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EQWAL for Clients

The right interim in-house lawyers at the right time.

With EQWAL you can deploy highly qualified interim lawyers for capacity bottlenecks or special projects within your organization – at short notice and at reasonable terms. You will deliver better work for lower cost.

The right interim legal talent for every situation

In-house legal teams are faced with a variety of tasks. For many of these tasks, hiring an external law firm is not necessary. Our interim in-house lawyers bring the legal know-how and experience required to get such tasks done quickly and efficiently, tailored to your individual needs and without the need to worry about academic complications and spiralling legal spend.

EQWAL's pool of in-house lawyers covers an extensive range of skills that your legal department needs - from generalist to specialist.

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Fully Qualified Lawyers

Wirtschaftsjuristin Grafik

Transaction and Support Lawyers

Bachelor of Law Jurist Grafik

Bachelor of Law (LL.B.)
Master of Law (LL.M.)

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Consultants

(e.g. Compliance, ESG; Legal Ops)

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Patent Lawyers

Areas of Expertise

Labor Law

(e.g. employment contracts & terminations, collective bargaining law)

Foreign Trade

(e.g. export control, due diligence in the supply chain, customs law)

Banking & Capital Markets Law / Regulatory

(e.g. general terms and conditions, banking contract law, factoring & leasing, OTC derivatives, payment transactions, license and registration applications)

Commercial

(e.g. purchasing, trade, logistics, production & distribution)

(e.g. implementation CMS, ISO 37301, IDW PS 980, guidelines & codes of conduct, audits, anti-corruption, ESG, supply chain)

Data Protection

(e.g. DMS implementation, record of processing activities (RoPA), deletion playbooks, data security, data transfers, order processing)

Energy Law

(e.g. energy trading, energy contract law, renewable energy law, regulation management)

Corporate Law, M&A, Corporate

(e.g. stock corporation law & corporate governance, LoI, NDA, DD, carve-outs, joint ventures, SPA, squeeze-outs, takeovers, restructurings, corporate housekeeping)

Real Estate, Leasing, Construction & Zoning Law

(e.g. real estate financing, transactions, leasing, rental & lease contracts, EPC contracts)

Insolvency & Restructuring

IP Law / Patent Protection

(e.g. research and development (R&D) agreements, license agreements, NDAs, internet and domain law, trademark & competition law, POC)

Technology Law

(e.g. tech agreements, SaaS, service level agreements, terms & conditions, e-commerce)

Legal Tech & Legal Operations

(e.g. legal spend management, change managemenbt, service provider management, data analytics, implementation of technologies, process optimization)

Life Sciences & Medical Law

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Insurance law

Industries

Automotive and Vehicle Manufacturing

Banking and Finance

Chemical, Energy, Environment

Retail and Consumer Goods

Real Estate and Construction

Mechanical and Plant Engineering

Medical, Pharmaceutical, Biotech

Technology

Insurance

How it works

Put your trust in EQWAL. To find the right legal talent for you, we combine personal expertise with the use of proprietary technology. Our tech-driven capabilities are constantly evolving. The more matches we make, and the more feedback we receive from clients and talent, the better our software algorithm becomes. As a result, we quickly and effectively find the right interim in-house lawyers for every situation.

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01. Requirements

We take your individual needs and structure them according to specific criteria that reflect comparable situations and typical competence profiles.

02. Strength based matching

We match your individual requirements with available interim talent and provide you with their profiles. Get to know the best available in-house lawyers in the shortest possible time.

03. Selection

Select your preferred candidates. Our team will help you with making the selection and arranging interviews.

04. Assignment

Start the engagement at transparent and fixed costs (all-in daily rates). We are at your side during the entire engagement and take care of all administrative matters, so that you can focus on your work.

01. Requirements

We take your individual needs and structure them according to specific criteria that reflect comparable situations and typical competence profiles.

02. Strength based matching

We match your individual requirements with available interim talent and provide you with their profiles. Get to know the best available in-house lawyers in the shortest possible time.

