CEO Law

CEO Law Traditional law is broken. Our goal is to change the status quo.

We believe that the practice of law should be a more satisfying experience for both the clients receiving the legal services, and the lawyers delivering them.

In the most recent salary survey (2025) 40% of in-house lawyers said they’d definitely leave their current role for high...
07/31/2026

In the most recent salary survey (2025) 40% of in-house lawyers said they’d definitely leave their current role for higher pay.

Another 52% said they possibly would.

Only 8% said they’d stay even if a better-paying opportunity came along.

How much is enough? When is it too much? What do you sacrifice in service of goals? CEO Law founder and CEO Steve Monk e...
07/30/2026

How much is enough? When is it too much? What do you sacrifice in service of goals?

CEO Law founder and CEO Steve Monk examines these questions in an insightful post.

His post made me think about Socrates famous quote “The unexamined life is not worth living”.

Steve exemplifies how powerful it is to examine your life, make changes, and create experiences that are meaningful.

Visit his post on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ceo-law_chasinghappiness-arewethereyet-activity-7488527912183422976-Nyp4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAD6qJkB-IQOObpWehB0RJFSJgL9KIe_RCY

🏒 Business penalties, if the refs were paying attention:2 minute minor: skipping the employment contract and hoping it w...
07/29/2026

🏒 Business penalties, if the refs were paying attention:

2 minute minor: skipping the employment contract and hoping it works out

2 minute minor: verbal agreement with a vendor, no paper trail

4 minutes for high sticking and drawing blood: firing someone without documenting a single conversation first

5 minute major: ghosting a contract dispute instead of resolving it

Game misconduct; no shareholder agreement and co-founder walks, nobody knows who owns what

Here’s the thing about penalties: the ref doesn’t care that you didn’t mean to trip the guy. The penalty still gets called.

The business still pays the price, sometimes in cash, sometimes in relationships, sometimes in months of cleanup.

The businesses that stay out of the penalty box aren’t the ones who never make mistakes. They’re the ones who had someone reviewing the play before it happened.

What’s the penalty your business is one bad shift away from taking? 👇

For those of us missing hockey right now, this isn’t quite the same, but we hope you appreciate the humor! 😁

“Is a verbal agreement legally binding in Canada”“Can I fire someone by text”“Do I need a shareholder agreement”“What ha...
07/28/2026

“Is a verbal agreement legally binding in Canada”

“Can I fire someone by text”

“Do I need a shareholder agreement”

“What happens if my co-founder just… leaves”

“Is a handshake deal enforceable”

At 2am, you’re not looking for legal advice. You’re looking for reassurance that the thing you already did (or are about to do) won’t blow up in your face.

Sometimes it won’t. Sometimes it much will.

The businesses that stop having 2am Google sessions aren’t the ones with the biggest legal budgets. They’re the ones with someone they can actually ask, before the decision, not after the panic.

What’s the question you’ve Googled to alleviate stress over a decision you made? 👇

07/27/2026

On this episode of the Future is Fractional podcast, Robin Ayoub makes the case for fractional revenue leadership: why pay a full-time price tag for C-level expertise you can access for a fraction of the cost?

With over three decades leading global sales organizations, Robin sees a future where fractional is the default, not the exception.

You get seasoned executive experience at a lower cost, and, as he puts it, it's hard to argue against that math. The expertise is the same. The price tag isn't.

🎙️ Listen to the full episode of the Future is Fractional podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/episode-10-revenue-leadership-without-the-full-time/id1870672905?i=1000771954843

You don’t need a Fortune 500 legal budget to make Fortune 500 decisions.Roughly a third of Canadian business owners say ...
07/24/2026

You don’t need a Fortune 500 legal budget to make Fortune 500 decisions.

Roughly a third of Canadian business owners say government regulation is so burdensome, they’d have thought twice about starting their business at all if they’d known going in.

That’s the reality for growing businesses, more complexity, more risk, more decisions that need real strategic thinking behind them.

But most mid-size businesses are making those calls without anyone in the room who thinks past the immediate fire.

Big companies don’t out-strategize smaller ones because they’re smarter. They do it because someone at the table is thinking two moves ahead, on contracts, risks, and on the decisions that quietly compound over years.

That’s exactly what a fractional GC brings to a business that isn’t ready for (or doesn’t need) a full-time hire:

→ Strategic thinking on the decisions that shape where the business is headed, not just the ones on fire today

→ A seat at the table before the deal is signed, not a call after it goes sideways

You don’t need a bigger team to think like a bigger company. You need the right person asking the right questions.

⚾ Last October, the Blue Jays were one win from a World Series title. Right now, they’re under .500. That’s how fast thi...
07/23/2026

⚾ Last October, the Blue Jays were one win from a World Series title.

Right now, they’re under .500.

That’s how fast things can turn, in baseball, in business, and in life.

Last year’s win doesn’t guarantee this year goes the same way.

What matters now is one question: is this a slump, or a sign something actually needs to change?

In the Jays case, rumors are flying about breaking up the team.

The thing to remember is that panic and paralysis both lose.

Teams and businesses that bounce back are the ones who can tell the difference between a slump and a structural problem, then act on it.

What’s your “slump or structural problem” question right now? 👇

Fractional general counsel means you get the senior, business-first legal judgment you actually need,’starting at as lit...
07/21/2026

Fractional general counsel means you get the senior, business-first legal judgment you actually need,’starting at as little as one day a month and you scale up when the deal, the hire, or the raise demands it. Same caliber of lawyer.

A fraction of the cost and commitment.

Please join us in welcoming Kusai Gareiw to the CEO Law team as our new Legal Solutions Specialist! Kusai is a recent gr...
07/20/2026

Please join us in welcoming Kusai Gareiw to the CEO Law team as our new Legal Solutions Specialist!

Kusai is a recent graduate of Western University, where he completed a concurrent double degree in Business Administration at the Ivey Business School and Medical Sciences, with an Honours Double Major in Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences and Biochemistry.

With a background in business and finance, Kusai discovered his passion for the relationship-building side of business, researching companies, identifying opportunities for growth, and connecting with key decision-makers.

That's exactly what he'll be doing at CEO Law: working closely with businesses to understand their legal needs and matching them with the right lawyers from our network of experienced fractional and freelance counsel.

We're just as excited to have you, Kusai. Welcome aboard!

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