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MT❯Align Services


Your needs are evolving. So are we.

In today’s legal landscape, in-house departments are under mounting pressure to do more with less, balancing rising workloads with tightening budgets. This can cause strain on in-house resources from special projects and urgent issues, leaving little time to work on long-term efficiency initiatives. MT❯Align provides a solution for these challenges by offering a variety of flexible, high-quality legal resourcing solutions designed to meet your evolving needs, turning these constraints into opportunities for even greater productivity and impact.

Our services enable your team to strategically allocate resources, manage volume without increasing headcount, and control costs through flexible fee arrangements.

Temporary Placements

MT❯Align empowers your organization to stay agile and efficient. By quickly sourcing highly qualified independent lawyers, we help you:

  • Maintain continuity during parental leaves, sabbaticals, or unexpected absences, without overburdening your team.
  • Scale legal capacity instantly to handle peak workloads, urgent matters, or seasonal surges, avoiding delay and burnout.
  • Access niche expertise on demand, without the commitment or cost of a full-time hire.
  • Advance strategic projects with dedicated legal support that integrates seamlessly into your operations.
  • Control costs through flexible engagement models that align with your budget and business goals.

Outsourced Resources

Our lawyers can provide as-needed support in a variety of areas, including contract services, summaries, negotiations, commercial lease drafting and reviews, compliance assessments, advertising and marketing reviews, and routine corporate matters.

  • Free up internal legal teams to focus on strategic initiatives rather than day-to-day volume.
  • Avoid delays during peak periods or when bandwidth is limited.
  • Access niche expertise on demand, without the commitment or cost of a full-time hire.
  • Maintain quality and consistency through vetted legal professionals who integrate seamlessly into existing workflows.
  • Control costs by engaging legal support only when and where it’s needed.

Legal Optimization Project Resources

Our lawyers can help advance operational efficiency for your team through initiatives like developing contract playbooks, building templates and tools, reviewing risk management and compliance programs, and maintaining and building knowledge databases. These initiatives help to:

  • Standardize processes across teams, reducing inconsistencies and improving turnaround times.
  • Enable faster onboarding of new legal or business team members by providing clear, accessible resources.
  • Improve risk mitigation by equipping teams with reusable templates and tools tailored to their workflows.
  • Preserve institutional knowledge through well-maintained databases, minimizing disruption from turnover or team changes.

Virtual In-House Counsel

By engaging a virtual in-house counsel, organizations with small or no legal departments or those navigating headcount constraints gain access to senior level legal expertise without the cost or commitment of a full-time executive hire. This model offers a practical, scalable solution for managing day-to-day legal needs while staying agile and cost-efficient.

This model empowers you to stay focused on growth and strategy, while we handle the legal complexities.

Our flexible approach allows you to:

  • Access legal support that adapts to your business. Whether you’re scaling, restructuring, or managing a complex transaction, virtual in-house counsel can scale their involvement up or down to match your evolving priorities, delivering consistent support with predictable costs.
  • Embed legal expertise into your operations. Virtual in-house counsel integrate seamlessly into your team, participating in meetings, advising stakeholders, and aligning closely with your business objectives.
  • Tap into specialized knowledge on demand. Gain immediate access to niche legal expertise tailored to your industry or project needs.
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