Legal Services For Growing Technology Businesses
Managed Legal Services gives you a specialist technology and telecommunications legal team that plugs into your business, handles recurring legal work efficiently, and helps you stay ahead of commercial, regulatory and operational issues.
Arnotts Technology Lawyers acts for technology and telecommunications customers and suppliers, including MSPs, software companies, overseas operators and government-facing businesses. The offering is designed for organisations that need regular legal support but want a more flexible and commercially efficient model than hiring a full-time in-house lawyer or sending every matter out on an ad hoc basis.
Used by smart TMT businesses
For businesses with ongoing legal requirements
You regularly need contract drafting, contract review, employment input, privacy advice, procurement support or general commercial guidance, and you want predictable monthly spend.
For businesses that require extra legal capacity
You are not ready to hire full-time in-house counsel, or you already have internal legal capability and want overflow support from specialists who can plug in quickly.
For businesses who require specialist sector context
You want lawyers who already understand technology, telecommunications, MSP and SaaS market dynamics rather than starting from scratch each time.
A Structured Operating Model, Not Just Reactive Advice
Clients do not just receive lawyer access. They get a staged managed service designed to embed into the business and become more useful over time.
1. Onboarding
We set up communication channels, learn your business, understand your products and services, and establish the operating model that will support your team.
2. Ramp-up
We draft and negotiate your core documents, build your template library, and configure frequently used workflows and automation inside the portal.
3. Operational
You send work in as it arises, we turn around advice and mark-ups, and repeatable documents can be generated through the portal before we tailor or negotiate them where needed.
Why Clients Choose ATL for Managed Legal Services
Sector-specialist lawyers
We focus on technology and telecommunications law, so our advice is grounded in the contracts, regulatory issues and commercial models your business actually deals with.
In-house mindset
We work as an extension of your team, helping internal stakeholders move faster with practical advice rather than one-off abstract legal analysis.
Priority operational support
MLS clients receive priority access. For most day-to-day queries, we aim to respond the same business day or next business day, depending on complexity.
Technology-enabled delivery
The portal, ticketing workflow and document automation tools make the service more scalable, more responsive and more cost-effective over time.
ATL Legal Portal
MLS is supported by the ATL Legal Portal, a custom-designed, password-protected platform that gives clients a more operational and more impressive way to work with legal.
Task management
Log legal tickets, track progress in real time, and give internal teams a clean way to submit requests and monitor status.
Document automation
Generate first drafts from bespoke legal templates so common documents can be produced immediately and then refined or negotiated where needed.
Meeting bookings
Book reviews, consultations and working sessions directly with the ATL team without extra back-and-forth.
How the Subscription Works
The pricing model is intended to be easy to understand in practice: start each month with a base level of support, then scale up only when usage requires it.
Start with base support
You begin each month with a base monthly arrangement that includes an initial amount of legal support and a predictable minimum monthly commitment.
Scale only if needed
If your usage increases, the included value and discount structure step up for that month only. There is no penalty and no automatic permanent uplift.
Reset and report clearly
We issue weekly usage reports and a single itemised invoice at month end so there are no surprises.
Value that rolls forward
The MLS value rollver forward and can be used through to the end of the calendar quarter, to ensure you don't miss out.
Your Core Team
Technology and law expertise
Our team includes lawyers with expertise at the intersection of technology and law, including lawyers qualified in both computer science and law.
Commercial depth
We bring decades of experience across corporate, commercial and operational legal issues for technology and telecommunications businesses.
In-house experience
Our lawyers have held in-house roles at software companies, distributors and other TMT businesses.
What We Can Help With
MLS can cover a wide range of recurring operational work, and the examples below are only part of the picture. We can also assist with many other matters across our broader Expertise areas.
Customer and supplier contracts
Contract drafting, review, negotiation support and practical issue management across customer, vendor and partner relationships.
View related expertise →SaaS, software and cloud deals
Support for SaaS terms, licensing, cloud services arrangements, SLAs and data/security obligations.
View related expertise →Employment and internal people issues
Employment agreements, advisory support, workplace issues and legal input for your internal team.
View related expertise →Privacy and data protection
Privacy compliance, data protection, cyber-related contractual issues and regulatory advice.
View related expertise →Regulatory and compliance matters
Operational advice on digital regulation, telecommunications issues, consumer law and wider compliance questions.
View related expertise →Corporate and commercial support
Commercial arrangements, internal governance issues and broader advisory work as legal needs evolve.
View related expertise →IP and ownership issues
IP licensing, ownership questions, confidentiality protections and commercialisation support.
View related expertise →Disputes and escalations
Strategic support when a commercial issue escalates into a dispute, recovery process or more formal conflict.
View related expertise →Need a legal team that is agile and aligned with your goals?
Talk to ATL about whether Managed Legal Services is the right fit for your workload, internal capability and commercial priorities.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of work are covered by the MLS?
The MLS is intended to cover day-to-day operational legal work such as contract drafting and review, customer and supplier agreements, NDAs, employment advice, privacy and regulatory advice, general commercial advice and ongoing support for your internal team.
Large one-off projects can also be handled, but we will flag early if something is better scoped separately.
Can the MLS replace an in-house lawyer?
Many clients use the MLS as a full or partial substitute for an in-house role, particularly where they want senior-level input without the fixed cost of a permanent hire.
Can we still ask for fixed-fee quotes for specific projects?
Yes. Where appropriate, we can scope and quote specific pieces of work separately, even while you are on the MLS.
What experience do you have working with technology and MSP businesses?
We have extensive experience advising technology, telecommunications and MSP businesses on their day-to-day legal needs. This includes customer and supplier agreements, MSP and SaaS terms, privacy and data protection, employment matters, regulatory compliance and ongoing commercial support.
We act for a large number of technology and telecoms clients and are very familiar with the commercial and regulatory issues these businesses face. Further details about our experience and the services we provide can be found on our Expertise page.
What happens if we don't use all of the included value in a given month?
Unused included value from the first two months of a calendar quarter rolls over into the third month of that quarter.
What happens if our workload spikes in a particular month?
If your usage spikes you unlock more discounts commensurate with the additional legal work involved. There is no permanent uplift unless the higher usage continues.
How does billing work in practice?
We issue weekly usage reports during the month so there are no surprises. At the end of the month, you receive a single itemised invoice showing the work completed and the pricing applied.
Is there a minimum commitment?
Yes. There is a six-month minimum term, after which the MLS continues on a month-to-month basis.
Can we share the MLS across multiple entities in our group?
Yes. The MLS can be shared across your group companies, provided they are disclosed at onboarding.
How quickly can we expect responses?
MLS clients receive priority access. For most day-to-day queries, we aim to respond the same business day or next business day, depending on complexity.
Who will be doing the work?
Your work will be handled by our core technology and telecommunications team, led by senior lawyers with deep experience advising MSPs and tech businesses.
How do we get started?
Contact us and we will discuss your needs, likely workflow and the next steps for engagement.