LEGAL & COMPLIANCE · INTERIM HEAD OF LEGAL
Interim Head of Legal: Leadership for your transition period.
A leadership vacancy in the legal department requires more than just extra capacity. Alpinum provides experienced legal executives for temporary assignments. You define the mandate, authority, and priorities; the Interim Head of Legal then steps into the agreed-upon role within your organization.
Whether you need a Head of Legal or an Interim General Counsel, what matters most is leadership experience, subject matter expertise, industry insight, and the ability to collaborate effectively with your decision-makers.
Bridge leadership gaps and maintain operational capability.
Vacancy between two appointments
An interim appointment maintains coordination, prioritization, and professional leadership while you search for a permanent successor.
Extended absence of management
In the event of parental leave, illness, or a sabbatical, leadership tasks, signing authority, and representation are clearly defined before the start.
Change and restructuring
For reorganizations, integration phases, or building a legal department, you can supplement your leadership capacity with someone who has relevant change management experience.
Clarify the mandate before starting.
Professional leadership
Establish team responsibilities, priorities, capacity planning, and the handling of open matters.
Reporting and escalation
Define reporting lines to executive management, decision-making limits, and escalation paths for key issues.
Interfaces and handover
Clarify collaboration with Finance, HR, Compliance, and external law firms. Plan for a documented handover to the future manager from the outset.
Experience and fit are what matter.
For the selection process, we discuss team size, international interfaces, areas of law, languages, and the specific leadership tasks involved. Required certifications and industry-specific requirements become part of the profile. You conduct the interviews and decide who is the right fit for your organization.
How we find the right support.
01 · Requirements and profile
We clarify tasks, expertise, seniority, languages, workload, and timeframe. The country of operation and working model are incorporated into the planning.
02 · Selection and preparation
You speak with selected candidates and decide who fits your team. We coordinate the selection, agreed-upon vetting, and contract processing.
03 · Deployment and handover
Your company manages the professional collaboration. Alpinum handles the agreed-upon administration. Access, reporting, and handover are defined in advance.
Frequently asked questions.
Does Alpinum take over the management of our legal department?
Alpinum provides a suitable executive. Your company grants the assigned individual a clearly defined mandate and manages the collaboration. Organizational responsibility is not simply outsourced to Alpinum.
Can an Interim Head of Legal work part-time?
Yes, provided that the tasks and availability are a good fit. For ongoing part-time needs, the Fractional General Counsel model can also be a sensible solution.
How is the handover organized?
Before starting, we record all open matters, deadlines, team responsibilities, powers of attorney, and key points of contact. For the end of the assignment, documentation and knowledge transfer to the successor should be agreed upon.
The right engagement model.
Closely integrated temporary tasks and independent project work require different contract models. We will clarify with you which model is available in the country of operation and best suited for the actual collaboration.
Let's discuss your requirements.
Tell us about the tasks, required experience, weekly hours, and timeframe. You will receive selected profiles within 48 hours; the start date is agreed upon following selection, availability, contract, and onboarding.