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Ongoing legal counsel in Germany · Berlin · advising across Germany
Ongoing legal counsel in Germany
Ongoing legal counsel gives teams quick access to an adviser who already understands the business, rather than restarting the context with every question.
Who it is for
For companies without a large in-house legal function.
Support can be adapted to transaction volume, team size and the legal capability already available internally.
Management
Decision-makers receive context for recurring contractual and corporate questions.
Internal teams
Sales, product and operations gain a legal contact who understands their workflows.
Advice
One point of contact for day-to-day legal work.
Commercial contracts, corporate questions and coordination of additional specialists are managed consistently.
Contracts and negotiation
Repeated contract work becomes more efficient once commercial limits and acceptable departures are known.
- Prioritise agreements by impact and urgency
- Align negotiating positions with teams
- Improve templates from recurring issues
Decisions and risk
Day-to-day questions need clear legal assessment and practical routes forward.
- Understand facts and commercial aims
- Rank likelihood and impact
- Present workable options
Process and coordination
Named contacts and clear paths keep legal matters moving across teams and specialists.
- Define communication and approvals
- Track open points and dates
- Bring in specialists when needed
Contact
Looking for ongoing rather than ad hoc support?
Describe the team, recurring matters and expected availability. I will suggest a suitable working model.
How we work
A working relationship that builds context.
Priorities, communication and approval paths are agreed at the outset and refined pragmatically over time.
Request counselMap needs and contacts
Recurring issues, internal teams and urgent decisions are identified.
Agree the way of working
Priorities, response paths and document templates are tailored to the business.
Support daily decisions
Contracts and questions are handled continuously, with open items and deadlines tracked.
Practical perspective
What matters in practice
The following points explain typical decisions and dependencies in this area of advice.
Route matters by business importance
Not every legal question requires the same depth of work. A defined mix of rapid review, detailed advice and project support helps resolve urgent operational issues while giving structural risks proper attention.
- Set contacts and communication channels
- Prioritise urgency, volume and commercial relevance
- Define escalation paths for sensitive matters
Retain contract knowledge within the business
Recurring negotiations become more efficient when positions, accepted deviations and templates are documented. Over time, this creates a dependable framework for sales, procurement and management.
- Maintain templates and a clause library
- Record negotiating parameters for operating teams
- Track deviations and resulting obligations
Coordinate specialist advice
Tax, employment, data protection or disputes may require additional specialists. A central legal contact keeps the interfaces together and translates specialist findings into an operational decision.
- Organise responsibilities and information flow
- Align work products around one commercial objective
- Keep cost, deadlines and open decisions transparent
Your contact: Dr. Philipp Lerch, attorney · Content last updated: 24 September 2026
Dr. Philipp LerchAttorney · Berlin
Profile
Legal precision meets commercial understanding.
As an attorney with experience at an international business law firm and an additional background in computer science, I combine corporate law expertise with a clear understanding of business models, processes, and technology.
- Former attorney at Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Two German honours examinations with a focus on commercial and corporate law
- Dr. jur. and LL.M. Corporate and Commercial Law, University of Sheffield
- B.Sc. Computer Science, Free University of Berlin
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What can ongoing legal counsel cover?
Common matters include contract reviews, negotiations, corporate decisions and coordination of specialist questions. The scope is tailored to the business and internal team.
How does this differ from a one-off contract review?
An ongoing relationship builds familiarity with the business model, decision-makers and recurring risks. New matters can then be prioritised in context.
How does an engagement begin?
We identify contacts, urgent matters, existing contracts and approval paths. That provides a basis for agreeing the scope and way of working.
Contact
Looking for ongoing rather than ad hoc support?
Describe the team, recurring matters and expected availability. I will suggest a suitable working model.