Top-tier tech expert lawyers — on demand. AI-native.
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$1K+
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Lawyer · On Demand
Retainer
From $1,000 / month
Guaranteed 24-hr response From confirmed instructions and receipt of all required documents.
Fee credit — applied to all work
Free NDAs & standard advice
Priority 72-hr fixed-fee turnaround
Email · Slack direct access
Lawyer · Embedded · Scale Up
Fractional GC
From $5,000 / month
Embedded team member
24-hr guarantee, all matters From confirmed instructions and receipt of all required documents.
Fee credit, higher allocation
Public, capital & board-facing legal
Fortnightly strategy call
Transactional · No Retainer
Fixed Fee Only
From $500 per deliverable
Up to 5 business days
Two drafts included
DocuSign execution
Scoping consult included
No ongoing commitment
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Fixed Fee Services
Let's get you from zero to a hundred — and beyond.
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Get Started
Company setup · Founders agreement · Structure
The foundation. Built wrong, it costs more to fix than to build. We'll often tell you what to skip — and what you cannot get wrong.
Formation
Company Registration + Constitution (Investment Ready)from $1,000
Shareholders Agreement + Share Vestingfrom $1,500
Founder Services Agreementfrom $880
Company Records (Resolutions, Transfers, Certs)from $500
ESOP / Employee Share Schemefrom $1,320
ASIC fees incl. where stated · GST excl.
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IP
Trade mark · Freedom to operate · Protection · Licensing
Protect what you build before someone else does. We've secured unlikely trade mark registrations, reframed IP concepts to make them protectable, and saved founders $20k+ in unnecessary patent spend.
Trade Marks & IP
Trade Mark Application (AU, 1 class)from $330
IP Assignment Agreementfrom $330
Freedom to Operate Advicefrom $500
IP Licence Agreementfrom $880
Joint Development Agreementfrom $1,100
IP Australia fees incl. · additional classes +$330
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Tech Terms, Data & Privacy
SaaS terms · Privacy · Data agreements · AI
If your product touches user data — and it does — you need this before launch. AI model terms and agentic frameworks also sit here.
Terms & Policies
SaaS / Marketplace Terms of Servicefrom $1,650
Privacy Policy (AU)from $660
Privacy Policy (GDPR / UK)from $550
Data Processing Agreementfrom $880
AI Model / API Termsfrom $1,100
AI-assisted work product is reviewed and signed off by a lawyer before it is delivered.
The paper your business runs on. We triage first — often we'll tell you what's standard and what actually needs attention. NDAs are free for retainer clients.
From first advisor to growing team — structure the right relationships and build policies that protect the business as you scale.
Engagements
Advisor Agreementfrom $880
Employment Agreementfrom $880
Contractor Agreementfrom $880
Employment Agreement Suite (up to 5)from $2,200
Workplace Policy Suitefrom $1,100
Termination / Redundancy Advicefrom $500
Contractor vs Employee Triagefrom $500
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Regulatory & Compliance
ASIC · Licensing · Regulatory triage
Most early-stage companies don't need as much compliance work as they think — but they need a triage to know what's required. We'll tell you where the real exposure is.
Raising capital is a legal event. Get the instruments right and understand what you're agreeing to. Seed and angel rounds here — Series A+ and M&A in chapter 90.
Instruments & Rounds
SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity)from $500
Convertible Notefrom $1,540
Term Sheetfrom $1,000
Investment Round (seed / angel) (or 1% of raise)from $2,000
Disputes kill companies faster than bad products. Early intervention — a letter, a mediation, a clear risk assessment — is almost always cheaper than litigation.
Disputes
Founder Dispute Triage & Advicefrom $500
Mediation Supportfrom $1,100
Founder Exit / Buyout Agreementfrom $1,500
Demand Letterfrom $550
Settlement Agreementfrom $880
Litigation referrals available · we triage first
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Scale-Up Legal Function & AI
Legal ops · AI procurement · Agentic frameworks · Playbooks
Building your internal legal capability, deploying AI tools across your legal function, and getting the right frameworks in place for AI-native operations.
