Fractional General Counsel for growing companies, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations. Experienced legal judgment for the day-to-day work of running an organization.
Grow with intention.
The right legal support, at the right time, for what you’re trying to build.
I’m Laura Richardson Hart, the lawyer behind Tend Counsel. A three-time General Counsel and former litigator, I bring legal judgment into the larger context of what your organization is trying to accomplish.
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Good legal counsel should make an organization feel more capable, not more dependent on its lawyer.
Good counsel starts with understanding.
Legal advice works best when it reflects the people, priorities, and practical realities of your organization.
Get to know the organization’s people, priorities, history, and ways of making decisions.
Distinguish legal requirements and meaningful risks from issues that need less attention.
Bring legal judgment into the conversations happening among leadership, boards, employees, and other advisors.
Handle the work that fits and coordinate specialized counsel when it is needed.
Create processes, templates, and resources that help people do their work.
Choose hourly or subscription-based support and revisit the arrangement as the organization’s needs change.
Tend what you care about. Let’s talk about what you’re building.
