interim starts in 2024
dedicated interim recruiters globally
On-Demand Legal Talent for an In-Demand World.
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.
Case Study
A publicly-traded, multi-billion dollar industrial manufacturing corporation was faced with the unforeseen and untimely departure of their long-time general counsel. Due to this departure, the CHRO and CSuite was faced with immediate decisions due to mounting litigation and lacked true internal options and only viewed costly yet reliable outside counsel relationships as their only resource.
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When there is an unexpected departure at the GC level, companies need to act fast to keep things running smoothly and effectively. Interim Legal Talent is uniquely positioned to provide organizations with the expertise, on-demand resourcing and bandwidth required to effectively and efficiently navigate all your Interim General Counsel needs. MLA interim counsel and compliance professionals are embedded seamlessly into our clients’ legal teams and assist these clients in both their execution and realization of desired business and legal outcomes.
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How can General Counsel lead through the AI Act era? In her latest piece for Business Reporter, Elena Bajada explores why the EU AI Act is more than a compliance challenge—it’s a leadership opportunity. She argues that the most effective GCs won’t wait for regulatory clarity. Instead, they’ll define a strategic, values-driven approach to AI that balances innovation with accountability and positions legal as a business enabler. A must-read for legal leaders navigating the evolving AI landscape.
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