Built Inside. Applied Outside.
CounCLE by External Lawyers provides practical, commercially grounded operational and governance frameworks that help businesses manage recurring legal and compliance risks – before tailored legal advice.
Created by senior commercial lawyer Sophie Holt, CounCLE draws on more than 17 years’ experience working inside consumer-facing brands and across highly regulated industries operating in fast-paced commercial environments.
Sophie’s experience spans retail, e-commerce, hospitality, travel, beauty and skincare, entertainment and other operationally complex businesses.
Built for Recurring Challenges
CounCLE is designed for businesses managing recurring legal, people and compliance issues without needing to start from scratch each time.
Each framework turns in-house legal experience into a practical, repeatable methodology – helping teams act with confidence and consistency whilst also recognising when tailored legal advice may be required.
What Each Framework Includes
CounCLE frameworks provide practical tools to support day-to-day decision making including:
- clear process maps and implementation guidance
- checklists
- scripts
- record keeping prompts
- guidance on when to involve legal or other specialists
Each framework is delivered digitally for internal business use.
CounCLE provides practical processes and guardrails for recurring legal and compliance decisions.
Each framework is designed for implementation: build repeatable processes, upskill stakeholders, identify escalation points and involve tailored legal advice when it is genuinely needed.