How to Build and Maintain Positive Relationships with Law Firm Recruiters Recruiter-Law Firm Relationships Forming relationships with firms makes you more likely to be viewed as just another name on a check - and more likely to get your candidates considered for the top positions, even when they are not necessarily the traditional ''star'' candidate. (53 views)
Why use a consultant? Top 10 Reasons to Use a Professional Search Consultant There are numerous reasons to use a legal recruiter. In choosing a legal recruiter, it is extremely important that you know what to look for. Good legal recruiters are firmly established as some of the most valuable fixtures in the legal community. Through their aggressive research, instinct, and knowledge of the... (53 views)
Frank Kimball, Kimball Professional Management Frank Kimball, founder of Kimball Professional Management, has interviewed or counseled more than 9,500 law students and lawyers and hired or placed hundreds of partners, associates, and summer associates. (53 views)
RMN Global Search Raj M. Nichani, Esq., is the president of RMN Global Search, a legal recruiting company located in Atlanta, Georgia. The company specializes in placing attorneys including in-house general counsel, associate general counsel, contract attorney specialist, associate and law firm partner throughout the United States. RMN Global Search has also made international placements in... (52 views)
How BCG finds jobs Introduction BCG Attorney Search maintains the largest and most up-to-date database of attorney-job opportunities inside law firms in the world. BCG Attorney Search-in good economic times and in bad-is built upon the simple core belief that better research leads to better placements. Research is, by far, the most important function a first-rate legal-recruiting firm does.... (51 views)
Frey & Sher Associates, Inc. Frey & Sher Associates, Inc. is a Mid-Atlantic legal recruiting firm that specializes in placing attorneys in law firms and corporations in Washington, DC and Virginia. The firm also has extensive experience in the expansion and establishment of both regional and national law firms in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and also throughout the state of Virginia.... (48 views)
The benefits of a retained search There are several methods that law firms typically use to make acquisitions at the partner level. These methods are as follows: (1) waiting for candidates to approach them (either through contingency recruiters or otherwise) or (2) retaining search firms to assist them with these acquisitions. Out of the two methods, the one means that law firms universally find to be the... (48 views)
Should you choose bcg? Yes, if you want a search firm that's focused and instinctively knows the appropriate steps to take while conducting your job search. Our recruiters are usually able to promptly locate excellent opportunities that produce the types of offers our candidates want to receive. However, when a candidate is looking for a somewhat unusual position, we are prepared to work with... (47 views)
How to Select the Best Legal Recruiter and Maximize the Effectiveness of Working with One INTRODUCTION One of the most misunderstood facets of the legal recruiting industry is the following: You have many options when choosing a legal recruiter (not just the one that cold-called you), and how well you work with your legal recruiter will directly influence how successful the legal recruiter is in working with you. (47 views)
Southsearch, Inc. Personal Life Byron S. Camp is the founder and President of Southsearch Inc., a legal search firm that places attorneys nationwide and internationally from its offices in Tallahassee, FL, and Atlanta, GA. Southsearch specializes in the lateral placement of attorney associates and partners, mergers, practice group formations, law firm consulting and the lateral placement... (46 views)
JM Associates Merry Neitlich is the managing partner of JM Associates in Irvine, California. For the past twenty-three years, she has been providing recruiting services, business development, consulting, coaching, brand development and social media for attorneys and law firms. Through JM Associates, Merry provides “search and placement services for attorneys to law firms and in-house... (46 views)
Do recruiters just mass mail resumes? Introduction Very few people within the legal profession understand exactly what a recruiter does. At its highest level, legal recruiting is an extremely sophisticated business. Nevertheless, legal recruiters must, as a general rule, make submissions to law firms. Making submissions to law firms, by necessity, requires that legal recruiters send out your resume. The issue... (45 views)
Newman Hawkins Legal Search Newman Hawkins Legal Search has provided corporate legal departments and law firms with attorney placement services since 1989. The firm, which is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan, is a proud member of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants. (42 views)
TR Grace Legal Search TR Grace is a full-service staffing firm that offers legal placement services throughout the nation, concentrating on the Northeast corridor from Washington, DC to Boston and specializing in searches within Connecticut. TR Grace, which is based in Simsbury, Connecticut, was established in 2001 and is home to a staff with more than 40 years of combined managerial, legal,... (41 views)
Momentum Legal Momentum Legal™ is a legal and executive search firm that works primarily with law firms and corporations within the US to deliver both permanent and temporary legal staffing solutions. The firm operates under the idea of being the ''best rather than the biggest.'' (41 views)
