Opening Doors to Interim Legal Work
Feel confident navigating transitions in your legal career by exploring new possibilities with interim legal assignments.
In today’s ever-changing business climate, organizations and law firms are looking for ways to still achieve their business goals despite tightened budgets and reduced headcount. More and more, Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Interim Legal Talent team is partnering with organizations to hire interim legal professionals on a project basis or in a temp-to-perm model.
Interim roles offer you an opportunity to develop new skills and expertise within new practice areas and in evolving industries through unique assignments you may never before have considered.
Our interim recruiters are dedicated to matching talented lawyers like you with interim legal assignments that will maximize your skill set, challenge you professionally and align with your personal needs.
Interim Insights
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Skip the Secondee. Try an Interim Attorney Instead.Skip the Secondee. Try an Interim Attorney Instead.Why use a law firm secondee when you can tap into the experience and expertise of a skilled consulting attorney? Navy Binning explains the benefits for your in-house legal team.
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Case Study - Northwest AmLaw 200 FirmCase Study - Northwest AmLaw 200 FirmOverwhelmed with trail prep and new work pouring in, our law firm client needed relief. By working with a contract L&E lawyer, our client found the necessary support they needed and have confidently struck a balance in their workload.
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2023 Year End ILT Talent Snapshot2023 Year End ILT Talent SnapshotMLA Interim Legal Talent continues to see an uptick and emphasis on specialized and nuanced areas of law as we field requests for part-time and full-time consulting engagements for attorneys. Look at the trends we saw in 2023 and our outlook for this year.
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The Hidden Cost of Burnout in In-House Legal Departments & How to Mitigate ItThe Hidden Cost of Burnout in In-House Legal Departments & How to Mitigate It✅ ILT: Burnout is a very real issue within legal teams. Maggie Tassi explores the effects of burnout and how it can be mitigated (hint: hiring interim talent can help).
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Case Study - Clinical Stage Biopharmaceutical CompanyCase Study - Clinical Stage Biopharmaceutical CompanyOur client, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, was not at the point financially or from a headcount standpoint where a large legal and/or compliance team was justified. As a result of this, the overworked general counsel, the sole member of the client’s legal/compliance team, triaged much of the company’s legal work to a network of outside law firms.
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Doing Your Due Diligence: How to Determine Fit Before You CommitDoing Your Due Diligence: How to Determine Fit Before You CommitTaking a new role can be scary—on paper, it sounds great, but what will it really be like after you start? Larisa Villa offers her best advice on how to do your due diligence during the hiring process in hopes of identifying the right role and organization match for you.
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Case Study: North American Clothing CompanyCase Study: North American Clothing CompanyIn the midst of bankruptcy and without the necessary day-to-day legal support, our client had an immediate need for an experienced attorney who could navigate the bankruptcy and pending reorganization.
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Wrapping Up Q1: New Technology, New Talent & Tight Budgets—What This Means for Interim Legal OpportunitiesWrapping Up Q1: New Technology, New Talent & Tight Budgets—What This Means for Interim Legal OpportunitiesKatelyn Braun looks at 5 hiring trends that emerged in the first quarter of 2024. Discover how consulting attorneys can use these trends toward their benefit in their interim job search.
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The Winds of March: What We’re Hearing from In-House Attorneys so Far in 2024The Winds of March: What We’re Hearing from In-House Attorneys so Far in 2024After 30+ conversations with in-house legal leaders, Jay Brenner has noticed some definite themes emerged. He shares 5 in his new article.
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