Interim Legal Talent

An Alternative Legal Services Provider (ALSP)

In today’s fast-paced business climate, law firms and corporate legal departments must be resourceful and responsive as they address their clients’ legal and business issues. MLA Interim Legal Talent has the capabilities and technology to engage overworked and under-supported law firms and corporate legal departments with on-demand and expert legal talent for project and assignment-based matters.

We have career-long relationships with experienced interim counsel and consulting lawyers who enjoy the challenge and flexibility of working engagement to engagement. After we take the time to discern your exact needs, our consultants across the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific assess our global network of qualified legal and compliance professionals to introduce you to skilled experts who can join your team for as long as you need the extra support—whether that’s addressing workload for a challenging practice area, covering deal-based overflow for contracts and transactional matters, or on-boarding a team of consultants for a six-month due diligence project.

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Case Study

Infrastructure and Real Estate Investment Firm

Looking for interim legal, privacy or compliance talent? Let us help you find the best people to enhance your team.
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Infrastructure and Real Estate Investment Firm

440
interim starts in 2024

50+
dedicated interim recruiters globally

Put Yourself in Control of Your Career

Your legal career does not have to follow a conventional path. In fact, there are many avenues through which you can identify fulfilling career opportunities and meet your professional goals—one of which is through consulting and interim roles.

Whether you are seeking to add skills to your already extensive repertoire of experience, explore new industries and organizations or gain more work-life balance, consulting legal work puts you in control of your legal career. We work with the world’s leading law firms, global multinationals and listed companies, as well as boutique firms and start-ups to support their legal projects and provide on-demand legal talent. We are always looking to partner with subject-matter experts and career-oriented lawyers who we can call upon at a moment’s notice and connect with opportunities that will further their legal careers and benefit organizations around the world.

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Explore our current open interim opportunities and discover where your legal career can take you.

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Navigating Your Staffing Challenge

Backed by Major, Lindsey & Africa’s global network of legal experts, we will find the best-qualified, best-fitting talent for your organization every time.

Many clients view us as their trusted advisor and creative problem-solver, there for them before, during and after their flexible legal talent needs are met. That's likely because we are tenacious and work hard and run fast for their business; so much so that many feel as though they are our only focus.

Looking for legal talent?

From in-house and law firm recruitment to legal advisory services, we provide total talent management
solutions to law firms and legal departments looking to navigate the road to success.

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Insights

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As Associate Market Heats Up, It's Essential for Attorneys to be Strategic About Cultural Fit

In this Reuters Westlaw Today commentary, Dale Durham examines the resurgence of lateral associate hiring and explains why cultural fit has become the most critical factor shaping associate career decisions in today’s competitive BigLaw market.
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As Associate Market Heats Up, It's Essential for Attorneys to be Strategic About Cultural Fit
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Law Firms Must Offer More Than Perks To Retain Top Talent

Adam Stocker explains why perks alone will not cut it. Firms need clarity, transparency, and a real career roadmap to win loyalty.
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Law Firms Must Offer More Than Perks To Retain Top Talent
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Associates Don’t Want Unlimited Vacation—Here's What They Want Instead

Associates don’t want unlimited vacation, and they’re saying so loud and clear. In her latest op-ed for The American Lawyer, Kate Reder Sheikh breaks down why “unlimited PTO” often feels like a trap, and what associates actually value in 2026: transparent compensation, flexibility, real training, clear partnership criteria, meaningful secondments, and viable long‑term career paths.
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Associates Don’t Want Unlimited Vacation—Here's What They Want Instead

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