General Counsel on AngelList.

Work with a lawyer on AngelList for a flat monthly fee.

$2,500 / month

The dreaded billable hour should not slow down your growth.

To avoid high legal fees founders often skip, delay, or DIY their legal needs. But without proper legal counsel, you risk making costly mistakes, such as:

Making mistakes on AngelList.
Making uninformed “gut” decisions.
Using Google as your lawyer.
Drafting your own contracts.
Focusing on unimportant issues and slowing down deals.
Entering due diligence unprepared.
Missing opportunities.

Scale your business. Don’t stress about legal.

You have enough on your plate. Legal should not be an additional source of stress. Work with an attorney to avoid costly mistakes, and breathe easy knowing you’ll never get a surprise legal bill.

Why founders like you love General Counsel.

Work with a preferred partner of AngelList.
Know your legal house is in order.
Control costs.
Access to an attorney whenever needed.
Avoid surprise legal bills.
Smooth venture capital due diligence.

Level up your legal knowledge.
Attorneys who think like founders.
Focus on scaling your startup.
Make smarter decisions.
Save time.
Save money.

It’s really nice to have a lawyer you can bounce ideas off of – without worrying about the cost of each question.

Vikram Sahai, CTO, Carbon Counts

As an entrepreneur I have a billion fires to put out. With General Counsel, legal is one I don’t have to deal with.

Dave Levin, COO, Hala Systems

General Counsel helps us empower our sales team to close deals fast.

Manoj Dadlani, CEO, CosmosID

General Counsel meets 99% of my legal needs, and I’ll never be surprised by a legal bill.

Chad Owen, CEO, Stimulus

We get more legal judgment from this service than the traditional hourly model. By taking the transaction out of the equation we are actually learning more and have more confidence in legal matters and our internal processes.

Aron Bohlig, CEO, CompCap

Especially for early stage companies like ours that are about to enter the next phase of growth, the clarity General Counsel provides allows us to take the next step with confidence.

Denee Reaves, HR & Ops Manager, Third Sector Capital

We are a fast-paced startup. General Counsel allows us to get actionable advice quickly so we can keep moving forward.

Kellan Hays, COO, Good Nature Agro

Scope of Services

Unlimited Calls / Emails
Contract Reviews Per Month	2
Incorporation
MSA
Employee Agreement
Independent Contractor Agreement
Advisor Agreement
Confidential Information and Invention Assignment
Separation Agreement
Mutual NDA
Unilateral NDA
Recipient NDA
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
Stock Plan
Stock Grant
Stock Option Grant
SAFE
Convertible Note
Series Seed Funding
Cap Table Management on AngelList
Annual Savings	$39,800

100 Day Promise

We promise to get your legal house in order within the first 100 days. First, we put out any existing legal “fires”, then we draft your custom contracts so you’re equipped to grow with confidence.

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FAQ

Unlimited calls and emails, really?

Yes really. The whole point of General Counsel is to be there when you need us. By removing the billable hour, we’ve made it frictionless for you to reach out to us on issues big and small. This completely changes the dynamic of the relationship from transactional to partnership.

This seems a little too good to be true. How can you make this work?

We work smarter, not harder. Because we designed the firm specifically for entrepreneurs, from day one we’ve been relentlessly focused on the efficient delivery of quality legal services. Our model is built on the 3 Ps: (1) Partner – Each General Counsel client is paired with a Partner with 10+ years experience in startup law. (2) Paralegal – The partner is supported by a Senior Paralegal with 20+ years of experience. (3) Process – We’ve invested in automation (and are exploring AI) to make our process quick, smooth and highly accurate.

What is not included in General Counsel?

We’ve been working with founders for over a decade. From our experience, General Counsel covers about 90% of a startup’s legal needs. Although issues like regulation, taxation, international structuring and M&A are not included within the scope of General Counsel, everything listed above is included. When projects are out of scope, we often work with our General Counsel clients on a per project basis.

How do you calculate the cost savings?

Our cost savings are based on the price to get the services on a per-project basis here at Westaway. If numbers excite you, check out this Google Sheet that gives an itemized breakdown for each General Counsel Plan. All calculations are based on our publicly available transparent pricing list averaged over 12 months. Of course, keep in mind that our prices tend to be 20-40% less than most startup law firms, so the cost savings compared to those firms will be significantly greater.

What types of contracts are included under contract review?

Contract review includes reviewing, editing and negotiating any contract that is 20 pages or less with any counterparty.

Most entrepreneurs want a trusted legal partner, but they hate surprise legal bills. At Westaway, we take care of your startup’s legal needs for a fixed-monthly fee so you can control your costs and focus on scaling your business.