A flexible model, with clear accountability
Use the level of senior legal support the business actually needs.
TVA works through embedded and interim support, fractional retainers, defined projects and on-demand senior advice. The engagement is shaped around the work, urgency and level of ownership required.
- Embedded
- Retainer
- Project
- On demand
Embedded or interim support
For businesses and in-house legal teams that need additional senior capacity for a period of time. TVA works as part of the team, taking ownership of agreed workstreams and reporting to the General Counsel, board or management as required.
Best suited to
- Additional capacity for an existing legal team
- Interim cover for leave, recruitment gaps or transition
- Ownership of a defined legal workstream
- Periods of increased workload or a major transaction
Fractional retainer
For businesses with recurring legal demand or a developing in-house function. TVA provides an agreed rhythm of senior support, maintains the legal priority list and becomes familiar with the company's commercial model, people and risk tolerance.
Best suited to
- Ongoing contract and governance work
- Leadership teams needing a regular legal counterpart
- Businesses managing several legal workstreams
- Periods of growth, change or recruitment
Defined project
For a transaction, contract programme, legal process build or other identifiable outcome. The scope, assumptions, deliverables and fee structure are agreed before substantive work starts.
Best suited to
- Fundraisings and acquisitions
- Priority commercial agreements
- Contract template and playbook projects
- Governance, restructuring and legal readiness exercises
On-demand senior advice
For discrete matters that require experienced judgement but do not justify a recurring commitment. Availability and expected effort are confirmed before work begins.
Best suited to
- A significant negotiation or decision
- Review of a legal or commercial position
- Interim capacity during absence or workload pressure
Every engagement
What every engagement includes
- A clear scope and point of accountability
- Direct access to the senior lawyer responsible
- Commercially prioritised advice
- Transparent time, fee and progress reporting
- Early identification of specialist input or work outside scope
First conversation
The initial call is used to understand the requirement.
It is not a free legal advice session. Where we can help, we will recommend the most proportionate structure. Where another route is better, we will say so.
Start with the problem. We will help shape the right engagement.
Tell us where work is slowing down, where risk is accumulating or what the next transaction demands. We will tell you candidly whether TVA is the right fit.