Blackline
Blackline needed expert legal support with cost control and peace of mind, without locking in the overhead of a full-time General Counsel. Goodlawyer made a Fractional GC engagement straightforward to stand up and renew.
Blackline Safety is a Calgary-based connected worker technology company that develops wearable safety devices and cloud-connected software for industrial workforces. Founded in 2004, it helps organizations manage emergency response, gas detection, and operational safety in real time.
Blackline’s legal needs spanned the full spectrum of an in-house function: commercial work, employment, IP, and matters that required judgment under time pressure. Hiring a full-time GC was a heavier commitment than the company wanted to make for the stage of the work.
They needed someone who could own the function end-to-end, not a firm that only answered discrete questions after a long briefing.
Goodlawyer matched Blackline with a Fractional General Counsel who embedded with the business: day-to-day counsel when the calendar was steady, and surge capacity when an acquisition or other time-sensitive project landed.
Scopes stayed predictable. Leadership got cost control and continuity (including renewals that could flex month-to-month), without building a permanent legal headcount line before they were ready.
Goodlawyer made it easy to bring on a Fractional General Counsel: giving us expert legal support, cost control, and peace of mind without the overhead of a full-time hire.
The engagement became a dependable legal layer for the business: senior enough to run real workstreams, flexible enough to right-size as priorities shifted, and simple enough for finance leadership to renew with confidence.
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