03. Selection

Select your preferred candidates. Our team will help you with making the selection and arranging interviews.

04. Assignment

Start the engagement at transparent and fixed costs (all-in daily rates). We are at your side during the entire engagement and take care of all administrative matters, so that you can focus on your work.

Increase your efficiency with EQWAL – sustainably and without sacrificing quality

With EQWAL your will lower legal spend, while improving the quality of your team’s work. Teams with limitations will become teams with agility.

Your legal department will take an active role in growing your organization’s business. Compared to traditional ways of running a corporate legal department, the cost benefit will be tangible and immediate.

Increase your efficiency with EQWAL – sustainably and without sacrificing quality

With EQWAL your will lower legal spend, while improving the quality of your team’s work. Teams with limitations will become teams with agility.

Your legal department will take an active role in growing your organization’s business. Compared to traditional ways of running a corporate legal department, the cost benefit will be tangible and immediate.

Easy access to excellent in-house lawyers

To help your company meet increasing legal and regulatory challenges, EQWAL gives you easy access to highly qualified legal talent working alongside your in-house team.

Organizations and their legal departments need to rethink how they plan and develop their staff and deploy their teams. In the future, it will become increasingly essential to be able to access in-house legal talent at short notice. In many situations, recruiting for FTE roles is too rigid, lengthy and expensive, and does not mirror the fluctuating realities of in-house work. With EQWAL you can react quickly and flexibly to unpredictable workload peaks and capacity bottlenecks.

Cost efficiency

The technology-based selection of highly qualified in-house lawyers and their deployment via EQWAL offers a cost-efficient alternative to large law firm structures or traditional employment models.

EQWAL supports legal departments in their transformation from expensive cost centers to entrepreneurial units with a clear return on investment (ROI).

Agility

Agile teams handle projects more efficiently and work together more collaboratively.

When working with in-house talent from EQWAL you increase the agility of your teams. You are enabling more effective workflows and results.

High commitment

Thanks to our strengths-based matching and ongoing transparent project assessment, you will be supported by highly committed legal professionals.

In times of high workload, it is crucial for organizations and their legal departments to maintain commitment and motivation throughout the team. A diverse team of permanent internal staff (FTE) and temporary supporting talent contributes significantly to increased satisfaction, innovation and collaboration.

Short onboarding times

Working together like a well-established team - from day one.

Our in-house lawyers bring relevant experience with them and are ideally prepared by EQWAL for their assignment in the respective client organization. They are ready to work and contribute immediately - without lengthy onboarding times or difficult mindset switches from law firm lawyer to in-house lawyer.

Reliable legal framework

We are deeply familiar with the legal requirements for working with independent contractors within teams of permanent employees. We have developed a transparent, reliable framework for the deployment of EQWAL talent, audited by a leading employment law firm. We support you in the fully compliant setup of the engagement of external interim talent. Put your trust in EQWAL.

Easy access to excellent in-house lawyers

 

To help your company meet increasing legal and regulatory challenges, EQWAL gives you easy access to highly qualified legal talent working alongside your in-house team.

 

Organizations and their legal departments need to rethink how they plan and develop their staff and deploy their teams. In the future, it will become increasingly essential to be able to access in-house legal talent at short notice. In many situations, recruiting for FTE roles is too rigid, lengthy and expensive, and does not mirror the fluctuating realities of in-house work. With EQWAL you can react quickly and flexibly to unpredictable workload peaks and capacity bottlenecks.

Cost efficiency

 

The technology-based selection of highly qualified in-house lawyers and their deployment via EQWAL offers a cost-efficient alternative to large law firm structures or traditional employment models.

 

EQWAL supports legal departments in their transformation from expensive cost centers to entrepreneurial units with a clear return on investment (ROI).

Agility

 

Agile teams handle projects more efficiently and work together more collaboratively.

 

When working with in-house talent from EQWAL you increase the agility of your teams. You are enabling more effective workflows and results.

High commitment

 

Thanks to our strengths-based matching and ongoing transparent project assessment, you will be supported by highly committed legal professionals.

