Seven Legal

What Seven Legal does

Seven Legal is a London-based legal consultancy providing fixed-fee legal advice to UK startups and growth-stage companies across the full business lifecycle, from company formation through exit. Operating as a trading name of Bualabos Ltd (a UK private limited company), the firm is not authorised or regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority but is registered with HMRC under the Money Laundering Regulations. The firm maintains offices at 82 Wandsworth Bridge Road (registered) and SohoWorks Shoreditch, London.

The firm's service portfolio spans twelve practice areas: company set-up, funding rounds and investment, company secretarial, employment law, EMI and staff incentives, data protection/privacy/security, intellectual property, trademarks, SaaS/technology/commercial contracts, TV/media/entertainment, and exits (including M&A and MBOs). Its flagship differentiated offering is the Fractional General Counsel (Fractional GC) service, a retainer-style model providing on-demand strategic legal counsel for companies not requiring a full-time in-house GC.

Revenue is generated through professional services billed at fixed fees for specific legal deliverables. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on the firm website, content marketing via blog, social media (Twitter/X and LinkedIn), client testimonials, and referral partnerships with Enterprise Ireland, Imperial College London, Techspace, ZGRP, Game-Changers, and Legacy Club. Named clients include Gophr (MBO advisory), Uplisting (cross-border acquisition to US PE), and Patchwork.Health (ongoing investment and partnership support), with additional logos from Hey Savi, Otherway, Minimum, 55 Redefined, and MagDrive.

Name

Seven Legal

Legal name

Bualabos Ltd

Website

https://sevenlegal.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Seven Legal is a London-based legal consultancy providing fixed-fee legal advice to UK startups and growth-stage companies across the full business lifecycle, from company formation through exit, with a flagship Fractional GC retainer service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Other Legal Services (54119), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Governance, Entity Management & Board Management (BPAEAPAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Startup legal counsel
• Fixed fee legal
• Fractional general counsel
• Corporate legal consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Consultancy Services: The company provides fixed fee legal advice across the company lifecycle including company set-up, funding rounds, employment, IP, commercial contracts, and exits. Revenue is generated through professional services billed at fixed fees for specific legal deliverables.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Seven Legal provides stage-specific, fixed-fee legal advisory services to UK startups and growth-stage companies, covering the full business lifecycle from company incorporation and seed funding through to employment, intellectual property, data protection, trademarks, SaaS and commercial contracts, and exits. It also offers a fractional General Counsel service for ongoing embedded legal leadership. The firm is the trading name of Bualabos Ltd and is not regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Product overview

Seven Legal is a legal consultancy firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services rather than a unified software product. The core offering is the Fractional General Counsel (Fractional GC) service, which provides on-demand legal expertise for businesses. Supporting this primary service is a suite of specialized legal practice areas covering the full business lifecycle: Company Set-up, Funding Rounds and Investment, Company Secretarial, Employment, EMI & Staff Incentives, Data Protection/Privacy & Security, Intellectual Property, Trademarks, SaaS/Technology & Commercial Contracts, TV/Media and Entertainment, and Exits. Services are delivered on a fixed-fee basis tailored to business growth stages from funding through exit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fractional General Counsel Embedded, part-time senior legal leadership for startups and growth-stage companies that need ongoing legal direction without the cost of a full-time General Counsel. The service provides a dedicated lawyer who works alongside the executive team on day-to-day legal matters.
• Company Set-up Legal support for UK company incorporation, founder agreements, and initial corporate structuring for new startups.
• Funding Rounds and Investment Legal advice and documentation for seed and later-stage funding rounds, including investor term sheets, share issuances, and shareholder agreements.
• Company Secretarial Ongoing corporate secretarial support including statutory filings, minute books, and Companies House compliance.
• Employment Employment law advice for startups, covering employment contracts, policies, and workforce management.
• EMI & Staff Incentives Design, implementation, and ongoing administration of EMI (Enterprise Management Incentive) schemes and other staff incentive arrangements for startups.
• Data Protection, Privacy & Security Legal advice on GDPR, data protection compliance, privacy policies, and security-related regulatory obligations.
• Intellectual Property IP protection and strategy advice, including ownership, assignment, and licensing of intellectual property assets.
• Trademarks Trademark registration, protection, and portfolio management for startup brands.
• SaaS, Technology & Commercial Contracts Drafting and negotiation of SaaS agreements, technology contracts, and other commercial contracts for startup clients.
• TV, Media and Entertainment Specialist legal services for startups operating in the TV, media, and entertainment sectors, including rights and licensing.
• Exits Legal support for startup exits, including M&A transactions, trade sales, and other liquidity events.

