Legal Discovery Day
We review your contracts, identify your risks, and hand you a clear action plan — in writing, the same day. Fixed fee. No commitment to continue.
What to Expect
Most growing businesses have legal gaps they do not know about. Not because the owners are careless — but because legal review tends to happen reactively, when something has already gone wrong.
Discovery Day is designed to get ahead of that. In one focused session, we review your key documents — contracts, supplier agreements, employment terms, IP position and any specific concerns you bring — map what you have, identify what is missing, and hand you a written report with a clear action plan.
There is no obligation to take any of the recommended work with Silva. The report is yours, and it will be honest about what is critical, what is manageable, and what does not need to change at all.
The Process
From first call to written report — here is exactly how a Discovery Day works. Click any step, or let it run.
We start by scoping the session together. You tell us your concerns and priorities — we align on which documents to review, agree what a successful day looks like, and confirm the logistics. You share your key documents in advance so we can hit the ground running.
Your adviser reads every document you have provided. Not a skim — a proper read, with notes. We look at what the documents say, what they do not say, how they interact, and where the gaps are.
We map the findings into a structured risk picture. Each issue is categorised by severity — critical, significant or manageable — and by the type of action needed. This shapes the action plan and tells you where to focus first.
Your written report is produced the same day. It covers what we found, what it means for your business, and what needs to happen next — in what order. It is written to be read by you, not by lawyers.
We walk through the report together, answer your questions, and confirm which items are urgent. This is your chance to ask what something actually means for your business — and get a straight answer. After this, you decide what to do next. There is no obligation.
Your Deliverable
The Discovery Day report is written for business owners, not for lawyers. No jargon. No vague recommendations. A clear document that tells you where you stand and what to do about it.
It covers six areas, every time. The balance between them varies by business — for some clients, employment contracts are the priority; for others it is customer-facing terms or IP. The structure stays the same so nothing gets missed.
In Practice
Three Discovery Days. Three very different businesses. Three common themes: the risks were real, they were fixable, and the owners had no idea they were there.
12 years trading. 45 employees. Profitable, stable, and operating without a structured legal framework since day one.
What we found
Standard T&Cs drafted and issued. Internal sign-off process introduced. Supplier terms reviewed and consolidated.
Management consultancy. Six directors. Fourteen contractors. Scaling into enterprise clients with no formal legal infrastructure.
What we found
MSA template created and rolled out. IR35 review initiated. Employment contracts standardised and updated.
Freight business that had recently taken on a minority investor and was about to sign its largest contract to date.
What we found
T&Cs created. IP filing initiated. Shareholder agreement drafted before the major contract was signed.
Pricing
A Discovery Day is priced as a single fixed fee. You will know the cost before we start, and it will not change. No hourly rates, no scope creep, no invoice you were not expecting.
The fee covers the full process: Discovery Call, the review day itself, the written report, and the follow-up session.
All Discovery Days are subject to a brief qualifying call to confirm fit. No obligation.