TIN & PARTNERS · LEGAL RETAINER
More than individual answers: a legal team that understands your business.
Legal questions rarely arise in isolation. A contract, an employment issue and a management decision may depend on the same business arrangements. Handling each separately can mean repeated explanations, additional engagement steps and advice sought only after decisions have been made. A retainer creates a continuing relationship with a legal team that becomes familiar with the business, making it easier to raise questions early, connect related issues and obtain advice without starting again each time.
At Tin & Partners, we provide ongoing legal support for businesses, owners, management and internal teams in Vietnam. The arrangement can cover recurring operational questions, support a particular department or provide legal input at management level, with scope and monthly hours agreed around the client’s needs.
Our experience includes regular legal support for technology and pharmaceutical businesses, covering commercial contracts, corporate compliance and operational matters. We have also advised manufacturing and construction businesses on management decisions, organisational issues and the legal arrangements supporting their Vietnam operations. This experience brings practical business context to our advice, beyond the document or question immediately in front of us.
ONGOING LEGAL NEEDS
Day-to-day questions and decisions that require a broader view.
Everyday business support
For recurring questions and documents.
- Routine contracts and commercial terms Review recurring agreements and the commercial terms used in daily work.
- Employment and HR questions Provide legal input on workplace documents and recurring personnel matters.
- Corporate documents and approvals Review corporate records, resolutions and approval requirements.
- Operational and compliance questions Clarify legal questions arising from ordinary business operations.
- Initial advice on emerging disagreements Assess the initial position and possible next steps when disagreements arise.
Management & team support
For continuing legal input into business decisions.
- Board and management discussions Provide legal context for management discussions and proposed decisions.
- New business plans and arrangements Review the legal aspects of proposed projects and business arrangements.
- Shareholder and governance considerations Consider shareholder arrangements, decision-making and governance questions.
- Additional support for internal legal teams Coordinate agreed legal work with the company’s in-house team.
- Vietnam legal input for overseas management Explain Vietnam legal considerations relevant to group-level decisions.
OUR APPROACH
Continuity in advice, with clarity on scope and cost.
We begin by understanding your operations, likely legal needs and how your team makes decisions. We agree the monthly scope, hours, fee and contact arrangements, then assess incoming requests against that framework. Matters within the agreed support can proceed without a separate quotation for every task, while time reporting helps you understand how the service is being used. As the relationship develops, our advice builds on existing documents, previous decisions and known commercial priorities. This reduces repeated briefing, supports more consistent decisions and makes legal expenditure easier to plan. The level of support can be reviewed as your needs change.
Our Work May Include
- Day-to-Day Legal Advice: Address questions arising in business operations, explain available options and identify matters that require attention before commitments are made or issues develop further.
- Contracts & Commercial Support: Draft, review and negotiate agreed contracts, assess payment, performance, liability and termination provisions, and help teams respond to proposed terms or changes.
- Employment & HR Advice: Support recurring questions on employment contracts, workplace policies, employee changes and HR decisions, identifying when more substantial employment or dispute work requires separate attention.
- Corporate Governance & Documentation: Advise on authority to make decisions, shareholder and management responsibilities, and prepare or review resolutions, authorisations and other corporate documents within the agreed scope.
- Management & Business Planning Support: Provide legal input on proposed business arrangements, organisational changes and management initiatives, helping identify implications and questions to resolve before implementation.
- Compliance & Operational Guidance: Assess compliance questions relevant to the agreed work, review related practices or documents, and identify approvals, registrations or specialist advice that may be needed.
- Internal Team Support and Coordination: Work alongside nominated management, HR, commercial or legal contacts to clarify instructions, review documents, discuss priorities and follow up on outstanding legal questions.
Ongoing support within a clearly agreed scope.
The retainer covers the agreed scope and monthly hours, not unlimited legal services. Unused hours do not carry forward. Additional work or fees are discussed and agreed before proceeding; major transactions, formal disputes and substantial projects may require a separate engagement.