The Corporate Counsel Show: Fractional GC life in the current climate

For Elle Jones, working as a fractional general counsel not only better suits her needs – it also works well, she says, for businesses that don’t have an in-house legal function. This vocational pathway, she has observed, is “popping up all over the place”.

Robyn Tongol • 18 February 2025 • Podcast

In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Essential Legal Solutions director and principal Elle Jones about how she changed careers and ended up in law, how and why she transitioned in-house, why fractional work has become a more suitable vocational path for her, and what the day-to-day looks like while working with multiple organisations.

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Jones also delves into striking the right balance with her work, the approach she employs, the value of doing non-GC work for clients, switching between various projects, ensuring a business is receptive to the idea of working with a fractional practitioner, the challenges and opportunities facing fractional GCs right now (including tech developments), and why we’ll see more fractional GCs in the market.

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