Your business needs legal counsel. It does not need surprise bills, hard-to-reach attorneys, or a retainer that sits untouched for months. Pick the OCL Partner Plan that fits where your business is today, and scale when you are ready.
An OCL Partner Plan gives you and your business an experienced and extensive legal team for a fixed monthly fee, not just when something goes wrong. You get a direct line for quick questions, contract reviews, access to libraries of legal templates, scheduled strategy sessions, and a legal team that already knows your business before an issue arises. Because the fee is fixed, you can plan for it, budget around it, and use it without watching the clock.
Most businesses talk to a lawyer only twice: when they are forming the entity, and when there is a problem. A contract that needed a second look. A hire that needed a written policy. A growth decision that carried real legal risk. A Partner Plan closes that gap.
An hourly retainer charges you for the time a lawyer spends. Every phone call and every email carries a cost you may not be able to predict in advance. That structure can push business owners to wait until a problem feels serious enough to justify the bill, rather than reaching out while it is still small.
A Partner Plan changes that. Your monthly fee is fixed and predictable. You reach out before a decision gets made instead of after it goes wrong because reaching out does not cost you anything extra. The legal support scales with your plan and your growth, not with the clock. And as the relationship deepens, your legal team is positioned to do more than protect your business from risk, it is actively working to promote what you are building.
LAUNCH ACCESS
BEST FOR: New or early-stage businesses building their legal foundation.
GROWTH COUNSEL
BEST FOR: Scaling businesses managing contracts, HR matters, and compliance across multiple fronts.
CORNERSTONE COUNSEL
BEST FOR: Established businesses that want embedded, proactive legal counsel at every stage of growth.
CUSTOM
BEST FOR: Businesses with complex structures, multiple entities, or needs that exceed standard plan thresholds.
COMPARE OCL PARTNER FEATURES
| | | LAUNCH ACCESS | GROWTH COUNSEL | CORNERSTONE COUNSEL | CUSTOM |
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| MONTHLY FEE* | $799 / Month | $1,499 / Month | $2,499 / Month | Tailored General Counsel Support & Chief Legal Advisory Built for Your Business’ Unique Needs and Goals. |
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| A | CONSULTATIONS /Strategy Sessions | 1 / Month | 2 / Month | Unlimited | |
| B | WRITTEN ACCESS(OGC Message Line) | 2 Message Threads / Month | 4 New Message Threads / Month | Unlimited OGC Message Line |
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| C | OGC OF RECORD(Counsel of Record) | Included | Included | Included | |
| D | MONTHLY CONTRACTREVIEW (≤10 pages) | 1 / Month | 2 / Month | 2 / Month | |
| E | LEGAL LIBRARY(Articles, Checklists, Guides) | Included | Included | Included | |
| F | REGISTERED AGENT SERVICES | - | Included (~$150/yr Value) | Included (~$150/yr Value) |
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| G | OCL LEGALTemplate Library> | - | Basic Access | Unlimited Access | |
| H | REVIEWS OF OCL TEMPLATES | - | 2 | Unlimited | |
| I | PROJECT | - | - | 1 Project / Month |
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| J | HEALTH CHECKUPS | - | - | Quarterly | |
| Discounts available to active OCL Partners for legal projects not covered by their plan. | |||||
A: Scheduled calls (phone/video) for practical legal advice on contracts, compliance, governance, employment, IP, disputes, and more.
B. Written access through our secure portal for questions, document clarifications, and redline requests, without scheduling a call.
C. List OCL as your law firm and copy us on third-party communications, signaling to those you deal with that you have dedicated counsel.
D. We review yours or others’ contracts (up to 10 pages each) to …
E. Plain-English articles, checklists, and how-toguides for common business legal issues.
F. We serve as your business’ Registered Agent in the state of Alabama. We receive official legal/state notices on your behalf and route them promptly to your team.
G. Access to OCL’s curated collection of customizable agreements, legal forms, and checklists.
H. Request Issue Spotting Review of any OCL template to ensure proper usage for your situation.
I. Each month, you may select one priority legal project from OCL’s broad and expanding service menu, or request one of your own. Timely submitted projects are designed to be completed within the month they are selected/requested.
J. Quarterly reviews of your business to assess legal health, flag risks, and promote growth/profit with recommended next steps.
That is what the Risk-Free Strategy Session is for. We will look at your business, walk through your options, and tell you exactly what makes sense, no commitment required.
Is a Partner Plan right for my business?
If your business signs contracts, manages employees or contractors, or makes growth decisions that carry legal weight more than a couple of times a year, a standing plan tends to fit better than calling a different attorney each time something comes up. If you have one or two isolated legal questions per year, a one-time engagement for that specific issue may be the better fit. A Risk-Free Strategy Session is a straightforward way to find out which applies to you.
How is this different from hiring in-house counsel?
A full-time in-house general counsel is a fixed salary and benefits cost, regardless of how much legal work comes up in a given month. A Partner Plan gives you standing legal support scaled to what your business needs right now, at a monthly fee rather than a full-time headcount.
A single in-house hire, however experienced, brings one set of skills and one area of depth. With an OCL Partner Plan, you have access to a team with experience across business law, contracts, employment matters, intellectual property, and more — so whatever your business encounters, someone on your legal team has handled it before. Lower overhead, broader coverage, and a team invested in both protecting and promoting your business.
Is this different from other legal subscription services I may have seen?
Yes. Most subscription-style legal services are structured as a safety net. They exist for the rare emergency, the one-off question, or the situation where you just need a document reviewed once a year. The model works if you never actually need to use it.
An OCL Partner Plan is built to be used. Your business has ongoing legal needs that deserve ongoing attention. We want our partners using every part of their plan regularly, not rationing access or wondering whether a question is worth asking. If it is in your plan, it is yours to use.
What falls outside my plan, and how is it handled?
Court appearances, litigation, and highly specialized matters fall outside your plan’s scope, as do one-time large projects or disputes that require dedicated work beyond your plan’s coverage. All of it is billed separately, at a discounted rate for active OCL Partner Plan clients, with a quote from your Outside General Counsel before any additional work begins.
How do I get started with an OCL Partner Plan?
Book a Risk-Free Strategy Session. We’ll walk through your business, answer your questions, and recommend the OCL Partner Plan that fits — no pressure, no obligation to sign up.