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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't get it.  It's a temp agency or a placement agency or some new creation?  [/quote]

it's a new model for legal services.  basically so a company doesn't have to pay as much money to their traditional firms.

i heard one of the founders speak at a conference. interesting model. the audience was primarly general counsels and they were definitely intrigued. i am not a lawyer, btw. [/quote]

Trying to prove they're a new model, but really old model with some details changed.  Temps traditionally work in law firms doing doc review.  What's new is that these guys are sending people in-house to do actual legal work.  And paying them pretty decently, which is also a departure from the traditional temp agency.  Other than that, placements are temporary, no bonuses, and no pay if you're not working.  A rose by any other name...is still a temp agency.[/quote]

Yes, it's essentially a temp agency for people who were or could be partner at a firm.  The target client is a business that doesn't want/need their own in-house counsel (either at all, or on some specialty topic) but finds law firms too expensive.  From what I understand, the gigs can be short term for a busy season or long term on an as-needed basis; sometimes you're on-site and sometimes working out of your home.  So in a lot of ways it's a law firm where everyone teleworks.  They're picky because the clients want partner-level experience and assurances ... and also because they [i]can [/i]be picky: plenty of good lawyers want out of the law firm model, whether for flexible hours or to escape the pressure of rainmaking or whatever, and yet also don't want to hang out their own shingle.  [/quote]

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