Case Study: Legal Staffing for Regulatory Compliance Project

The Challenge

Client: Financial services company, ~650 employees, compliance and legal department of 12.

The client faced a multi-quarter regulatory audit and compliance remediation project requiring in-house legal support to manage documentation, regulatory correspondence, and compliance verification. They couldn't hire permanent attorneys for a 6-month project and didn't want to hire a legal services firm and lose control of the work. They needed ALSP attorneys they could embed directly into their legal department.

DASH2's Approach

We sourced and placed 2 experienced compliance attorneys with regulatory audit background directly into their legal department. Both worked under the direction of their in-house counsel and participated in daily team meetings and strategy sessions. We handled the employment and benefits admin, and our attorneys reported directly to the company's legal lead. This model preserved the company's work quality, decision control, and internal knowledge while providing surge capacity.

Results

Both attorneys completed the full 6-month project, and one was retained beyond the initial term for ongoing compliance monitoring. The project stayed on schedule and within budget. The client was able to tackle a complex regulatory project without permanent headcount expansion or external legal firm costs.

Timeline: Initial placement: 10 days. Project duration: 6 months + 3-month extension. Total engagement: 9 months.