Mercurae is not a conventional law firm. We are a group of lawyers, technologists, and business and data analysts, building our own legal services and technology business in much the same way our Defence clients build theirs. We work on a retained, in-house counsel basis on a fixed fee, integrated into your business development and commercial process rather than bolted on at the point of signature.

Sometimes, long before a contract lands on your desk, the decisions that protect you are already being made: in how you structure IP ownership, how you engage in early business development, how you navigate accreditation and security clearance gates, and above all, how you write your bid. Your proposal is usually your one real moment of leverage. Used well, it should not just win the work. It should set the terms on which you want to deliver.

That is the approach we bring to every Defence client: proportionate, commercially minded legal support that protects your agility, speed and competitive advantage.