The Flamingo Subscription

Are you an over-stretched, under-resourced in-house counsel?
Our lawyers are here to manage the work that is slowing you down.

A subscription for in-house counsel who need...

... a suite of legal specialisms
Whether it’s employment one day or data protection the next, enjoy access to our full range of legal services.
... responsive, proactive, and crystal clear advice
We give same-day responses, clear timelines for work and avoid jargon.
... boosted capacity and expertise
We manage the legal work that is slowing you down, allowing you to drive strategic projects.
... to control & budget their legal spend
Our subscription is cost-effective and crystal clear so you have total control over your spend.
...senior lawyers with in-house experience
Bolster your team with senior, expert lawyers who can hit the ground running. No stuffiness or frustration.
... to clear the path to their success
Our subscription was designed to liberate you from your day-to-day legal work so you can focus on the sexy stuff.
client testimonial

“Our favourite thing about working with Plume is it doesn’t feel like we’re working with a law firm but rather an extension of our own team. The lawyers have become so embedded in our business, so commercially focussed and so tuned to our risk appetite and way of working.”

Francesca Porter, Onfido
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“It’s just the entire way that the team do business. I’ve never felt forgotten, I’ve never felt that someone else is too important, everyone’s so nice and everyone puts in 100% of the effort. Working with Plume is a real pleasure.”

Miguel Holloway, Oxford Medical Simulation
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“It’s really nice to have found a law firm that is a true extension of myself and the legal team at Huel. It genuinely feels like if we were to recruit another lawyer, they’re all exactly the type of people I’d like to have on my team.”

Claire Sanders, Huel
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What's included?

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From drafting and negotiating customer and supplier contracts, to updating website terms of use, we support across all kinds of commercial agreements.

NDAs
Introducer Agreement
Contractor/Consultancy Agreement
Website Terms of Service (for sale of goods and/or services)
Website Terms of Use

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Advice on routine employment and HR matters, including help with templates and policies to streamline your HR function

Support for New Employers
Employment related documentation and correspondence
Directors’ Service Agreements
Advice on Redundancies and Restructures
Support with TUPE
Advice on Business Immigration
Settlement Agreements

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As data protection experts we help protect your business, supporting you with GDPR compliance, cross-border data transfers, data privacy notices, and the dreaded data breach.

Company internal data protection policy
Employee data protection notice
Company data breach policy

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Make your intellectual property count, with licensing and assignment agreements.

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From investment rounds of up to £5 million to the implementation and management of share schemes.

Subsidiary incorporation for foreign company
Company incorporation
Reconstituting statutory books
Advance Subscription Agreement
Convertible Loan Agreement
Share buy back
Board minutes

What's included?

We provide support on all your day-to-day legal matters, such as:

Commercial Contracts

For example:

  • Terms of business
  • Outsourcing agreements
  • Distribution & reseller agreements
  • Services / contractor agreements
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Employment

For example:

  • Help with implementing standard contracts and policies
  • General HR support
  • Staff handbooks
  • Support for new employers
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Data protection

For example:

  • Data processing agreements
  • Privacy notices
  • International transfers
  • Compliance advice & training

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Intellectual property

For example:

  • Copyright
  • Design & brand
  • Licensing & assignments
  • IP audits & due diligence
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Technology

For example:

  • SaaS / PaaS
  • Software & website development
  • AI
  • IoT
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What does it cost?