Ross Legal Search, LLC Personal Life Jordan Ross is the principal of Ross Legal Search, LLC, a legal search firm based in Nevada. RLS is the only firm that is exclusively devoted to the permanent placement of lawyers solely in the Silver State. Jordan specializes in consulting with both candidates and clients in the placement of Associates, Of Counsel, General Counsel, Partners and staff... (41 views)
Seven Things Best Legal Recruiters Can Do Although many attorneys go into the job search on their own, more and more of them seek out the services of legal recruiters to aid them in finding their ideal position. However, just as with any service, some recruiters are good and those not so good in the legal market. And it does not only depend on the college or law school they attended or the type of law firms they... (40 views)
Search For Excellence Professional Overview F. Kendall Sharp owns and runs Search For Excellence (SFE), Inc., a legal search firm based in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. For more than twenty years, Ms. Sharp has assisted and coached numerous candidates in finding more fulfilling jobs. She specializes in mergers and acquisitions, partner groups, as well as retained and contingency partner searches. SFE... (39 views)
Making Headhunters Work for Law Students and Attorneys One day the phone in your office rings. It's an executive legal recruiter, speaking as if she knows you. She touts your accomplishments and resume, and whispers sweet financial nothings in your ear. She wants to float your name for several lucrative possibilities. (39 views)
What Legal Recruiting Style Can Best Serve Your Job Search? INTRODUCTION Every legal recruiter practices their own brand of recruiting, and, for the most part, each style has merit. As the head of a national recruiting firm, I speak with legal recruiters both within and outside of my recruiting firm each day and have become quite familiar with various recruiting styles. When you are searching for a recruiter, it is important that... (36 views)
Myra Binstock Legal Search LLC Myra Binstock owns and runs Myra Binstock Legal Search LLC, a search firm based in New Jersey. Myra Binstock Legal Search LLC specializes in placing patent attorneys and agents, as well as trademark attorneys, throughout the United States. Prior to founding her company, Myra worked as a legal secretary and administrator for several private law firms and to an Appellate... (33 views)
Levin and Associates Recruitment firm Levin and Associates specializes in placing attorneys in law firms and at corporations for permanent positions. The firm is headquarted in Westwood, CA and serves the California market, specializing in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, and the Silicon Valley. Since 1996, Levin and Associates has operated with the intention of being... (33 views)
Steele Legal Search Steele Legal Search offers recruitment services to law firms and corporations in Washington, DC and Northern Virginia. The Washington, DC-based firm also offers management level and recruiting staff searches for law firms. The firm's founder, Barbara Steele, has 15 years of experience working in the legal field and has successfully placed attorneys in an array of firms,... (33 views)
North Berman & Beebe Limited North Berman & Beebe Limited is a legal search and placement firm specializing in the placement of attorneys in Washington, DC and Northern Virginia. The DC-located firm prides itself on the reputation that it has built with clients and candidates alike. As a testament to the quality of the firm’s work, the majority of its business comes from personal referrals. (32 views)
Partnering Up: Learn How to Successfully Move Your Law Practice With the many dilemmas that arise when dealing with a firm change at the partner level, it can be a daunting task. BCG Attorney Search recruiters try to ease the transition by helping sort through the issues. (29 views)
Garb Jaffe & Associates Legal Placement Garb Jaffe & Associates Legal Placement is a legal search and consulting firm that offers permanent job placement services for attorneys within the state of California. The firm, which was founded by Sheila Garb in 1992, works with attorneys of all experience levels to serve the staffing needs of law firms and corporations. (29 views)
MS Legal Search, Houston, Texas Legal Recruiting Firm MS Legal Search is a Texas-headquartered legal search firm that specializes in permanent and contract attorney placement. Although the firm primarily works with leading law firms and companies in Texas, it also serves clients throughout the nation, as well as their international branch offices. (28 views)
Robert Half Legal Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Robert Half Legal provides skilled legal professionals to law firms and corporations across the United States. Harold M. Messmer, Jr. is the chairman and CEO of the company. Robert Half Legal places legal support professionals, law clerks, paralegals, and lawyers on temporary projects, as well as in full-time positions in a... (26 views)
Larry Wantanabe, Wantanabe & Nason Larry Watanabe co-founded Watanabe & Nason in 1998 - a firm specializing in the representation of law firm partners and practice groups seeking new affiliations. The firm also conducts retained partner and practice group searches for law firms and has vast experience in opening new offices for national and international law firms. (25 views)
Compliance LLP Compliance LP is one of the largest legal staffing and project management firms in the world, with offices in Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, and Arlington. The firm specializes in placing temporary attorneys and paralegals with firms and companies that seek assistance with document review on litigation issues, internal investigations, and regulatory inquiries. (23 views)