{"id":90394,"date":"2024-09-09T10:26:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T10:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/?p=90394"},"modified":"2025-04-09T11:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T11:30:53","slug":"embracing-the-realities-and-benefits-of-a-fractional-general-counsel-role-an-interview-with-stephanie-dominy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/de\/market-insight\/interim\/embracing-the-realities-and-benefits-of-a-fractional-general-counsel-role-an-interview-with-stephanie-dominy\/","title":{"rendered":"The realities and benefits of a fractional General Counsel: Interview with Stephanie Dominy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide post-content-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of our fractional General Counsel interview series, we spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stephaniedominy?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BgKuDTCF3SjizTUVXvE5BYQ%3D%3D\">Stephanie Dominy<\/a>, an experienced fractional General Counsel, but now a full-time GC at <a href=\"https:\/\/staffbase.com\/en\/\">Staffbase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stephanie-Dominy.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Stephanie Dominy\" class=\"wp-image-90395\" style=\"width:225px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stephanie-Dominy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stephanie-Dominy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stephanie-Dominy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stephanie-Dominy-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-did-you-become-a-fractional-general-counsel-fgc\">How did you become a fractional General Counsel (FGC)?<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I fell into becoming a fractional GC by accident. I\u2019d left a company where I\u2019d been an in-house lawyer for 14 years and set up my own firm. Some of the early-stage companies I worked with wanted to have legal support on-tap, but they weren\u2019t ready to hire their first in-house lawyer. We designed engagement models together that gave them a set amount of my time on an ongoing retainer basis. This certainty gave me the incentive to invest in getting to know their businesses inside-out and I quickly became \u201cembedded\u201d into a few of these companies, with my own email address, Slack profile, and attendance at team meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the last 10 years, I\u2019ve oscillated between General Counsel and fractional General Counsel, now happily established at Staffbase as their full time GC. I\u2019ve gained a great deal from my FGC stints, not least the chance to work with so many innovative, early-stage companies. I\u2019ve grown as a business-person; not just as a lawyer. I\u2019ve learned how to be scrappy &#8211; a word that is often used in the start-up and scale-up world &#8211; in other words, to work comfortably with an imperfect situation, to value progress over perfection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-the-definition-of-a-fractional-general-counsel\">What is the definition of a fractional General Counsel?<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The fractional General Counsel is usually:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A lawyer with an in-house background with a broad corporate\/commercial practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confident in being able to find a solution to anything (even non-legal questions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Used to working closely with business and sometimes even stepping into adjacent disciplines, e.g. HR, Operations. In a small business, that is sometimes required<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Happy to roll their sleeves up and get their hands dirty with anything, even menial tasks. Nothing is beneath them because in a start-up, it\u2019s all hands to the pump<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capable of building a legal function from scratch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A fractional General Counsel usually does not:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have a team of lawyers, unless they are hired to fill an interim gap in a larger team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have a big legal budget to spend on outsourcing. The company expects the FGC to do most, if not all, the work!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The reality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buzzy it may sound, but the FGC career is only viable for a few individuals who can afford to take a certain amount of risk. The very nature of the FGC roles is that they are part-time, perhaps just a few hours a week or month. As such, you may need a few similar roles running concurrently. All will involve deep focus at some point and there is a challenge in juggling all the clients\u2019 needs to the required depth. A client may churn, as there is no long-term commitment, leaving the FGC needing to find another similar client to service. Often, it\u2019s a case of too much work or too little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember that the in-house generalist is the most useful profile to a buyer of FGC services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a senior role, but you may find yourself doing donkey work. If you\u2019re after more of a pure advisory role, you should clarify that at the outset with the client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-kind-of-companies-are-likely-to-need-fractional-general-counsel-services\">What kind of companies are likely to need fractional General Counsel services?<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ideal client is an early-stage business, where the executives and managers are tired of having to manage legal matters alongside their day job. These professionals are not going to be highly experienced at engaging and understanding legal services and need someone to help streamline and make sense of their contracts, policies, compliance, employee incentives, real estate, KYC obligations and anything else vaguely \u201clegal\u201d. They may have had a few rounds of financing, but they are pre-revenue and therefore are not ready to invest in a full-time in-house lawyer. The fundraising rounds have opened corporate complexity, leading to more legal obligations on the company and the board. The management team may need a \u201cgrown-up in the room\u201d as a senior trusted adviser, but they may not be able to justify the full-time headcount at that stage. If the company continues to grow, the FGC may turn into a full-time in-house legal role. A huge benefit of the FGC will be to help them recruit for this role, or indeed, occupy this role themselves.