Permanent legal recruitment or interim support?
An open legal role can point to different needs. You may be building a permanent team, covering an absence or adding capacity for a time-limited project. The right approach depends on the work and how long it is expected to continue.
Alpinum Solutions specialises in interim legal and compliance support. We provide experienced specialists and project teams for a defined requirement.
A permanent hire serves a continuing need.
Legal recruitment helps an employer identify candidates for a position. In a permanent appointment, the successful candidate joins the hiring organisation as an employee. Long-term responsibilities, development and team structure are central to the decision.
An interim engagement can run alongside the permanent hiring process. Where contracts, internal requests and projects cannot wait, a specialist bridges the vacancy under a separate, clearly agreed scope.
Interim support addresses the work that cannot wait.
- A key person is on maternity leave, parental leave or sick leave.
- The team is at capacity during a workload peak.
- A regulatory implementation project needs hands-on resources.
- Contract reviews, AML or KYC checks have created a backlog.
- A transaction or investigation requires expertise unavailable internally.
We provide one specialist or a complete project team. Support can range from a few hours per week to full time, working remotely, on site or in a hybrid arrangement. Typical engagements last three to 18 months.
Choose an engagement model that fits the work.
Freelance engagements suit clearly defined projects delivered independently. Staff leasing is intended for specialists embedded in the client's organisation. The arrangement is assessed against applicable local requirements.
Alpinum manages selection, the agreed vetting, contracting and administration. In staff leasing engagements, we also manage employment and payroll.
Write a brief around responsibilities.
A job title alone rarely explains the requirement. Specify the tasks, decisions, legal or compliance expertise, languages and internal stakeholders involved. Include the systems the specialist will use and the capacity you expect to need.
This gives both sides a practical basis for assessing experience and fit. Scope, duration, costs and handover arrangements are agreed before the engagement begins.
Receive selected interim profiles within 48 hours.
We present selected profiles within 48 hours and coordinate discussions with relevant specialists. The actual start date is agreed separately, together with contracting and onboarding.
Choose according to duration and type of work
- Permanent responsibility: a permanent employee may be the right long-term structure; interim cover can bridge the recruitment period.
- Planned absence: agree defined cover and handovers before and after the engagement.
- Workload peak or project: align temporary capacity with the work package, timeframe and required expertise.
- Independent advice or litigation: consider appropriately qualified external counsel. Operational support and legal advice may complement each other.
How do you bridge an open legal role?
Separate urgent operational work from long-term development responsibilities. Temporary support does not necessarily need to cover every aspect of the future permanent role. Agree weekly capacity, reporting, onboarding and a documented handover. If recruitment takes longer, review extension, budget and availability separately.
Alpinum provides temporary legal and compliance expertise. This comparison is a decision aid, not an offer of permanent recruitment services. Explore interim legal support or describe the work that needs covering.
