How StartupTechLaw Benefits Members With Subscription Plans

I understand that working with a lawyer on a monthly legal plan instead of a traditional retainer with hourly billing might be confusing at first. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the benefits of having 24/7 access to legal assistance and the importance of having a part-time in-house counsel for your startup or small business.

How Does a Subscription Legal Plan Work?

You have the option to choose from several monthly legal plans that best suit your company's current stage and monthly requirements. If you are a new startup, I suggest the Startup & Go Plan. For established companies, the traditional billing option is probably more suitable. The Startup & Go plan option comes with its own benefits and discounts on services ranging from custom agreements to trademark registrations to decreased billable hours. My aim is to offer all services at a pre-approved flat fee rate and reduce the need to charge by the hour.

Here are some of the benefits of having a subscription legal plan:

Special members-only promotion code: As a member, you receive a special members-only promotion code that entitles you to a 20%-50% discounts on many of our custom legal documents and services. For example, a new company formation package is $600 (as of November 1, 2025) instead of the non-member rate of $1,200.

New Benefit! Plan Members Get a Free Account on StartLegal.com

Startup & Go Plan members will get a free Growth plan(a $99 monthly value for free!) account on StartLegal.com, our new startup platform. We built this new platform for startups to provide:

• Cap table manager

• Investor manager

• Pitch Deck Manager

• SAFE agreement builder and Term Sheet Builder

• JurisDoctor.ai - Our custom AI lawyer GPT which provides answers to most of your startup and legal questions, perform AI document reviews and redlines, draft documents like NDA's, employment agreements, contractor agreements and more from our own online legal template library -all free of charge!

24/7 Slack Access: Feel free to contact me at any time without charge through your exclusive Slack channel only available for members. This allows you to inquire with your lawyer without concerns about fees. Response times differ depending on the day of the week and generally fall within a 1-24 hour timeframe.

Reduced hourly billable rates: As of June 1, 2025, our firm's hourly rates are offered at a discounted rate of $100 off for members compared to non-members. If you need to utilize additional billable hours, you have the potential to save thousands of dollars annually in comparison to non-members.

Personalized advice and counsel: Monthly meetings allow us to build a relationship with you to better understand how to help you and assist your business as it grows.

How Do Flat Fees Work?

To further minimize the necessity for billable hours, flat fees for legal work are a great option. You will always know how much your legal work will cost upfront and you only pay for what you need.

I have developed a convenient method for purchasing additional services or products directly from the website at a discounted rate of up to 20-50% off for members. Simply browse through the offerings at https://www.startuptechlaw.com/category/all-products where you can choose anything from a privacy policy to a trademark registration. During checkout, apply your promo code, and I will contact you via Slack to discuss timelines, specifications, and delivery details.

For example, if you are a Startup & Go plan member who requires a new advisor agreement, you can simply click the link to order our Advisor Agreement. At checkout, enter your member promo code and get a 20% discount. A message will be sent to you on Slack confirming the order, and we will review your requirements and provide a delivery date, which is typically within one week or less. We simplify things for you, ensuring that you always have control over your legal expenses!

Do Billable Hours Still Apply?

Well, yes and no. I hope to rarely charge by the hour, but there are some cases where it is unavoidable. The Startup & Go package includes one hour that can be used for consultations by Zoom or Teams. You can use this time to set up your monthly Zoom call to review where things are, what is coming up, and get advice on how to move your organization forward. This also keeps us better informed to help you prevent legal pitfalls and hopefully make better decisions early on to prevent mistakes that could cost thousands of dollars later. These meetings are also an opportunity to provide you with general startup advice, founder-to-founder coaching, marketing strategy, investor preparation, pitch deck reviews, and anything you have concerns about with regard to your company.

Billable hours remain valuable for situations where extra legal support is necessary and cannot be charged at a fixed rate. Below are typical scenarios where billable hours are essential:

You have used up your monthly hour(s): In the event that you have used up your allotted monthly time and wish to have additional meeting time, we can move forward on an hourly basis.

Custom contract draft revisions: For example, we provide you with a custom draft agreement, but it may require modifications prior to execution or even a complete revision based on unforeseen changes. This would require us to spend a few billable hours in meetings and drafting time to make the necessary changes.

Investor meetings: You may want us to join meetings with investors onsite or virtually. Additional meeting time may run one hour or even an entire afternoon. As it is unpredictable to determine, we will need to charge an hourly billable rate for the total time.

Matters not covered by flat-fee: If there are any matters that you wish to have us provide that are not covered by our flat-fee pricing, we can provide you with an estimated upfront charge and bill you hourly for such time required. An example of this could be responding to the USPTO on trademark actions, working with your vendor's in-house attorney to finalize a contract, or meeting with you and potential new advisors or co-founders.

Choosing one of our legal plans will provide you with expert legal guidance, reduced costs, and peace of mind as you navigate the legal matters of your startup. Click the link to explore our legal plans and get started today: Legal Plans.