Advisory to the Inhouse Legal Team of the Corporate House

Most in-house legal teams don't need a law firm to run everything — they need one that can step in on the matters that fall outside their day-to-day bandwidth, or that need a level of specialization their own team doesn't carry in-house. That's the role Bhandari Law and Partners plays for domestic and multinational companies operating in Nepal: we work alongside the in-house legal function rather than around it, picking up where their internal capacity runs out.

In practice, that support tends to fall into a few recurring categories.

What We Handle

Legal opinions

When an in-house team needs a formal, defensible position on a legal question before a decision gets made — whether that's a transaction, a regulatory question, or an internal policy — we provide the opinion they can rely on and, if needed, stand behind.

Drafting and review of agreements

We draft and review contracts on the company's behalf, whether that's a new agreement being negotiated or an existing one that needs a second set of eyes before it's signed.

Corporate law compliance

We support the in-house team in keeping the company's corporate law obligations on track, working alongside them rather than duplicating what they're already handling.

Representation before judicial and quasi-judicial bodies

When a matter moves into litigation or a proceeding before a regulatory body, we represent the company directly, keeping the in-house team informed and involved throughout.

How We Work

We offer two ways to engage, depending on what fits a company's needs.

Project basis. For a specific matter — a contract, an opinion, a single case — we agree on a fee for that project alone. No ongoing commitment, just the work that's needed.

Monthly retainership. For companies that want consistent, ongoing legal support, we offer a monthly retainer covering the company's overall legal needs. This tends to suit in-house teams that want a law firm they can call on regularly without renegotiating scope and fees every time something comes up.

Which model makes sense usually comes down to how frequently a company needs outside legal input — occasional and matter-specific favors a project basis, while an ongoing, unpredictable flow of legal questions is usually better served by a retainer.

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