While the recruiting firm specializes in placements within South Florida, it is also capable of serving lawyers who are moving to another state, as well as lawyers who are relocating to Florida. The recruiters at Ankus Consulting have established contacts within all jurisdictions and have a record of placement success.
Joe E. Ankus, the president of the recruiting firm, is widely known for his legal recruiting training services. He has used his personal experience to train legal recruiters on all aspects of the business for more than seven years now. He is currently the Executive Director of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC) and has also served on the NALSC Board of Directors and as the ethics committee chair. Prior to
becoming a legal consultant, Joe Ankus served as associate with both Dechert in Philadelphia and with
Holland & Knight in Miami. He earned his JD with honors from the
University of Florida College of Law and graduated,
magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.
Stephanie Harte Ankus, the Vice President of Ankus Consulting, has been a legal search consultant for more than 15 years and is the present account executive for the NALSC. Before entering the recruiting business, she was a financial analyst on Wall Street with Credit Suisse/First Boston. She also worked for the FMC Corporation in Philadelphia as a financial analyst, and as a senior financial analyst with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines in Florida. Harte Ankus holds a MBA with from New York University and an undergraduate degree from Brandeis University.
The firm also employs three other highly qualified staff members, two of whom practiced law before entering the recruiting business. These recruiters provide tailored placement services on both a retained and contingency basis. They also offer compensation and marketplace surveys for out-of-state firms that are looking into opening offices in South Florida.
Ankus Consulting works primarily with Ivy League law school graduates or attorneys who graduated in the top 25 percent of their regional law school class. In addition to its confidential placement services, the firm also offers hourly services to assist relocating attorneys or those otherwise in need of resume assistance, interview preparations services, or career analysis.
