Benjamin Klafter

About Benjamin Klafter

Business development professional with a long track record of successful partnerships. Skilled in E-commerce, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Strategic Partnerships, and Corporate Law.

Experience

1. Managing Director

   Major, Lindsey & Africa

   Jul 2024 — Present · Los Angeles County, CA, US

   Partnering with in-house legal departments & law firms to identify legal workforce challenges, offer creative talent strategies / solutions, and help optimize legal structure, spend, and operational efficiencies to meet strategic goals.Major, Lindsey & Africa\'s Interim Legal Talent group is designed to assist corporations and law firms with the management of complex and often unanticipated demands of legal workloads without adding permanent resources. We partner with our clients by delivering high quality substantive attorneys for support with certain expertise, short, mid- or long- term volume support, special projects and/or staff augmentation. What sets us apart is our process to understand our customer\'s specific needs and deliver creative and tailored solutions supported by the absolute best fit of talent. Major, Lindsey & Africa is a part of the Allegis Group, a global leader in talent solutions. Founded in 1982, Major, Lindsey & Africa is the world’s largest and most experienced legal search firm. Combining local market knowledge and a global recruiting network, MLA has earned recognition for its track record of successful General Counsel, Corporate Counsel, Partner, Associate, substantive Contract Attorney and Law Firm Management placements. With offices throughout the U.S, Hong Kong, London and Tokyo, MLA recruiters are dedicated to understanding and meeting clients’ and candidates’ needs while maintaining the highest degree of professionalism and confidentiality. At MLA, we consider every search a diversity search and have been committed to diversity in the law since our inception. For these reasons, MLA has been voted “Best Legal Search Firm in the U.S.” in the most recent national survey of America’s top law firms. To learn more about MLA, please visit our website at

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  BA, Political Science and French Literature

  1996 — 2000

• Urban School of San Francisco

  High school diploma

  1993 — 1996

• University of California, Davis - School of Law

  JD, Public and Private International Law

  2004 — 2006

• Sciences Po

  Certificat

  1998 — 1999

Skills

• Start-Ups
• Social Media Marketing
• Corporate Law
• Intellectual Property
• Licensing
• Contract Negotiation
• Social Media
• Legal Research
• Mergers
• Joint Ventures
• Litigation
• Venture Capital
• Smartrecruiters
• New Business Development
• Internet Entrepreneur
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Strategy
• Strategic Partnerships
• Social Networking
• Product Management
• Business Development
• Entrepreneurship
• E-Commerce
• Marketing
• Lead Generation
• Online Marketing
• Leadership
• Management