Guidant Legal Solutions Can Provide the Following General Counsel Services on a Fractional or Outside Counsel Basis:
Business Operations
- Counsel and advise business teams to minimize business, financial, and legal risks
- Work with internal business teams and IT to ensure PCI and Privacy compliance
Contracts
- Draft Master Services Agreements, SOWs, SLAs, NDAs and other contracts
- Review and negotiate contracts with partners, clients, vendors, and subcontractors
- Oversee contract management, compliance and enforcement
HR & Employment Matters
- Provide legal oversight and guidance on recruitment, backgrounding, drug screening, and hiring
- Investigate and respond to WC, unemployment claims, and other worksite risks
- Draft and maintain employee handbooks and policies
- Draft employment offers, contracts, and severance agreements
- Review and advise on employment-related claims, disciplinary matters and terminations
- Advise on Reductions In Force (RIFs) and WARN Act
- Investigate, respond and resolve EEOC complaints
- Evaluate and advise on ADA, FMLA, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation and FLSA issues and claims
Risk Management
- Obtain and ensure proper insurance coverages and limits to address coverage needs
- Evaluate contracts and claims for risk transfer strategy
- Utilize effective claim procedures and review to properly reduce loss exposures
- Draft and implement Safety Programs and Manuals
- Review operational procedures to assess for risk (Examples – FCRA, TCPA, FLSA)
- Coordinate directly with clients to address and resolve claims or matters with potential legal or public relations impacts.
Corporate Compliance
- Entity formation and registration
- Compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies
- Licensing
Litigation
- Manage litigation matters, including assessment of exposure (Collective Actions, Class Actions,FLSA and Arbitrations)
- Negotiate settlement agreements and releases
- Retain and manage outside counsel for pending litigation matters
- Respond to consumer complaints filed with BBB or State Attorney General offices