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-advice-would-you-give-people-who-are-thinking-about-becoming-a-fractional-gc\">What advice would you give people who are thinking about becoming a fractional GC?<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have a great network and a long list of prospective clients, you could set up as a limited company and start offering the fractional General Counsel service directly to them. More likely, it will be a slow burn and despite all your LinkedIn outreach, it\u2019s crickets for an uncomfortable few months, or a few friendly conversations but no sales. A more guaranteed route to market is through ALSPs or law firms, who also provide these kind of legal services. This may give you more work initially, but much less take home salary. In my experience, it is quite common to start with one FGC engagement, with the remaining time being filled by more ad hoc consultancy work. Use the networks of consultants, e.g. Crafty Consultants, to alleviate the predictable challenges of being a sole practitioner.&nbsp; It\u2019s always useful to appoint a \u201cdelegate\u201d to take care of your work when you\u2019re on holiday; the favour will be returned when they go on holiday and need your help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best thing about a fractional General Counsel &nbsp;opportunity is the flexibility on both sides during the engagement to scale up and down, and the chance for both to \u201ctry before you buy\u201d, or to do in-depth due diligence on each other!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my best FGC engagements, I\u2019ve established legal functions, or stabilised existing legal teams, providing the company with a firm foundation on which to build as they mature. I like to think that in my FGC engagements, I\u2019ve shown my clients an example of what good looks like; that their long-term legal function will embody all the values of their company, be fully aligned to their business objectives and be a trusted sounding board for decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you are interested in a fractional role or are looking to hire a fractional position,&nbsp;please get in touch with<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/consultants\/penny-parker\/\">Penny Parker <\/a>to find out more.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next chapter: <a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/career-advice\/the-business-benefits-of-a-fractional-general-counsel-an-interview-with-maria-oconnor\/\">Fractional GC interview with Maria O&#8217;Connor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previous chapter: <a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/market-insight\/general-counsel\/the-strategic-role-of-a-fractional-general-counsel\/\">What is a Fractional GC?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-black-05-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-interim-guide\">INTERIM GUIDE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/market-insight\/interim\/ultimate-career-guide-for-interim-lawyers\/\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/career-advice\/how-to-calculate-interim-market-rate-in-house-lawyers\/\">How to determine your market rate<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/hiring-advice\/how-to-engage-interim-legal-resource-day-rate-vs-fixed-term-contract\/\">Day rate vs FTC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/market-insight\/interim\/different-ways-of-working-as-a-uk-contractor\/\">Understanding payment models<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/market-insight\/interim\/how-to-stand-out-on-linkedin-as-a-legal-contractor\/\">Stand out on LinkedIn <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/career-advice\/navigating-employment-gaps\/\">Navigating employment gaps<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/career-advice\/cv-and-interview-tips\/questions-to-expect-from-your-interim-job-interview\/\">Interim interview questions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/market-insight\/general-counsel\/the-strategic-role-of-a-fractional-general-counsel\/\">What is a Fractional GC?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/career-advice\/embracing-the-realities-and-benefits-of-a-fractional-general-counsel-role-an-interview-with-stephanie-dominy\/\">Fractional GC interview: Stephanie Dominy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/career-advice\/the-business-benefits-of-a-fractional-general-counsel-an-interview-with-maria-oconnor\/\">Fractional GC interview: Maria O&#8217;Connor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/market-insight\/interim\/why-senior-lawyers-are-embracing-more-junior-interim-roles\/\">Why senior Lawyers are embracing junior interim roles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-author\" id=\"block_e7d801b470230162319872d07408dea4\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow-group\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hd-block-job__title is-style-eyebrow eyebrow-group__title\">Author<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"cards cards--people\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div 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class=\"card__content\">Contents Share Key insights The company secretary role has always sat close to the boardroom, but the expectations placed on the function have changed considerably. Strong technical governance expertise remains essential, but it is no longer enough on its own. Today\u2019s company secretaries are expected to help boards navigate regulation, stakeholder pressure, ESG scrutiny, technology [&hellip;]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card--post post-123642 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-finding-talent category-hiring-advice category-us tag-new_in-house-hiring-advice hd_author-jon-coles hd_author-joncoles\" id=\"block_3ad739164cada4ff2f8a2ed6dd507ebe-job-123642\">\n\n\t<a