Monthly

Starts from:

£260
/ Hour
Pre-book at least 5 hours of support for £260/hour
Use your pre-booked hours flexibly over the month
Additional support is charged at £310/hour
Access commercial, technology, data protection, employment and intellectual property support
Payable upfront or by monthly Direct Debit
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Subject to a min term of 2 months when first signing up

Quarterly

Starts from:

£230
/ Hour
Pre-book at least 15 hours of support for £230/hour
Use your pre-booked hours flexibly over the quarter
Additional support is charged at £280/hour
Access commercial, technology, data protection, employment and intellectual property support
Payable upfront or by monthly Direct Debit
Join our Watering Hole community for in-house lawyers
Get started
Annual

Starts from:

£200
/ Hour
Pre-book at least 60 hours of support for £200/hour
Use your pre-booked hours flexibly over the year
Additional support is charged at £250/hour
Access commercial, technology, data protection and intellectual property support
Payable upfront or by monthly Direct Debit
Join our Watering Hole community for in-house lawyers
Get started

Let's do the math

Save up to 50% each month with our Flamingo subscription
£4,000
10 hours / month on our
standard hourly rates
VS
£2,600
10 hours / month with Flamingo
£1,400
Monthly saving with Flamingo
£4,000
10 hours / month on our
standard hourly rates
VS
£2,300
10 hours / month with Flamingo
£1,700
Monthly saving with Flamingo
£4,000
10 hours / month on our
standard hourly rates
VS
£2,000
10 hours / month with Flamingo
£2,000
Monthly saving with Flamingo

Don't take our word for it

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Rachael is a diamond and very intelligent. She has a lovely style and an efficient, commercial & more collaborative approach to advising clients. It's also reassuring to know that Rachael is a former litigator so you know you are getting all-round excellent commercially sound advice. Highly recommended!

Lesley Wan, GC
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Having negotiated against Alice personally, we were confident of her legal skills and commercial acumen. They immediately submersed themselves into our business, acting as an extension of our legal team. They worked incredibly hard, are friendly, approachable and above all could always be counted on to retain a sense of humour.”

Jen Kitson, GC, BlueYonder
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Rachael is commercially focussed, and her investment in taking the time to get to know our business means she takes a pragmatic, human-centric approach to negotiations. She proactively gets her head around the particular priorities and constraints on each engagement, meaning she hits the ground running adding value while being able to move at pace.

Eleanor Kearon, VP Legal, Onfido
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“Plume is anything but your traditional law firm. We found the lawyers to not only be experts in their fields, but dedicated to understanding our business, which is so important to finding innovative solutions to the problems that we bring to them. Every single person I’ve met at Plume has been a delight to work with, and that just makes all the difference. I really do feel in very good hands working with Plume.”

Tara Haig, GC, Multiverse
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It’s just the entire way that Plume does business. I’ve never felt forgotten, I’ve never felt that someone else is too important, everyone’s so nice and everyone puts in 100% of the effort. Working with Plume is a real pleasure.

Miguel Holloway, Chief of Staff, Oxford Medical Simulation
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Our favourite thing about working with Plume is it doesn’t feel like we’re working with a law firm but rather an extension of our own team. The lawyers have become so embedded in our business, so commercially focussed and so tuned to our risk appetite and way of working

Francesca Porter, General Counsel, Onfindo
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The best thing about working with the Employment team is the prompt guidance and support they have given with sensitive and complex issues. They offer professional and diligent advice as well as being incredibly genuine and encouraging. It is reassuring to know they are on hand to help at all times.

Katie Whitfield, M2A
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Everyone internally has been incredibly impressed with your work and I'm sure we will want to continue working together long-term.

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Plume is quite clearly the best law firm in the history of the universe. With trademark protections bestowed upon us by your godly lawyers, we'll be able to focus on what we do best.... developing awesome medical technology for the blind community.

LinkedIn follower
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Quickly understood my requirements, carried out a thorough review of the facts and produced a user-friendly reference document tailored to my business which demonstrated a strong grasp of the commercials. Take on was pain-free and everyone was friendly and responsive. Would recommend.

Charlotte Ashton, founder director, The Implicit
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Excellent firm. Professional and ideal for start-ups.

Joe Lines, co-founder, Nook
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The team have supported us with day-to-day and strategic legal advice throughout the year. We're grateful to them for stepping up to support us through this important milestone in MyTutor’s development and for their commitment in getting the deal over the line.

MyTutor
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We currently use Plume for our small business and have had a great experience! They are knowledgeable, professional and answer in a timely fashion. Would recommend!

