Outside counsel

Add senior South African legal capacity, exactly when the programme needs it.

South African legal capacity for a team that is already committed, scoped so it can be approved internally and stopped cleanly.

Who this is for

In-house legal, clinical operations, market access and commercial teams

Typically instructed by: Regional and country counsel · legal operations · clinical operations · commercial

Scope

What can be instructed

Contract backlog: A defined volume of South African agreements reviewed or negotiated to an agreed turnaround.
Study-specific support: Legal support attached to a single study or programme for the duration of start-up.
Three-month pilot: A bounded first arrangement that gives both sides a real basis on which to decide whether to continue.
Monthly retained counsel: A defined monthly capacity with an agreed scope, response time and escalation route.
Urgent transaction support: Additional South African legal capacity for a transaction or programme with a fixed deadline.
Specialist coordination: Where a matter requires foreign-law, patent, tax, regulatory-science or advocacy input, that specialist is engaged under a defined structure.

Before you instruct

The entity that will contract, and the counterparties you routinely deal with, for the conflicts check.
The volume or type of work you expect over the period.
The internal approval route and any procurement requirements.
The turnaround you need.