General Counsel

For the Break Room and Kitchen Table

Modernizing the Practice of Law

Mutual Path Law offers General Counsel support for those who seek the expertise of an on-call attorney without the cost of a full-time legal department or an expensive, cost prohibative, retainer. We offer our legal expertise only when you need it, so that you can avoid being billed for it when you don’t.

How Does it Work?

We offer a flexible service model designed to meet you where you are, at three different levels:

  • On-Demand Support: You know your objective and simply need an attorney to efficiently handle the paperwork and finalize the details. Access on-demand, limited-scope services that deliver specific legal tools and essential documents, putting our expertise exactly where your current projects require it.

  • Strategic Coaching: You lead the business efforts, but a significant negotiation or challenge calls for a trusted strategic partner. Schedule strategy sessions or mediation support to build a clear plan, giving you the confidence to manage the process and achieve your best outcome.

  • Memberships: You require seamless, continuous, and proactive legal help running throughout your organization. Our subscription service provides a dedicated General Counsel partner, delivering ongoing advice, essential risk checks, and strategic guidance for stable business growth.

The Attorney Collective

Practice Areas

  • Criminal Law

    We advise and represent clients through various stages of criminal legal encounters, ranging from proactive safety planning and emergency law enforcement representation to pretrial and trial litigation.

  • Civil Law Prelitigation

    We advise clients on prelitigation preparation, ensuring they are strategically positioned to initiate formal legal action for contract disputes, small claims matters, government tort claims, and civil rights claims.

  • Employee Advocacy

    We advise employees on major workplace rights, including disability and parental leave (CFRA/FMLA), reasonable accommodations, wage claims, hiring and severance negotiations, and union and independent-contractor matters.

  • Employer Compliance

    We provide business clients with legally sound HR and organizational structuring, covering policy drafting, culture definition, growth scaling, and proactive risk review to ensure compliance and stability.

  • Landlord Tenant

    We advise both landlords and tenants on individual rights and crucial legal compliance to resolve disputes at every stage of the leasing relationship. From move-in to move-out, we ensure a fair process to avoid costly mistakes and painful litigation.

  • Victim Advocacy

    We assist victims of intimate partner violence navigate the justice system, help them understand their rights (like those under Marsy’s Law) and advocating for their needs with prosecutors and civil courts (i.e. Emergency Protective Orders), ensuring they get case updates and emergency assistance where needed most.