Researcher escalation route
▸ Team briefing (60–90 min)
[ request sprint ]
Export control rapid map
from £7,500 +VAT 10–15 days
Export-control triage + cross-border guardrails for dual-use vendors.
▸ Classification & risk triage memo
▸ Red flags matrix for sales
▸ "Can we sell this?" workflow
▸ Contracting inserts
▸ Board/founder briefing (60 min)
[ request sprint ]
Incident readiness sprint
from £7,500 +VAT 2 weeks
Practical incident pack for real decisions, not compliance theatre.
▸ Legal workstream playbook
▸ First 48h checklist + decision tree
▸ Privilege & comms guardrails
▸ Template pack
▸ Procurement readiness summary
[ request sprint ]
Pentest contract architecture
from £3,500 +VAT 5–7 days
Bespoke MSA/SOW suite. Built on our open-source templates.
▸ Customised MSA + SOW + auth to test
▸ Physical testing auth (if applicable)
▸ Tailored DPA
▸ AI tooling schedule (if applicable)
▸ Negotiation guide + fallbacks
[ request sprint ]
↳ Sprint-to-retainer credit // complete a sprint, start retained counsel within 30 days, credit against month 1.
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special situations

Disputes, investigations, enforcement
// when the stakes justify priority attention.
Fast mobilisation, senior involvement, bespoke pricing // hourly, blended, or with a success component where appropriate.
! Vendor threatening legal action over a security disclosure
! Regulatory / law enforcement contact after research activity
! Data breach with parallel customer, regulator, insurer comms
! High-value commercial dispute with technical facts at centre
! Researcher personal exposure // urgent advice + narrative control
[ urgent brief ]
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