Legal Ops
Legal Function Assessment & Designfrom $1,500
Legal Spend Reduction & Prioritisationfrom $1,500
Contract Playbook Developmentfrom $2,200
AI Legal
AI Procurement Legal Advicefrom $880
AI Model / API Termsfrom $1,100
Agentic AI Legal Framework Advicefrom $500
AI Risk & Liability Assessmentfrom $880
AI-assisted work product is reviewed and signed off by a lawyer before it is delivered.
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Expansion, Cross-Border & Major Transactions
AU/UK · M&A · Series A+ · International structuring
Large transactions, international expansion, and M&A. Dual-market AU/UK experience — without the dual-firm cost.
Major Transactions
Series A+ Investment Roundfrom $3,500
M&A — Buy or Sell Side Advicefrom $5,000
Share Purchase Agreementfrom $3,300
Cross-Border
Cross-Border Structure Advice (AU/UK)from $880
UK Entity Setup Advicefrom $660
GDPR / AU Privacy Dual Compliancefrom $880
Regulated in Victoria · non-SRA authorised foreign lawyer in England
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Fractional GC & Beyond
Acting GC · AI playbooks · LegalTech · Agent implementation
From $5,000/month. Embedded team member — public, capital and board-facing legal. For companies that need a legal presence, not just legal documents.
Acting GC
Acting GC / Head of Legal (embedded)from $5,000/mo
Fractional GC Retainerfrom $5,000/mo
AI & LegalTech
AI Adoption, Design & Legal Playbooksfrom $2,200
AI Skills & Capability Buildingfrom $1,500
Agent Implementation Legal Frameworkfrom $1,500
LegalTech Vendor Selection & Advisoryfrom $1,500
AI-assisted work product is reviewed and signed off by a lawyer before it is delivered.
Let's work together
Startup lawyers, in the loop.
Campbell UnsworthLawyer · Retainer
Top-tier tech expert startup lawyer — 500+ founders, AU, UK and Europe
Corrs Chambers Westgarth · Minter Ellison · alongside Magic Circle firms in London
University of Melbourne LLB / B.Sc · Post-Grad Applied Finance & Investment
In-house GC: Sinch · Sympli · Foster's Group & more (scaling global tech)
Fractional GC: Sirenum · Divido · Tide Bank · Wintermute & more
Coined MVL — Minimum Viable Legals, working with startups in London
AI-native · LegalTech co-founder · Melbourne-based · AU & UK
Every engagement starts with a scoping conversation — free, no obligation. We'll often tell you to wait, or find a cheaper path. We won't charge you for that. No gatekeeping. We will never charge you without your authority.
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Upfront & Fixed — Scope Discipline
All fees fixed and invoiced in advance. Your retainer is a fee credit applied against work done — no hourly clock, no surprises. If any request falls outside agreed scope, we tell you before doing the work, always with a clear estimate first. Two drafts included in every fixed-fee matter.
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Guaranteed Turnarounds
Retainer: 24-hr response guarantee. Fixed fee: 72 hours (retainer clients) or up to 5 business days (new clients). From confirmed instructions and receipt of all required documents.
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Digital-First
All work delivered digitally. Email or Slack. DocuSign execution. Available Melbourne, Australia-wide, and into the UK. No office visits required unless requested.
Tips & Stories
When it actually mattered.
Philosophy · Cam Do!
"Can do!" — and this is how.
So often the question isn't whether something is legally possible — it's how to get it done pragmatically. I've coined it "Cam do!" — the combination of legal knowledge, commercial judgment, and genuine commitment to the founder's outcome. I've fronted investors, absorbed difficult news on a founder's behalf, backed unconventional approaches when the numbers justified them, and found solutions when the textbook said there weren't any. A true solutions mindset. Confidence under adversity. I've got the founder's back.
Philosophy · MVL
MVL — Minimum Viable Legals.
Working with startups in London, I coined the concept of "MVL — Minimum Viable Legals." Legal work, like product development, should be sequenced correctly. Not everything needs to be done now. Not everything needs a lawyer. Often the most valuable advice is knowing what to delay, what to skip entirely, and what you simply cannot get wrong. Pragmatic strategy, timed perfectly. That's how good legal support accelerates a startup rather than slowing it down.
