How a placement with Alpinum Solutions works: from your AlpinumHub profile to the assignment

Short answer: An application to Alpinum Solutions leads to an assignment in five steps: create your profile in AlpinumHub or through the open application, talk to the Talent Management team, meet the client company, sign a contract under staff leasing or freelancing, then start the assignment with ongoing support. You set your workload, country and availability yourself, from 20 to 100%.

This guide is for lawyers and compliance professionals who are applying to Alpinum Solutions or already have a profile. It explains what happens at each step, which details matter and what comes after the assignment.

Step 1: Create your profile in AlpinumHub

The first step is a complete profile, either through the open application or directly in AlpinumHub. There you keep your CV, documents and availability up to date.

The open application asks for the details that decide whether you fit a role:

For advice on tailoring your CV to interim work, read Profile and CV for interim assignments.

Step 2: Conversation with the Talent Management team

If your profile matches a requirement, the Talent Management team contacts you for a conversation. The team is led by Maren Siegels, a fully qualified German lawyer (Volljuristin) with an LL.M.

The conversation covers your practice areas, experience, preferences and the right engagement model. The legal and compliance professionals in the Alpinum database, currently more than 7,500 people, have been interviewed, assessed on their expertise and vetted as part of the qualification process (as of 18 October 2026). Expect technical questions about your previous matters.

Step 3: Introduction to the client company

For an introduction, Alpinum selects the profiles that best fit the requirement. Companies usually receive two to four profiles per search; selected profiles are typically available within 48 hours, and the start date of the assignment is agreed between the company and Alpinum.

This is followed by an interview with your future line manager at the company. Prepare two or three examples that show how quickly you settle into a new team and its processes.

Step 4: Contract under staff leasing or freelancing

Your contractual role depends on the model. Both models suit most assignments, part-time or full-time.

• Staff leasing: you are employed by Alpinum, by Alpinum Solutions AG in Switzerland (Personalverleih, Swiss staff leasing) or by Alpinum Solutions GmbH in Germany (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung, German temporary agency work). Alpinum pays your salary and social security contributions; the client company gives you day-to-day instructions and integrates you into its team.
• Freelancing: you are self-employed and deliver your services on your own responsibility within the agreed mandate. You arrange your own social security and pension.
• Austria: assignments run as freelancing or as staff leasing through the German or the Swiss company.

To compare the two models from your point of view, read Staff leasing from the professional's perspective.

Step 5: Assignment, support and extension

Alpinum remains your point of contact throughout the assignment. The process follows a set pattern:

1. Start: access rights, contact person and objectives are set up at the company.
2. Review: after two to four weeks, the company, Alpinum and you check whether tasks and workload fit.
3. Ongoing assignment: questions about your contract, workload or absences go to Alpinum.
4. Extension or close: before the end date, the parties decide whether to extend or conclude the assignment.
5. Next assignment: your profile stays in AlpinumHub; update your availability and new experience.

A move into the client's team (temp-to-perm) is possible; the terms are agreed in advance.

What Alpinum expects from candidates

Above all, Alpinum expects an honest, up-to-date profile and reliability on assignment.

• Accurate details: describe practice areas, languages and systems the way you actually use them.
• Current availability: keep start date, notice period and workload updated in AlpinumHub.
• Confidentiality: the client's internal information stays with the client, including after the assignment.
• Open communication: raise problems early so the company and Alpinum can respond.

Frequently asked questions about applying to Alpinum Solutions

How quickly will I receive an offer after applying?

That depends on whether a suitable requirement is open. Companies usually receive selected profiles within 48 hours, and the start date of the assignment is agreed between the company and Alpinum. If your profile matches an ongoing search, things can move quickly. Otherwise your profile stays in AlpinumHub and is considered for new requirements.

Who is my employer on assignment?

Under staff leasing, Alpinum is your employer: Alpinum Solutions AG in Switzerland and Alpinum Solutions GmbH in Germany. The client company gives you day-to-day instructions. As a freelancer you have no employer; you work on a self-employed basis within the agreed mandate. Assignments in Austria run through the German or the Swiss company.

Can I apply for part-time assignments?

Yes. Assignments are available with a workload between 20 and 100%, depending on the company's needs and your preferences. State a minimum and a maximum workload in your application. This allows the Talent Management team to consider you for both part-time and full-time roles.

What happens when the assignment ends?

An assignment can be extended or lead to a follow-on assignment. Your profile stays in AlpinumHub; update your availability and new experience so that you are considered for the next requirement. A move into the client's team (temp-to-perm) is possible; the terms are agreed in advance.

Next step

Alpinum Solutions is the leading provider of interim legal & compliance in the DACH region and fills assignments for lawyers and compliance professionals at every level. Create your profile or send an open application.

• Open application to Alpinum Solutions
• AlpinumHub: manage your profile and documents
• Careers: legal and compliance jobs and projects
• Interim and project work: how to get started
• For candidates: all guides on careers and interim assignments
• Planning part-time assignments and a portfolio model

Last updated: 10 November 2026.