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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    How to Make an Impression in 7 Seconds

    You already know that your resume is your first impression with an employer, but did you know that you only have seven seconds to make that impression?

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    How to Make an Impression in 7 Seconds
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    U.S.-Based Airline

    The legal department of a leading U.S.-based airline was facing a high volume of privacy and technology contracts matters, ranging from data processing agreements, software licensing deals, SaaS agreements, IT services contracts and other transactions.

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    U.S.-Based Airline
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    MLA Interim: Talent Snapshot – A Glance Into 2024

    While 2024 has brought some economic challenges, opportunities for consulting lawyers have been steady. Check out our 2024 at a glance snapshot to see the roles and industries that have had the most demand in these first 8 months of the year.

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    MLA Interim: Talent Snapshot – A Glance Into 2024
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    Dragon Baby? We Got You Covered!

    2024 is the year of the Dragon, which in some Eastern Asian cultures hold great significance. It is believed that those born in the year of the Dragon are seen as dynamic, fierce and inspiring leaders!

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    Dragon Baby? We Got You Covered!
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    Global Food and Beverage Company

    How MLA Interim helped a global food and beverage conglomerate in-source its data privacy matters and reduce costs.

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    Global Food and Beverage Company
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    Skip the Secondee. Try a Contract Attorney Instead.

    What's the difference between using a law firm secondee and an interim lawyer? This quick snapshot profiles the differences in this legal support for your in-house law department.

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    Skip the Secondee. Try a Contract Attorney Instead.
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    Holding Out for a “Perm” Role? Why You Should Consider Interim Opportunities

    Looking for career growth, flexibility, and skill building? Try an interim role. Erica Hayward and Shreya Regmi share why an interim role may offer you more possibilities than you realize.

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    Holding Out for a “Perm” Role? Why You Should Consider Interim Opportunities
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    Building Out a Real Estate Finance Team with Interim Counsel

    Our financial services client sought to expand their real estate investment group and needed to hire multiple real estate and finance attorney experts to build out the team.

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    Building Out a Real Estate Finance Team with Interim Counsel
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    Hot Roles in Hot Markets in 2024

    Our Interim Legal Talent team is busy helping in-house legal departments and law firms address their workforce challenges through the support of contract lawyers. Check out the markets and roles that are in demand.

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    Hot Roles in Hot Markets in 2024
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