Capital · Employment · Investor Relations
Saved $22k and an investor from leaving the round.
A founder was mid-raise when an employment claim surfaced with ~$30k potential liability. The greater risk was losing investor momentum. Rather than eliminating the issue entirely, I recommended a commercial approach: contain the exposure, keep the round moving. Resolved for ~$8k including legal costs. The round stayed on track. The investor stayed in.
Lesson: Sometimes the biggest risk isn't the liability — it's the delay. Investors notice how founders handle adversity.
Add to scope → 60 · Capital
In-House · Legal Ops
Reducing Legal Spend by More Than 80%
A fast-growing fintech had become heavily reliant on external legal providers, creating significant monthly costs and slowing commercial decisions. Acting as embedded counsel, I rebuilt the legal function around practical prioritisation, standardisation, and selective use of specialists. Within months, external legal spend reduced by more than 80% while maintaining full coverage.
Lesson: Good legal support should increase velocity, not overhead. MVL in practice.
Add to scope → 80 · Scale-Up Legal
Commercial · Executive Decision-Making
Approved the Risk, Unlocked the Revenue
An enterprise contract stalled over liability allocation and insurance. The legal answer was straightforward. The commercial decision was not. Working with the Australian MD, I broke it into three questions: What was covered? What wasn't? How much revenue would be unlocked by accepting the residual risk? The approval followed. The revenue was secured.
Lesson: Executives rarely need more legal detail. They need clearer decisions.
Add to scope → 30 · Contracts & Commercial
Tax · Investor Relations · Crisis Management
Owning a Tax Mistake Before It Became a Crisis
A technical tax issue surfaced stemming from an ambiguity in online guidance and an incorrect interpretation by a team member. The easiest path was to argue technicalities. Instead: I advised the founder immediately, briefed directors, fronted the investors myself, accepted responsibility for managing remediation, and coordinated a practical solution. We deferred and reduced the exposure. The client relationship became stronger afterwards.
Lesson: I've got the founder's back — true solutions mindset and confidence under adversity.
Add to scope → 60 · Capital
IP · Strategy · Trade Marks
Saving $20k Patent Spend — and Securing the Unlikely Trade Mark
Founders often rush to patent things that don't need it — and miss the IP that actually matters. I've reframed concepts to make them protectable, redirected $20k+ of planned patent spend toward more effective strategies, and secured trade mark registrations that most lawyers would have said were unlikely. IP isn't just legal protection — it's a commercial asset.
Lesson: The right IP strategy at the right time is worth more than expensive protection in the wrong place.
Add to scope → 10 · IP
M&A · Corporate · Communication
Supporting Directors During a $12 Billion Demerger
While seconded in-house at an ASX-listed group, I worked closely with finance, tax, and executive stakeholders during the $12 billion demerger. My role was often translating specialist advice into practical implications that directors could confidently act upon. The larger the transaction, the more valuable clear communication becomes.
Lesson: Complex transactions succeed when decision-makers understand consequences, not jargon.
Add to scope → 90 · Major Transactions
Network · Angels · Connections
Beyond the Law: Introductions That Changed the Trajectory
Legal advice opens doors. Sometimes I walk through them with you. Over the years I've introduced angel investors to founders at exactly the right moment, connected first customers to early-stage products, and bridged the gap to partner channels that changed company trajectories. A connector and collaborator — not just a lawyer.
Lesson: The network is part of the value. Ask.
Ask about introductions when we scope your matter.
Trust · Long-term · Cam Do!
Becoming the Person Founders Call First
Many founders have engaged me for a specific legal issue and continued to call long after the original matter was complete. One described it simply: "Before making a difficult decision, I ask myself what Campbell would tell me." The work extends beyond law into fundraising strategy, commercial negotiations, hiring, product launches, investor discussions, and crisis management. The common theme is trust — and a genuine "Cam do!" orientation.
Lesson: The most valuable legal advice often starts with understanding the business problem, not the legal one.
Add to scope → 100 · Fractional GC
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