Corporate Lawyer Seeking New Interim Role

The Attorney Profile

The consulting attorney, an experienced corporate and M&A lawyer, decided many years ago that she wanted to explore consulting opportunities as she had a young family and wanted the flexibility to spend more time with them while pursuing substantive and fulfilling legal work. She greatly enjoyed the variety and challenge provided by consulting and made the decision to focus on building her legal skills and her legal career with these types of roles moving forward.

The Challenge

Seven years ago, the consulting corporate attorney took a consulting role with a well-established professional services firm that ended up being extended multiple times over the years eventually leading her to being put on the firm’s payroll. When she began thinking of leaving that role, she reached out to her MLA Interim Legal Talent recruiter who she worked with all those years ago and stayed in continual contact with to inform her of her interest in exploring new opportunities. The attorney was concerned about the slow market and how long the process may take to find a new consulting role. She wanted to continue to focus on corporate matters but was hoping to find remote or limited hybrid opportunity.

Working with Interim Legal Talent

The consulting attorney initially contacted MLA Interim Legal Talent in 2015. She and her recruiter had a strong connection from the start. The recruiter listened to her about what parts of her job she enjoyed and understood she had a young family so flexibility and working for a client that understood work-life balance was important to her. At that time, our recruiter provided her with an overview of the types of roles we handle and thoroughly explained our process. We then immediately started presenting her for roles that fit her skill set with companies that excited her. Shortly thereafter, she was placed on an engagement that ended up lasting over seven years.

The consulting attorney felt confident working directly with our recruiter for the entirety of her time with her first engagement, which is why when she was ready for a new role, she reconnected with her recruiter. She was very happy to find the same recruiter who placed her all those years ago was still available to help with her job search.

After she reached out, she kept her recruiter informed of her plans. Together, they worked on updating her resume, and when she did leave her role, the recruiter began submitting her to roles. A few weeks into searching, one role appeared to be a perfect fit. The role was for a corporate generalist with BigLaw and significant in-house experience. Personality was also incredibly important and having worked with this organization and the consulting attorney before, the MLA Interim recruiter knew they would hit it off.

The consulting attorney met with the new client and was offered the role that same day. Both the consulting attorney and hiring manager agreed it felt like a perfect match from the start and both were equally excited about the opportunity.

Attorney Success Story

The consulting attorney took control of her career, prioritizing her family and turning to contract work as a viable career path. Having landed an interim role that led to a seven-year tenure, she felt comfortable exploring another opportunity with equal potential. Despite the length of this new role, she will continue to work with MLA Interim Legal Talent having built a trusted relationship with her recruiter and seen the speed and accuracy with which she has been able to find opportunities.