Angie Allgood, CMO, SmashCo
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Great working with the folks at Plume. The quality of their work was top notch, their communication was effective and overall happy with the services provided.

Jimi Daodu, founder and CEO, Vault Hill
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You are without a doubt the COOLEST law firm ever, and we love working with you! <3

Katy Hamilton Jennings on LinkedIn
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They're doing amazing stuff on social media and standing out from the crowd. This is a gold standard in disruption.

Sian Thomas (@IntegrowSales) on Twitter
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You are continuing to shape the legal industry to be more creative, compassionate, and (most significantly) human. Keep breaking down barriers - your reach is further than you may realize 🦩

Tiffany Sanchez, Sustainable Wealth Lawyer on LinkedIn
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The team have come on board to support MyTutor, a fast growing EdTech business which previously had no in-house legal resource. The team have made a hugely positive difference in a short space of time and we feel incredibly supported by the team, who offer a commercial, low fuss and highly responsive service

Manisha Chana, CFO, MyTutor
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Plume are a wonderful, professional and caring law firm. The communication and attention to detail we received by them in dealing with our case was brilliant. I will definitely be using them again for future needs.

Frances Lucraft, CEO/founder, Grace and Green
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The team provided excellent leadership and support throughout our funding process. In particular, they provided comprehensive ownership and management of the close process for AccelerComm, providing excellent, professional guidance from start to finish and enabling AccelerComm to focus on growing core business growth

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FAQs

How do I know you’ll be any good?

We know it’ll take some time for you to trust us. We need to demonstrate to you that we know what we’re doing and can deliver really great value, but we’re confident that we can do that.

We’ve been doing this for a really long time, all our lawyers are qualified and regulated, and they’ve all worked in-house before. This means that we understand the challenges you’re facing and how to help you overcome them.

So, whilst signing up to our subscription requires you to take a small leap of faith, we hope that our client testimonials and track record will make the decision easier for you and you’ll quickly realise that you’ve made the right choice!

We need our work to be turned around really quickly. Will that be a problem?

Not at all!

We work with lots of fast-paced businesses where time is of the essence. We know that to be useful to you, we need to work to your timelines, and we will do so wherever possible. It is not uncommon for us to turn around work the same day, and whilst we clearly can't always do this, we try our best to get things back to you quickly.

How long will it take you to get up to speed?

Here comes the dreaded lawyer's catchphrase: it depends. Our minimum initial term is two months because we can’t really show you what we can do in less than this and we want to take time to get to know you and your business so that we can provide you with a really great service.

Some clients want us to help with pretty straightforward tasks that require minimal knowledge about your business, product and risk appetite. In those cases, we can hit the ground running.

However, most of our clients want to embed us within their teams and businesses so we can provide maximum value. Whilst this approach does require a time investment on both sides, it means that we can support you with a much wider range of tasks whilst requiring minimal input from you.

How do you get up to speed?

We will ask you various questions about your standard positions on various things like indemnities, liability, risk appetite, intellectual property etc at the outset of the relationship to understand your business and we keep a record of this. If you already have a playbook or any form of internal guidance that you use for assessing contracts then even better - send this over.  

What type of work is included?

Commercial contracts are our bread and butter, particularly tech and IP contracts. We can draft them, amend them, negotiate them and light fires with them. The only limitation is your imagination!

We also have employment lawyers who can support your HR team with anything they need and help keep you out of the tribunal.

And we have the data protection expertise to help you stay off the ICO’s naughty list!

Whilst the expertise of all our lawyers is available to you under our subscription, you don't need to use it all. Some of our clients only want our help in one or two areas, and that's completely fine.

How do you want us to instruct you?

This is where we really differentiate ourselves from other law firms, because the answer is: it’s up to you!

Whether you want to use our Plume email address, have us embedded in your systems and emails, use Slack, Teams, Trello, Juro or carrier pigeon, we'll meet you where you are.

