Interim and consultancy solutions

Our interim legal, risk and compliance recruitment teams are adept at finding proven interim specialists, quickly and efficiently, for law firms and businesses in every sector. 

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Find an experienced interim legal, risk and compliance expert  

We are an experienced and trusted recruiter of interim lawyers and risk and compliance, internal audit and company secretarial specialists for businesses in every sector.  

We can provide interim specialists and consultants at all levels, from newly qualified solicitors through to heads of legal, legal directors and general counsel as well as risk analysts, compliance directors, internal auditors and company secretaries. We can also recruit document reviewers, paralegals and other non-qualified legal professionals for projects of all sizes.  

benefits

By choosing to work with us, you will benefit from: 

Genuine global reach

Through 13 global offices we have completed projects in more than 55 locations. Through our extensive network we can consistently deliver in your search for talent

An unrivalled track record

We are a market leader in legal, risk, compliance, internal audit and company secretarial search and recruitment

Market longevity

We pioneered the first recruitment consultancies in numerous global locations. We offer local market knowledge on a global scale

Focused expertise

Our knowledge is entirely focused on the legal, risk and compliance professions. We speak your language and understand your markets

Candidates at pace

Because of the size and quality of our international talent network, we can find the interim specialists you need in as little as 24 hours 

Contract flexibility

Whether you need support on a fixed-term, consultancy, interim day rate basis or more, we can help. We have the talent networks to fulfil your needs on your terms  


Roles we typically recruit for include:

Interim general counsel  
Interim head of legal  
Interim legal director 
Interim chief risk officer
Interim chief compliance officer 

Interim compliance director  
Interim risk director  
Interim legal counsel  
Interim senior legal counsel  
Interim compliance analyst 

Interim lawyer  
Document review paralegal  
Document review lawyer  
Interim patent attorney  
Interim contract manager  

Meet the team

Resources

  • Hiring advice

Q1: What are the in-house legal recruitment market trends?

  • Posted March 25, 2024
What is happening in the legal recruitment market across corporate and commercial and banking and financial services sectors? Corporate and commercial While economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions continue to impact businesses the outlook for the UK Legal In-House Market in 2024 is more positive for commerce and industry than the news would suggest.We have seen […]
  • Career Advice

Take your legal career to London

  • Posted October 11, 2022
We recently held our ‘Take your legal career to London’ webinar, hosted by Priya Shah who was joined by Holly O’Connell, Legal Advisor at FirstGroup Plc and David Harrigan, Interim Deputy General Counsel. The session discussed the current in-house interim, legal job market and career development opportunities and explored the logistics around making an international […]
  • Interim

Is interim just for senior solicitors?

  • Posted March 12, 2020
The interim market has progressed rapidly in London over the past couple of years, with many firms looking to engage solicitors and PSLs on an interim basis for a number of different reasons, such as; Cover a gap in permanent recruitment Assist with a busy period Help with a large case Parental leave Secondment Cover […]
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Why are more legal professionals choosing the interim path?

  • Posted May 13, 2019
The legal landscape has changed over recent years with interim work becoming a more popular choice for an ever-increasing number of legal professionals. Lawyers choosing to work on an interim basis do so for a number of reasons; seeking to work in different industries, enjoying greater control over their work-life balance, a much wider variety […]
  • Interim

Why are more legal professionals choosing the interim path?

  • Posted December 12, 2017
Traditionally, legal departments have consisted of permanent employees with minimal or no use of interim lawyers. However, over the past six to eight years we have observed a significant increase in the number of legal departments experiencing the benefits of hiring lawyers on an interim basis and also the number of legal professionals choosing interim […]
  • Interim

Do you want greater flexibility at work? Interim work could be the perfect fit for you!

  • Posted December 13, 2016
Working as an interim lawyer can be an exciting and challenging way to take your career forward and can offer you the flexibility that you might not have previously considered. Interim work is great for lawyers of all levels of experience, who find themselves in between roles or taking some time off before they look […]
  • Hiring advice

How to engage interim legal resource: Day rate vs fixed term contract

  • Posted April 24, 2010
What is the difference between day rate contractors and salaried fixed term contract (FTC) employees? What type of contract to choose has been an age long debate in the interim market and it can be confusing to know which route is best for your legal function. Taylor Root has been working closely with businesses for […]

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