 

In times of high workload, it is crucial for organizations and their legal departments to maintain commitment and motivation throughout the team. A diverse team of permanent internal staff (FTE) and temporary supporting talent contributes significantly to increased satisfaction, innovation and collaboration.

Short onboarding times

 

Working together like a well-established team – from day one.

 

Our in-house lawyers bring relevant experience with them and are ideally prepared by EQWAL for their assignment in the respective client organization. They are ready to work and contribute immediately – without lengthy onboarding times or difficult mindset switches from law firm lawyer to in-house lawyer.

Reliable legal framework

 

We are deeply familiar with the legal requirements for working with independent contractors within teams of permanent employees. We have developed a transparent, reliable framework for the deployment of EQWAL talent, audited by a leading employment law firm. We support you in the fully compliant setup of the engagement of external interim talent. Put your trust in EQWAL.

Permanent Employment (FTE) vs. EQWAL

Recruiting, training and retaining full-time employees (FTEs) is not the right choice for all scenarios. The process is often expensive, slow and inflexible. Traditional employment models are not suitable in many situations to successfully meet the increasing challenges of an ever-changing legal market. Widespread uncertainty, unpredictability and rising cost pressures are forcing companies and their legal departments to reduce fixed labor costs and make them more variable. At the same time, sophisticated skills are needed to keep the business running, to master existing challenges and to test and implement new business models or strategies.

The use of EQWAL’s highly qualified interim lawyers offers cost-efficient flexibility to supplement FTEs:

Direct personnel costs

  • Gross salary
  • Bonuses & extra payments
  • Holiday and vacation payments (13th or 14th salary)

 

Indirect personnel costs

  • Employer contributions to social security
  • Continued payment of salary in case of sickness, vacation, public holidays
  • Continued payment of salary in case of parental leave, etc.
  • Cost of recruitment (job advertisements, recruiters, onboarding, etc.)
  • Cost of employee turnover (job advertisements, recruiters, severance payments, paid time off, etc.)
  • Cost of job-related education and training
  • Workplace equipment (laptop, desk, etc.)
  • Office rent
  • Office supplies
  • Travel expenses
  • Other expenses (relocation costs, etc.)

 

Personnel capacity

Fixed capacity, no ability to adapt to workload changes

Direct personnel costs

Fixed and transparent payment for time worked (all-in daily rates)

 

Indirect personnel costs

Not applicable

 

Personnel capacity

Full ability to adapt to workload changes

Permanent Employment (FTE) vs. EQWAL

Recruiting, training and retaining full-time employees (FTEs) is not the right choice for all scenarios. The process is often expensive, slow and inflexible. Traditional employment models are not suitable in many situations to successfully meet the increasing challenges of an ever-changing legal market. Widespread uncertainty, unpredictability and rising cost pressures are forcing companies and their legal departments to reduce fixed labor costs and make them more variable. At the same time, sophisticated skills are needed to keep the business running, to master existing challenges and to test and implement new business models or strategies.

The use of EQWAL’s highly qualified interim lawyers offers cost-efficient flexibility to supplement FTEs:

Permanent employment (FTEs)

Direct personnel costs

  • Gross salary
  • Bonuses & extra payments
  • Holiday and vacation payments (13th or 14th salary)

Indirect personnel costs

  • Employer contributions to social security
  • Continued payment of salary in case of sickness, vacation, public holidays
  • Continued payment of salary in case of parental leave, etc.
  • Cost of recruitment (job advertisements, recruiters, onboarding, etc.)
  • Cost of employee turnover (job advertisements, recruiters, severance payments, paid time off, etc.)
  • Cost of job-related education and training
  • Workplace equipment (laptop, desk, etc.)
  • Office rent
  • Office supplies
  • Travel expenses
  • Other expenses (relocation costs, etc.)

Personnel capacity

Fixed capacity, no ability to adapt to workload changes

EQWAL

Direct personnel costs

Fixed and transparent payment for time worked (all-in daily rates)

Indirect personnel costs

Not applicable

Personnel capacity

Full ability to adapt to workload changes

FAQ

What kind of clients does EQWAL work with?