What happens if I don’t use all my pre-booked hours? Can I roll them over?

No, it’s not possible to roll over unused hours. We can offer the packages we do and the service we deliver based on knowing when our clients are likely to use us. Rolling over unused hours risks us not having the correct capacity in the team to be able to work in the way our clients deserve us to.

However, you’ll be provided with weekly updates on your usage and if we see you’re not using your hours, we’ll request a call to talk about how you can make better use of us.

We also provide different subscription terms to give you greater flexibility to use your hours, for example, if you sign up to our annual plan, you have the whole year to use your hours.

What if I don't purchase enough hours, can I purchase more at the same rate?

To help you and us with capacity planning, you can only pre-book hours at the lower subscription rate at the beginning of your subscription term.

But we’re not going to abandon you - we know that life in business can be unpredictable and we're here to support you with that! So, when you've used up all of your pre-purchased hours we can carry on supporting you at our slightly higher overage rate, which will be invoiced monthly in arrears.

What are your payment terms?

We offer clients the option to either pay upfront or by monthly direct debit. So, if you book 30 hours for a quarter, you can either pay £6,900 upfront, or £2,300 a month for 3 months. If neither of these options work for you, we may be able to agree a bespoke payment arrangement which will be subject to a small surcharge to reflect the increased admin time on our side. 

We're a small business which means we have to manage our cash flow really carefully. It's therefore really important that our invoices are paid on time so we don't need to use the limited resources we have to chase payment. We therefore really appreciate all our clients' cooperation in this.

How do I know how many hours to book?

We appreciate this isn't always an easy decision, particularly at the beginning of your subscription.

Before you start working with us, we'll make a recommendation based on the requirements you've shared with us, and our extensive experience delivering our subscription service.

How will I know how much time I’ve used?

We’ll email you every week to let you know how much time you’ve used and how many pre-booked hours you have left.

We can also customise our reports to you. For example, some of our clients ask for breakdowns based on projects/customer deals.

How quickly do you respond to emails?

We always aim to reply to emails on the same working day, even if it’s just to acknowledge receipt.

We will always aim to turn work around as quickly as possible and within timescales requested by you. Where we need more time, we will always let you know and contact you to agree a revised timeframe.

Will I have one person from your team that I work with? What happens if they go on holiday, or leave Plume?

We’ll allocate one of our lawyers to have primary responsibility for looking after you. We always try to match our lawyers to our clients, for example, Rachael is our go-to lawyer for fintechs and FS companies.

Your lead lawyer won’t be the only one working with you, though. They will involve other members of our team as and when it is necessary, for example, if they don’t have capacity, or if you require advice on something outside their area of expertise.

We also have our amazing Client Services team who you can contact with any questions about your subscription or a piece of work.

We have an internal knowledge sharing system to enable everyone in the team to quickly access relevant information about your business, so your work can easily be shared between us without you having to share the same information with different members of our team.

Whilst we know you’ll be sad if a lawyer you’ve been working with leaves Plume, it certainly won’t mean that we won’t be able to continue supporting you at the same level.  

Can you work on Slack / Teams?

Absolutely – we use Teams ourselves so we can create a chat with you and anyone else you'd like us to, and if you give us access to your Slack, we'll be there!

Can you review contracts that aren't subject to English & Welsh law?

Yes we do this regularly, but, as you'd expect, it's always subject to the caveat that we're qualified to practise in England and Wales and therefore not able to comment on how the contract could be interpreted in the applicable jurisdiction. But we're happy to provide a pragmatic assessment.

We have a strong network of overseas law firms, so we can always help find someone local to review a contract, if required.

How do you manage your own resource so I know you can deliver the hours I’ve pre-booked?

This is a really important question that goes to the very heart of our subscription service.

When you pre-book time with us, we guarantee to work those hours for you. This means that we’re limited on how much time we can allow clients to pre-book, so we never exceed the capacity of our team.

