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    Legal Department Support

    Your legal department — strengthened. We take on the overflow, step into projects that need niche expertise, and cover absences — so your team keeps pace with the business without growing headcount.

    Home Services Legal Department Support

    In-house legal teams today operate under mounting pressure: more transactions, more regulation, shorter deadlines — while headcount stays frozen. We do not replace your team. We act as its natural extension: we take on what cannot be absorbed internally right now — workload peaks, one-off projects, niche specialisations and cover — while decisions and priorities stay firmly with you.

    We understand in-house realities because we have lived them: what matters is a practical, implementable solution delivered on time, consistent with your organisation's standards and risk appetite. We work in whatever model suits you — from a single project, through ongoing secondment, to a retainer with a guaranteed response time.

    What we cover

    Overflow & workload peaks

    we take on excess matters and demanding one-off projects: M&A due diligence, waves of disputes, regulatory reviews — without permanently growing your team.

    Lawyer secondment

    our lawyer works within your department part-time or full-time, operationally part of your team and your systems, while formally remaining employed by the firm.

    Cover & continuity

    we cover parental and sick leave, notice periods and sudden vacancies, so no matter falls through the cracks.

    Expertise on demand

    access to niche specialisations (competition law, data protection, new technologies, M&A) exactly when you need them, without hiring a dedicated specialist.

    Standardisation & legal ops

    contract templates, negotiation playbooks, approval workflows, escalation matrices and reporting that lift the whole department's efficiency.

    Leadership support

    acting as interim head of legal during a transition period or recruitment process.

    Your team, reinforced

    When to reach out

    When workload keeps growing while headcount stays flat. When a key lawyer leaves or is away for a long period and current matters urgently need covering. When a matter needs a niche specialisation your team does not have. When a new head of legal wants to tidy up processes and would rather "buy" ready-made playbooks than build them from scratch. When a foreign group enters Poland and needs a local extension of its legal team instead of opening a full department.

    Our approach

    1

    Discovery

    we learn your team, priorities and the gaps that need covering.

    2

    Scope & fit

    we agree who joins and in what model (project / secondment / on-call specialist / standardisation sprint).

    3

    Model & SLA

    we agree the billing method and response time.

    4

    Onboarding

    system access, conflict-of-interest check, confidentiality protocol.

    5

    Delivery & reporting

    we deliver the work and report status regularly.

    6

    Review

    we periodically review and fine-tune the scope of cooperation.

    External lawyer collaborating with an in-house legal team over documents

    Confidentiality & Independence

    A lawyer working "inside" your company remains bound by professional secrecy — unlimited in time and surviving the end of the engagement — which we reinforce contractually (NDA, access protocol). We run a conflict-of-interest check before every engagement. That is a meaningful difference from simply "renting" staff from an agency.

    Who this is for

    Lean legal departments (including 1-2 person teams), newly appointed heads of legal tidying up processes, PE fund portfolio companies, Polish subsidiaries of international groups, and organisations scaling up and professionalising the legal function.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    How is this different from simply instructing a law firm on a matter?

    You are not buying a single service, but flexible capacity and expertise plugged into your team and its processes — for a project, a secondment, or on an ongoing basis.

    In practice our lawyer works on your tools, at your pace and under the direction of your head of legal — you pay for availability and throughput, not for a single external deliverable.

    Who bears professional liability for the seconded lawyer's work?

    The firm does — the lawyer remains bound to us even while working from your office.

    They are covered by our professional-indemnity insurance and by attorney professional secrecy, and you take on neither employer risks nor responsibility for their legal work product.

    How is cooperation billed?

    Flexibly: a retainer, an hour package, project-based pricing, or an SLA model — we match it to the scale and predictability of your needs.

    Recurring overflow usually suits a retainer or hour package, while a one-off project suits fixed pricing up front; we can switch the model as your workload changes.

    How do you ensure confidentiality and no conflict of interest?

    Through professional secrecy, a conflict check before every engagement, and a contractual data-access protocol (GDPR-compliant).

    Before we start we check that we do not act for the opposing side, and we limit access to your data to what is necessary and to named individuals — with a data-processing agreement where personal data is involved.

    Do you only work with large corporations?

    No — also small legal departments and companies with no department at all, needing one-off or ongoing support.

    The model works wherever a permanent hire would be too rigid or too costly against a variable workload — from a one-person in-house function to a small team at a project peak.

    Can you provide emergency cover?

    Yes, we arrange cover for a sudden absence as quickly as possible.

    When covering for leave, sick leave or a lawyer's departure we take over live deadlines and matters so the department does not stall — with scope and duration agreed at the outset.

    Legal position: July 2026. General information — not legal advice. The scope of cooperation is agreed individually.

    Our experts

    The team to handle your matters — from the first conversation to day-to-day support.

    Kinga Miller

    Kinga Miller

    Partner, Advocate, Approved Compliance Expert, Approved ESG Officer

    Kinga supports in-house legal teams on compliance projects and day-to-day work — absorbing overflow and implementing practical processes.

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    Marta Solarska-Kaleńczuk

    Marta Solarska-Kaleńczuk

    Partner, Chief Operating Officer,
    Data Protection Officer

    Marta leads complex legal projects as an extension of in-house teams, with particular experience in data protection and new technologies.

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