Flex Suisse | Legal & Compliance Disrupted

PIONEERING LEGAL SERVICES

Legal & Compliance Workforce

A FLEXIBLE EXTENSION OF YOUR TEAM

As a company

When it counts.

Immediately choose a temporary talent selected from a pool of legal & compliance experts (580+ professionals). Simply ask for the required skill set and attitude to get the work done.

A temporary specialist can instantly staff high-level projects, resourcing gaps (e.g. parental leave or awaiting new hire) and workflow spikes (regulatory event, litigation, corporate re- structuring or due diligence). In contrast to a secondee of a traditional law firm, a temporary specialist offers in-house orientation and produces bespoke deliverables. This further offers the advantage to be generally allocated to the variable cost rather than on the (fixed) FTE budget.

Indicative cost per hour for a temporary specialist:

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40 - 55

Junior

55 - 75

Mid

75 - 90

Senior

90 - 135

Note: all prices in Euro excl. VAT

As a Talent

Maintain autonomy.

We provide you with challenging opportunities on your terms as an employee or independent contractor. Choose assignments or permanent positions which best suit your career path and personal development. Explore new areas and continue to accumulate valuable work experience while expanding your professional network.

Be passionate about your field of expertise and get in touch with us.

MANAGED LEGAL SERVICES

Consulting expertise for your project

As a company

Maintain control.

Shift from a traditional employment model to liquid workforce and focus on the completion of deliverables.

We provide a single point of contact, enabling you to access the expertise you need from our network of legal & compliance specialists. It’s all highly pragmatic and cost-efficient (20-40% cost saving compared to big law) and tailored precisely to your requirements.

Our subject matter experts have a proven track record, which means they come into your business ready to pick up projects, work and team management. Our expertise is accessible by the hour, day or per predefined task.

As a Talent

Become part of a project.

We set the standard for delivering transformative legal & compliance solutions. You will work on industry-changing initiatives within our partner model and become part of our managed legal services offering.

Flex Suisse leverages the employee satisfaction, creativity, innovation and greater productivity, that derive from a well-managed, diverse, and inclusive workplace.

Professional & Executive Search

Our talent is finding yours

As a company

Hire the best in the field.

We will source candidates from our extensive network and with our professional experience, offering the right mix of a technology-enabled social media approach alongside traditional referrals and sourcing.

Our talent evaluation process ensures you only see exceptional candidates who are an ideal match for your organization.

As a Talent

Advance your career.

We explore your individual needs and personal goals. Our experience and extensive network will provide you with strong support for your career success.

Submit your candidate dossier to our team, and we will contact you immediately if a vacancy matches your profile.

«Avaloq, a global leader in digital banking solutions, core banking software and wealth management technology, appreciates the flexible and qualitative temporary legal and compliance support from Flex Suisse.»

MANAGEMENT

Richard Ossen

Managing Partner

About Richard

Richard co-founded Flex Suisse after a decade of experience working on talent solutions for legal and compliance departments of international companies (Fortune 500). With a strong belief in transparency and value-driven work, he wants to continue developing the workforce of the future.

Before Richard became an entrepreneur, he worked for PwC’s Flexible Legal Resources to innovate PwC’s legal and compliance service offering in the Swiss market. He joined PwC from Axiom, the world’s largest provider of tech-enabled legal, contracts and compliance solutions for international clients, where he headed the legal and compliance sourcing.

Richard holds a diploma in law (focus on corporate law) from the University of Cologne, a master’s degree (international project management) from ESCP Paris and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in cross-cultural business practice from the University of Fribourg. Richard is fluent in German, English and French.

Reto Picenoni

Managing Partner

About Reto

Reto is a Swiss bar qualified lawyer who co-founded Flex Suisse with his experience as in-house legal counsel and as attorney-at-law. Applying his knowledge from both worlds he wants to make an impact in terms of quality, efficiency and transparent collaboration between companies and talents. Prior to Flex Suisse he held the position as Head of Solution Structuring for Credit Suisse where he continuously developed his network within the Swiss financial services sector. This managerial role allowed him to mentor legal and tax specialists while still applying his own legal knowledge on complex cases. Reto also worked at the Office of the General Counsel at KPMG.

Reto further holds a Master of Law from the University of Fribourg, an LL.M. from the University of Frankfurt am Main as well as a diploma in International Trust Management (STEP). He is fluent in German, English, French and Italian.

Andreas Mohr

Managing Partner

About Andreas

Andreas is a managing director and has almost 20 years of experience in almost all business areas at specialized staffing companies. He is convinced of the many benefits of specialized staffing services, especially in the area of legal work at law firms and in legal departments. Advancing the project lawyer:in model in a conservative market environment provides him with lasting new goals and motivation.

Before joining Flex Suisse, Andreas worked for PwC Germany in the advisory/transaction services department and then moved to a renowned full-service staffing company, where he became the commercial manager. Andreas holds a degree in business administration from the University of Mannheim and is a tax consultant. Andreas is fluent in German and English.

