GC Adds Interim IT Attorney During Hiring Freeze

GC Adds Interim IT Attorney During Hiring Freeze Using Outside Counsel Spend and Hires Them When Freeze Ends

PROBLEM
A global technology company faced a six-month hiring freeze and needed additional attorney support for their busy sales team. They wanted to avoid the high costs of hiring a law firm for in-house counsel work.

SOLUTION
Latitude provided an experienced technology contracts attorney who effectively assisted the sales team for six months as a contract Latitude Attorney. This solution allowed the client to navigate their hiring freeze effectively and avoid the expenses associated with engaging a law firm. As the engagement concluded, the client secured budget approval to hire a full-time employee and seamlessly and cost-effectively transitioned Latitude’s contract attorney into a permanent employee.