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The right lawyers – at exactly the right time.
EQWAL gives you immediate access to first-class, certified lawyers who can be flexibly deployed for any challenge in your legal department.
Position your legal department as a strong partner for management
EQWAL offers legal departments the opportunity to cover their legal needs efficiently and cost-effectively without making long-term commitments.
The flexible integration of experienced lawyers allows legal departments to concentrate better on their core tasks and optimally support the company as a business partner.
Advantages at a glance:
Easy access to verified candidates
EQWAL offers straightforward access to first-class candidates who have successfully passed our careful selection process.
Several years of
industry experience
Our candidates understand the internal processes and needs of companies and deliver pragmatic, practicable solutions – with short training periods.
Maximum flexibility
Whether on an interim basis for a limited period or permanently on call – EQWAL supports legal departments flexibly as required and creates the necessary relief without burdening your headcount.
Technology-based selection
With our specially developed technology, we find exactly the top candidates who are ideally suited to your needs and can be deployed in the shortest possible time.
Cost efficiency
External commercial law firms are often not a practical choice for long-term support: too expensive and the budget is tight.
With EQWAL you save up to 40 % on external consultancy costs.
Safe use of external staff
We know the legal requirements for the safe deployment of external lawyers and have developed a transparent, carefully reviewed framework for the deployment of EQWAL lawyers in cooperation with our partner law firm.
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Competencies of our candidates
Competencies of our candidates
The EQWAL pool covers a wide range of skills that your legal department needs – from generalist to specialist.
Fully qualified lawyer / lawyers
Transaction and Support Lawyers
Advisors:inside
(e.g. Compliance, ESG, Legal OPS)
Bachelor of Law (LL.B.)
Master of Law (LL.M.)
The EQWAL pool covers a wide range of skills that your legal department needs – from generalist to specialist.
Fully qualified lawyer / lawyers
Transaction and Support Lawyers
Advisors:inside
(e.g. Compliance, ESG, Legal OPS)
Bachelor of Law (LL.B.)
Master of Law (LL.M.)
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)
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)
Compliance
(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. purchasing, trade, logistics, production & distribution)
Compliance
(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. purchasing, trade, logistics, production & distribution)
Real estate, tenancy, construction & planning 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)
IT law
(e.g. tech agreements, SaaS, service level agreements, terms & conditions, e-commerce)
Real estate, tenancy, construction & planning 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)
IT 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
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 & Use Cases
Industries & use cases
How it works
Through our proprietary technology and data-driven approach, combined with our strong team, we provide compliance and legal departments with customized solutions.
01.
Recording your individual needs.
02.
Technology-supported selection of suitable candidates.
03.
Sending initial solution proposals within 3 days.
04.
Interviews with the proposed candidates.
05.
EQWAL handles the entire contract process and the organization of the assignment.
06.
The candidates you select will be ready for deployment within 14 days of the needs assessment.
How it works
Through our proprietary technology and data-driven approach, combined with our strong team, we provide compliance and legal departments with customized solutions.
01.
Recording your individual needs.
02.
Technology-supported selection of suitable candidates.
03.
Sending initial solution proposals within 3 days.
04.
Interviews with the proposed candidates.
05.
EQWAL handles the entire contract process and the organization of the assignment.
06.
The candidates you select will be ready for deployment within 14 days of the needs assessment.
If ... support for an existing legal team is required for a foreseeable period of time or for a larger project, EQWAL definitely has advantages over lawyers / a law firm due to its in-house nature.
We could not have asked for better support for our very specific needs. EQWAL has recognized those needs and provided a perfect staffing solution.
The lawyer was a valuable addition and was able to work independently. This brought the relief I had hoped for. The EQWAL assignment showed me that previous in-house experience is critical to getting things done.
Very good alternative to secondment!
It was rewarding to see how quickly an external colleague can feel like an in-house team member. EQWAL has helped make sure that the professional and personal parameters are a fit and that we can focus on the work that needs to get done.
If ... support for an existing legal team is required for a foreseeable period of time or for a larger project, EQWAL definitely has advantages over lawyers / a law firm due to its in-house nature.
We could not have asked for better support for our very specific needs. EQWAL has recognized those needs and provided a perfect staffing solution.
The lawyer was a valuable addition and was able to work independently. This brought the relief I had hoped for. The EQWAL assignment showed me that previous in-house experience is critical to getting things done.
Very good alternative to secondment!
It was rewarding to see how quickly an external colleague can feel like an in-house team member. EQWAL has helped make sure that the professional and personal parameters are a fit and that we can focus on the work that needs to get done.
Permanent position (FTE) vs. EQWAL vs. traditional commercial law firm
Permanent position
EQWAL
Commercial law firm
Inflexible handling of under- or overcapacities that occur ❌
Flexible and needs-based use ✅
Flexible and needs-based use ✅
Long occupation times ❌
Fast commissioning ✅
Fast commissioning ✅
High fixed costs ❌ (direct and indirect personnel costs)
Transparent and fair conditions ✅ (due to no or low overhead costs)
High hourly rates ❌ (due to high overhead costs)
High availability of FTEs ✅ (usually 40 hours per week)
High availability of the candidate ✅ (usually up to 32 hours per week possible)
Selective availability of the partner(s) ❌ (usually delegation to the team)
Pragmatic working approach based on in-house experience ✅
Pragmatic working approach based on in-house experience ✅
Specialized advisory approach due to law firm position ❌