Andreas Müller

Partner

About Andreas

Andreas is a German fully qualified lawyer and has been working in the legal recruitment environment for more than 20 years. After his legal clerkship, he worked as a lawyer in Frankfurt until he took over the management of the legal recruitment fair JURAcon. During this time, Andreas was able to build and deepen a large network in the law firm and in-house environment. In 2007, he joined a renowned full-service personnel service provider as managing director and partner. There Andreas was able to contribute significantly to the growth and success.

As a lawyer with many years of experience, he understands the needs of clients and knows what candidates are capable of. With his help, a large number of law firms and legal departments have received short-term support in recent years.

Christian Steinmetz

Director

About Christian

As a Director in the Flex Suisse team, Christian is responsible for building up the Talent Management department at the Frankfurt office. Before moving to the financial metropolis, Christian worked as a consultant in the Talent Management team in Zurich. Driven by digitalization, he wants to contribute to the innovation of the legal market. In addition to his work at Flex Suisse, he is Co-Founder of the SLTA Student Chapter Zurich, which promotes knowledge transfer in LegalTech between students and experts. Christian is also co-leader of the NextGen chapter of the Swiss LegalTech Association, which has launched a nationwide cooperation for students and young professionals in the field of LegalTech. Before joining Flex Suisse, Christian worked as a legal assistant at HÄRTING Rechtsanwälte, a renowned law firm specialized in data protection and ICT.

Christian holds a Bachelor and Master of Law from the University of Zurich. Additionally, he completed a semester abroad at the University of Nottingham (UK). Christian is fluent in German and English.

Franziska Häffner

Manager

About Franziska

Franziska holds a degree in law and completed her first state examination at the University of Bayreuth. As a manager in the Talent Management team at Flex Suisse, she interacts with candidates, coordinates the application processes, the flow of projects and corresponds with clients. Before joining Flex Suisse, Franziska managed the production flow in a medical device startup, was responsible for product quality testing and assurance, and held a leadership position in the team.

Franziska is motivated by working with the Zurich office across the DACH region and she is curious to work with the team to develop new solutions and strategies for the changing legal market. Franziska is fluent in German and English.

Victoria Keller

Manager

About Victoria

Victoria Keller is a licensed attorney and works as a manager in the Talent Management Team at Flex Suisse. She studied law at the Eberhard-Karls University in Tübingen and at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main. Victoria completed her legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main and gained her first professional experience in leading international law firms in this context. During a study visit abroad at the London School of Economics and Political Science she deepened her legal and business knowledge.

Prior to joining Flex Suisse, Victoria worked for some time at a renowned law firm in the field of white-collar criminal law. She was also responsible for the recruiting process of a startup in the dental field before starting her legal clerkship. Victoria has also been a member of the management team of a company that distributes healthcare products and manages large text and image databases for several years. Victoria is fluent in German and English.

Alicia Erk

Manager

About Alicia

Alicia is a fully qualified lawyer and works as a manager in the Talent Management team at Flex Suisse. As part of the Talent Management team, she is responsible for recruiting and advising legal and compliance specialists and clients. She interacts with candidates, coordinates the application processes, the flow of projects and corresponds with clients.

Before joining Flex Suisse, she worked as an in-house legal counsel. She also gained legal experience in the private sector. During her legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main, which included a stint at a leading German commercial law firm, Alicia worked in the Global Transformation Group of PwC Legal and in the Asset & Wealth Management Compliance practice area of PwC Germany. Prior to that, she was able to gain experience in the area of Global Mobility as a student trainee. Alicia is motivated by the vision to make the market for legal and compliance services transparent, competitive and fit for the future. Alicia is fluent in German and English.

Sarah Steiner

Researcher

About Sarah

As a Researcher, Sarah supports the Talent Management team in recruiting specialists in the areas of Legal & Compliance. Sarah has already gained her first experience as a student assistant in law firms and courts. Most recently, she accompanied the founding process of a startup in all legal matters. Her motivation is to further revolutionise the legal industry and establish new working models with the dynamic Flex Suisse team. Providing solution-oriented support to our clients through continuously changing workforce diversity is a top priority for her.

Sarah always begins her work looking forward to innovating in an ongoing learning process. Sarah is studying law at Goethe University in Frankfurt. She is fluent in German, English and Spanish.

MissioN

Over the past decade, large corporates have experienced an increase of volatile work environments, regulatory demands and fast-shifting political landscapes. To proactively approach these topics, companies are looking for innovative solutions with agile legal & compliance specialists. At the same time, today’s highly qualified talents are seeking more flexibility, variety and purpose at work. This liquid workforce serves modern society’s needs. The combination of our subject matter experts and technology is helping you to prevent and respond to a variety, of challenges our clients are facing nowadays.

With several years of professional experience in the talent and legal world, we will take the next step with you. Our mission is to become a trusted partner of legal & compliance leaders by providing advanced technology-enabled solutions that empower innovation and efficiency, while living and breathing full transparency.