Not every company or business needs its own in-house lawyer.  Headcount restrictions, the overheads of a new cost centre, and fears over being blocked by the notorious "Department of No" aside, however, if you have reached the point when business complexity/risk, external counsel cost and responsiveness start to weigh negatively on your business, there are some real benefits to having your own lawyer on the staff.  Familiarity with the business and trust in a relationship with your business are good starting points for getting long term value out of a lawyer, especially an external in-house counsel like Consigclear. Here are some other points, excerpted from an article by Forbes Legal Council.
 

Welcome to the Consigclear LLC website and, specifically, to the blog section.  I will be using this space to share news, thoughts and other materials from time to time.  Do drop me a line here or through the Contact Us page if you have a comment, question or ideas.

To start, I’d like to thank some of the people who have helped me get this site to this point, in no specific order.  First, Senthil Hari and his colleagues from ZPixel , who expertly handled my logo and mark design - even after hearing my ideas.  Second, JJ (and his assistant M) from JJ Photography, who put me at ease and patiently took a range of great pictures for the business. Last but not least, Barb Tan from WizIT, who turned my materials into this website much faster than expected.  All three went beyond the call to help and I am glad to know them, and recommend them.  

Of course, I also wanted to thank all the friends and family who talked me through this effort to date, beta-tested the content and website, and helped me catch nits and provide feedback. All errors remain mine.