Finding an interim corporate lawyer

When your legal team needs additional capacity

Parental leave, an unexpected vacancy or a time-critical M&A project can stretch an established legal team. An interim corporate lawyer takes on agreed responsibilities for a defined period. This gives your team access to experience while a permanent appointment is still being made or where the requirement is temporary.

Alpinum Solutions provides individual legal specialists and complete project teams. The starting point is the work that needs to be done and how the specialist will work with your organisation.

Define the requirement before selecting profiles

• Responsibilities: Which contracts, corporate matters, transactions or internal requests need attention? What outcomes are expected?
• Expertise: Which practice areas, sector experience, languages and level of seniority are required?
• Capacity: How many hours or days a week are needed? What are the expected duration and preferred start date?
• Working arrangements: Who sets priorities? Which systems and confidential information are involved? Can the work be done remotely, on site or through a hybrid arrangement?

Assess experience against the actual work

A useful profile shows which comparable responsibilities a specialist has handled. A discussion can clarify working style, communication and experience with internal stakeholders. Technical expertise and practical experience should match the proposed assignment.

Vetting, references and any further checks are agreed for the particular engagement. Confidentiality, potential conflicts of interest and access requirements also need to be addressed before the start.

Choose the appropriate engagement model

With staff leasing, the specialist is integrated into your team, systems and reporting lines. Alpinum coordinates selection, agreed vetting, employment, contracts, payroll and administration.

Freelancing suits independently delivered work with a clearly defined scope. Alpinum coordinates selection, contracting and administration. The structure is agreed according to the work and local requirements.

Agree scope, fees and handover

Duration, capacity, fees and included services are agreed before the start. Travel, additional services and changes in scope should be addressed transparently. The appropriate cost comparison depends on the actual requirement and the agreed services.

Clear priorities, an internal point of contact and prepared system access help the specialist get started. Documentation, handover and outstanding work should also be planned for the end of the engagement.

Selected profiles within 48 hours

Tell us about your situation and the expertise you need. You receive selected profiles within 48 hours. Interviews, onboarding and the actual start date are agreed separately.

Discuss your requirement with Alpinum Solutions.

Write a brief around the first weeks of work

List three to five concrete tasks instead of asking only for broad commercial-law expertise. For example: review English customer agreements using an existing playbook, support purchasing negotiations and prioritise corporate-housekeeping tasks. Add jurisdictions, languages, interfaces, capacity and duration.

Six questions for the selection interview

1. Which comparable tasks have you personally handled, and what was your responsibility?
2. How would you prioritise urgent contracts with different risk levels?
3. How do you work with business teams, external counsel and internal approvers?
4. What information and access do you need before starting?
5. How do you document decisions and hand over open matters?
6. What start date and weekly capacity are actually available?

Prepare onboarding and handover together

Confirm contracts and agreed checks, name an internal contact, prepare access, and explain templates and approval rules. Maintain a matter register showing status, next action, deadline and owner. Record key negotiation decisions and unresolved risks so the permanent team can continue the work. Return documents and remove access according to the agreed process.

Interim legal delivery process · Request support for a defined role

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