class=\"card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/de\/hiring-advice\/how-in-house-legal-teams-in-the-us-energy-sector-are-adapting-to-regulatory-complexity\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-507118706-300x225.jpg\" class=\"card__image\" alt=\"Two male colleagues discuss work at a laptop\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, (max-width: 599px) 50vw, (max-width: 1240px) 33vw, 370px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-507118706-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-507118706-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-507118706-768x576.jpg 768w\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"card__tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__tag\"><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card__title\">How in-house legal teams in the US energy sector are adapting to regulatory complexity<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"meta__list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__published-date meta__item\"><span class=\"meta__item-label\">Posted<\/span> <span class=\"meta__item-value\">July 28, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">Contents Share Key insights Large-scale energy projects have always been complex.&nbsp;&nbsp;What is changing is how early, and how extensively, legal teams are now involved in shaping whether those projects can move forward.&nbsp; From permitting and environmental compliance to project finance, stakeholder management and major commercial agreements,&nbsp;in-house counsel recruitment&nbsp;is evolving as lawyers become involved much earlier [&hellip;]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card--post post-122036 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-career-advice category-general-counsel category-in-house category-private-equity tag-new_in-house-career-advice hd_author-joyce-toeset\" id=\"block_3ad739164cada4ff2f8a2ed6dd507ebe-job-122036\">\n\n\t<a class=\"card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/de\/market-insight\/in-house\/public-private-or-pe-backed-business-whats-the-difference-for-a-gc-in-europe\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Detail_Woman-standing-smiling-at-audience_iStock-1408304047-300x225.jpg\" class=\"card__image\" alt=\"Woman standing smiling in front of an audience\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, (max-width: 599px) 50vw, (max-width: 1240px) 33vw, 370px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Detail_Woman-standing-smiling-at-audience_iStock-1408304047-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Detail_Woman-standing-smiling-at-audience_iStock-1408304047-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Detail_Woman-standing-smiling-at-audience_iStock-1408304047-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Detail_Woman-standing-smiling-at-audience_iStock-1408304047-768x576.jpg 768w\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"card__tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__tag\"><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card__title\">Public,\u00a0private\u00a0or PE-backed business:\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0the difference for a GC in Europe?\u00a0<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"meta__list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__published-date meta__item\"><span class=\"meta__item-label\">Posted<\/span> <span class=\"meta__item-value\">June 26, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">Contents Share Key insights &nbsp; The title may stay the same, but the role of a general counsel can look\u00a0very different\u00a0depending on ownership structure. A GC\u00a0operating\u00a0within a listed multinational faces\u00a0a very different\u00a0set of expectations to one supporting a founder-led\u00a0private business\u00a0or a private equity-backed portfolio company.\u00a0 Across Europe, these differences are becoming more pronounced as organisations [&hellip;]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card--post post-122013 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-career-advice category-in-house tag-new_in-house-career-advice tag-new_in-house-hiring-advice hd_author-sinead-flanagan\" id=\"block_3ad739164cada4ff2f8a2ed6dd507ebe-job-122013\">\n\n\t<a class=\"card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/de\/market-insight\/in-house\/what-uk-tech-firms-look-for-in-in-house-legal-hires\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1316331542-300x225.jpg\" class=\"card__image\" alt=\"A rear view of a commuter travelling on a bike\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, (max-width: 599px) 50vw, (max-width: 1240px) 33vw, 370px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1316331542-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1316331542-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1316331542-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1316331542-768x576.jpg 768w\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"card__tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__tag\"><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card__title\">What UK tech firms look for in in-house legal hires<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"meta__list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__published-date meta__item\"><span class=\"meta__item-label\">Posted<\/span> <span class=\"meta__item-value\">June 25, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">Contents Key insights The UK technology sector has evolved significantly over the past decade, and so too have expectations of in-house lawyers. While technical legal excellence remains important, the most successful technology companies are increasingly seeking lawyers who can serve as strategic business partners, support growth agendas, and navigate rapidly evolving regulatory frameworks. When hiring [&hellip;]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-resources-nbsp\">RESOURCES&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-color has-brand-1-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"join-thought-provoking-discussion\">discover more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-cta-arrow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/resources\/market-insight\/salary-guides\/\">Our salary guides<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of our fractional General Counsel interview series, we spoke to Stephanie Dominy, an experienced fractional General Counsel, but now a full-time GC at Staffbase. 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