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  • Top 5 Reasons Why Your Website Needs Legal Terms
    You’ve seen those links at the bottom of your favorite web pages – Privacy Policy, Terms of Use — and wondered if you really need to include them on your website.  And (admit it . . .) you’ve wondered why you can’t simply copy these provisions from your favorite site or your competitor’s pages.  First off,...
  • Mass Data Privacy: Round 2
    If your company has employees or customers in Massachusetts you are likely (hopefully) aware of the requirements of 201 CMR 17.00, the regulations enacted in September 2008 to protect consumers’ personal information.  After an initial wave of publicity, companies large and small put in place their Written Information Security Plan (“WISP”) – and promptly filed it...
  • Certified, Woman-Owned
    To us and our clients it’s been clear from the start that West Hill Technology Counsel is woman-owned.  Louise Kennedy started the business in 2008 and was later joined by Office Manager, Kim Biggs.  Shortly thereafter, Robin Stein joined the team and now we are welcoming our newest addition, Megan Taylor.  Despite this abundance of...

 

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West Hill Technology Counsel

West Hill Technology Counsel is a boutique law firm focused on the needs of businesses that create and leverage new and emerging technologies. West Hill differentiates itself by offering sophisticated legal services without the overhead of traditional law firms. With offices on the North Shore of Boston and extensive use of available technology, West Hill is able to provide its expertise to start-ups, social enterprises and other technology companies and in-house legal departments that seek to control costs.

We Understand Technology Companies We Supplement In-House Legal Departments

Technology Companies

You have great ideas; we help with the strategy to keep you out of trouble and on the path to success on your own terms. As lawyers experienced in your industry, we respect your vision, understand your business, and appreciate your need to control costs without sacrificing quality. Whether you need support for a project or general counsel on demand, we can help.

 

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In-House Legal Departments

We've sat in your chair; so we know you need timely, sophisticated, and practical help with projects large and small. We also know that you do not have the budget or patience for armies of junior associates, irrelevant memos and indecipherable invoices. Whether you are counsel to a technology business, or an organization that leverages technology to make its business run, we can help.

Go-To HR Services

Your team is a big part of your company’s value proposition. Growing businesses need to focus on HR functions long before they can support full-time HR personnel. West Hill offers a cost-effective means of managing HR duties with the added benefit of our legal experience and perspective. Working with West Hill HR consultants on a fixed fee basis, or simply for individual projects, offers the flexibility you need to control expenses, manage risk and focus on your core business. Whether you need to outsource your day-to-day HR administration, implement an employee performance plan or finally update that employee handbook, we can help.

Consult Locally, Act Globally

The web makes nearly every business a global business. West Hill has a network of local HR consultants to assist you in leveraging staff abroad or here in the Commonwealth. From the UK to Japan and beyond, West Hill can help you navigate local employment issues, insurance coverage issues and statutory requirements. Drive your global growth compliantly and efficiently with experts in your backyard. Whether you are in Cambridge, Massachusetts or Cambridge, UK, we can help.