The Client

An American multinational banking and brokerage services corporation

The Challenge

Our financial services client was challenged with a government-mandated deadline for amendments and updates made to thousands of financial agreements due to an acquisition. Because of the limited size of the existing legal team and this government deadline, the legal department needed to onboard 24 attorneys and paralegals within three weeks in order to meet the pending government timeline.

The Solution

The legal department had previously worked with Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Interim Legal Talent team, therefore, they were confident in our experience with, and knowledge of, interim counsel as well as our vetting capabilities for large volume attorney and paralegal projects. The legal department also knew that MLA Interim’s geographic footprint would allow them access to interim counsel in multiple locations. The geographic requirements presented a challenge as we had to focus on two specific U.S. legal markets that are traditionally not known for a large interim counsel base. After gaining an understanding of the skillset required in the desired attorneys and paralegals, Interim Legal Talent connected with its network across the U.S. to identify 24 interim counsel within the desired markets who could be onboarded and begin the voluminous contracts review project immediately.

The Results

With MLA Interim’s support, the legal department stayed on schedule, meeting their deadline and staying within their budget. MLA Interim has continued to provide many skilled interim counsel and paralegals in multiple locations as needs ebb and flow.