We also prioritise subscription work over non-subscription work, and pre-booked subscription work over overage. So, in short, the only way you can guarantee our support is to pre-book with us.

This is also why we can’t allow clients to roll over any unused hours, because it makes it impossible for us to manage our own resource and ensure we have the capacity to deliver all the hours that have been pre-booked.

A service designed around you

I am...

Part of an in-house legal team

There are pressures to manage when you’re an in-house lawyer in a growing business: From management and budgets to internal and commercial demands. Speed is of the essence, awareness of risk is essential and adaptability is a must.

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A sales professional:

We understand how important it is to have a responsive legal team that can turn around contracts and communicate timelines. Our Flamingo Subscription is ideal for scaling sales teams who need support from commercially-minded lawyers.

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A HR professional:

Employment matters can crop up at any time. It’s essential that you find a legal partner with whom you can collaborate to ensure that a business grows without risk and guarantee that any issue is handled in a sensitive and efficient manner.

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The founder or co-founder of a business:

Beyond the nitty-gritty and basics of setting up a business, we understand that some founders need a legal partner who they trust, who knows their business, and who can help them scale from idea all the way to exit. Whether that’s raising investment or building a team.

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A director or CEO

Managing a business isn’t easy; from driving strategic and operational decisions to ensuring a company meets its statutory obligations.

Go

An operations professional

Ensuring the smooth running of a scaleup isn’t easy. Whether that’s implementing new processes, supporting core teams, or preparing for the road ahead, ops teams enact the world’s most impressive juggling act.

Go

A finance professional

As the financial maestro of the business, you do a lot more than manage the purse strings. Infamously obliged to wear many hats, you take charge of ongoing cash flow, financial planning, key reports and strategic pivots.

Go

Want to chat to us?

Book a call with Alice or Rachael to discuss your
ongoing legal needs and how we can help.

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The Flamingo Subscription

An all-in-one legal subscription for UK businesses

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A subscription for scaleups who need...

... a full suite of legal specialisms
Whether it’s employment one day or data protection the next, enjoy access to our full range of legal services.
... responsive, proactive, and crystal clear lawyers on their team
We give same-day responses, clear timelines for work and avoid jargon.
... a team that knows your business
Just like an internal hire, you get a friendly, familiar face as your point of contact.
... to budget for legal expenses
Our subscription is cost-effective and crystal clear when it comes to how to make the most from your time.
... expert lawyers
Our team hail from top law firms, and are highly respected in the industry.
... to expand their business
Our subscription was designed with scaleups in mind, which is why it’s simple and cost-effective.

A service designed around you

I am...

Part of an in-house legal team

There are pressures to manage when you’re an in-house lawyer in a growing business: From management and budgets to internal and commercial demands. Speed is of the essence, awareness of risk is essential and adaptability is a must.

Go

A sales professional:

We understand how important it is to have a responsive legal team that can turn around contracts and communicate timelines. Our Flamingo Subscription is ideal for scaling sales teams who need support from commercially-minded lawyers.

Go

A HR professional:

Employment matters can crop up at any time. It’s essential that you find a legal partner with whom you can collaborate to ensure that a business grows without risk and guarantee that any issue is handled in a sensitive and efficient manner.

Go

The founder or co-founder of a business:

Beyond the nitty-gritty and basics of setting up a business, we understand that some founders need a legal partner who they trust, who knows their business, and who can help them scale from idea all the way to exit. Whether that’s raising investment or building a team.

Go

A director or CEO

Managing a business isn’t easy; from driving strategic and operational decisions to ensuring a company meets its statutory obligations.

Go

An operations professional

Ensuring the smooth running of a scaleup isn’t easy. Whether that’s implementing new processes, supporting core teams, or preparing for the road ahead, ops teams enact the world’s most impressive juggling act.

Go

A finance professional

As the financial maestro of the business, you do a lot more than manage the purse strings. Infamously obliged to wear many hats, you take charge of ongoing cash flow, financial planning, key reports and strategic pivots.

Go