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Enterprise IrelandcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEnterprise Ireland is listed as a partner organization. As a government-backed organization supporting Irish companies with global growth ambitions, the partnership likely provides referral channels and access to a network of growth-stage companies requiring legal services.
• Imperial College LondonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerImperial College London is listed as a partner, suggesting collaboration with the university's startup ecosystem and entrepreneurial programs to provide legal services to spin-offs and research commercialization ventures.
• TechspaceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTechspace, a startup workspace provider, is listed as a partner, likely providing referral pathways to startups within their ecosystem requiring legal support.
• ZGRPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerZGRP appears to be a partner organization; specific details about the partnership nature are not provided.
• Game-ChangersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGame-Changers is listed as a partner organization; specific details about the partnership nature are not provided.
• Legacy ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLegacy Club is listed as a partner organization; specific details about the partnership nature are not provided.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bird & Bird: International law firm with a strong UK presence and well-known technology, media, and venture practice. Serves the same startup and growth-stage technology client base as Seven Legal across funding, IP, commercial, and exit work, with significantly larger resources.
• Mishcon de Reya: UK law firm with a notable venture and technology practice serving founder-led and growth-stage companies. Competes for similar clients and mandates — funding rounds, exits, IP, and commercial agreements — though at a higher price point and broader scope than Seven Legal.
• Lewis Silkin: UK law firm with strong employment, IP, and technology/media practices serving startup and growth-stage clients. Overlaps directly with Seven Legal on employment law, EMI/incentives, IP, and commercial contracts for tech-enabled businesses.
• Taylor Wessing: UK-headquartered international law firm with a dedicated technology and venture capital practice serving startups, growth-stage companies, and investors. Direct overlap with Seven Legal's client base and service areas (funding rounds, IP, commercial contracts, exits), differing primarily in scale and hourly billing model.
• Keystone Law: UK law firm operating a consultant model where senior lawyers work flexibly across practice areas including corporate, commercial, and technology. Comparable business model for serving SME and growth-stage clients on demand, with similar flexibility to Seven Legal's consultancy positioning.
• SeedLegals: UK-based legaltech platform that automates incorporation, funding rounds, EMI schemes, and other startup legal services at fixed package prices. The most direct comparable to Seven Legal given its shared UK startup client base, fixed-fee model, and lifecycle coverage from set-up through fundraising.

Broad incumbents

• Goodwin Procter: Major global law firm with a leading technology, venture capital, and M&A practice serving startups and growth-stage companies through funding rounds and exits. Represents the larger-end incumbent that Seven Legal's successful clients typically graduate to as their transactions scale.
• Cooley: Major US-headquartered law firm with a significant London presence and one of the most active venture capital and technology practices globally. Competes for the same UK and European startup clients on funding rounds, IPOs, and exits at the higher end of the market.
• Wilson Sonsini: Premier US technology and life sciences law firm with a London office focused on venture financings, IPOs, and M&A for high-growth companies. Represents the largest-scale incumbent competitor for the same startup and growth-stage technology client base at the upper end of transaction values.
• Orrick: Global law firm with a prominent technology and venture capital practice, including a London office serving European startups and growth-stage companies. Comparable client base in the higher-end funding and exit mandates that Seven Legal's clients graduate toward.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sevenlegal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seven-legal
• Facebookfacebook.com/SevenLegalConsultancy

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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