We support companies of all sizes from a wide range of industries. Start-ups, SMEs and large corporations can count on us.

In which situations can EQWAL provide useful support to clients and legal departments?

We can help you with your capacity management challenges caused by high workloads or lack of capacity. It is about internal work that does not need to be outsourced to external (business) law firms, because a special law firm expertise is not required. Areas of application:

  • Work peaks (e.g. project work, transactions)
  • Establishment of the legal department
  • Legal developments (e.g. ESG, due diligence in the supply chain)
  • Parental leave
  • Headcount must not be loaded
  • Sick leave
  • Bridging times until the position is filled
  • Temporary need

How does EQWAL work?

With EQWAL, you can quickly employ highly qualified lawyers to support you on a temporary and independent basis. For this purpose, you conclude a framework agreement with EQWAL, on the basis of which you can flexibly use EQWAL's comprehensive service. Before starting an assignment, you complete a separate order or an individual assignment in each case.

EQWAL accompanies you in every phase. We know the (legal) framework conditions for safe use. Deshalb bieten wir Ihnen Hilfe bei administrativen Fragen, der Vertragsgestaltung und Zahlungsabwicklung. We are your agile partner, always at your side and take into account individual ideas and company specifications. Your administrative effort is reduced to a minimum by our service.

How does EQWAL ensure the confidential handling of sensitive company data?

Data protection and confidentiality are our highest priority. We handle sensitive company data responsibly. We therefore only pass on information to our interim lawyers that you have expressly authorized to be passed on.

What does EQWAL need in order to be able to identify suitable in-house lawyers for my specific needs?

You can use the following link to enter basic information about your needs. We will then contact you promptly to conduct a needs assessment in which you can define exactly which qualifications and experience the interim lawyers to be deployed should have and what you want to achieve with the deployment.

How does EQWAL identify suitable in-house lawyers for an engagement?

You can sit back and relax. Based on the needs analysis, an extensive and professional selection process of our lawyers and an intelligent matching algorithm, we suggest the best lawyers for your assignment. Of course, you also have the opportunity to personally convince yourself of the Interim Jurist:innen. We will help you with the organization of possible interviews. In the end, you decide which lawyers you would like to assign.

Why is EQWAL asking for my feedback on the engagement?

We live an open feedback culture. Therefore, it is very important for us that you provide us and the interim lawyers with continuous feedback on the assignment. This enables us to quickly find solutions, for example, if you are exceptionally dissatisfied with the work results of the assigned lawyers or the progress of the assignment. Your final feedback helps us to further develop and perfect our strength-based matching. Your final feedback helps us to further develop and perfect our strength-based matching.

What happens in case I am are dissatisfied or do not get along with the EQWAL talent working for me?

Our interim lawyers are highly qualified and are ideally prepared for their assignment. However, if you are exceptionally not satisfied or discrepancies occur during the operation, do not hesitate and contact us directly. We are at your disposal at any time and will take care of a common solution.

Can I hire an EQWAL talent again after the engagement has been successfully completed?

We would be pleased if you would like to work with the appointed lawyers again. Whether such a renewed commissioning is possible without further ado depends on the individual circumstances of each case. Please do not hesitate to contact us personally if you have any questions. Please note that the cooperation with EQWAL provides for exclusivity until a certain period after the end of the assignment. This model is necessary so that you can also use our service cost-efficiently in the future. When you place a follow-up order, you will of course benefit again from our comprehensive service.

Can I permanently employ EQWAL talent after the engagement has been successfully completed?

We would be pleased if you would like to work with the appointed lawyers again. Whether such a renewed commissioning is possible without further ado depends on the individual circumstances of each case. Please do not hesitate to contact us personally if you have any questions. Please note that EQWAL will continue to participate up to a certain period in the event of a follow-up order. This model is necessary so that you can also use our service cost-efficiently in the future. When you place a follow-up order, you will of course benefit again from our comprehensive service.

Do you have any questions? Let’s talk about how we can help you.