A legal search firm for law firms and corporate legal departments.
We partner with firms from mid-size practices through the AM Law 100, placing associate attorneys, of counsel, and partners. Searches are confidential.
Attorney placement is the center of the firm.
Ninety percent of our work is legal: associate attorneys, of counsel, and partners for firms from mid-size practices through the AM Law 100, and in-house counsel at Fortune 500 companies. Our recruiters know lateral compensation, book portability, and the difference between a firm where a lateral thrives and one where they leave in two years.
- 01Associate Attorneys
- 02Senior Associates
- 03Of Counsel
- 04Partners
- 05In-House Counsel
- 06Paralegals
Culture and skillset are equally important for long-term success.
These apply to every search we run, whether it’s a law firm lateral or a hire in one of our other practices.
We're selective about the searches we take on.
When the compensation, timeline, or candidate market can't support a credible search, we say so before either side invests time. Our team regularly declines engagements where a firm's requirements don't align with current market demand.
We interview more attorneys than we present.
Every attorney we present has already been interviewed on practice depth, book portability, and cultural fit. Clients meet a short list, not a long one.
We stay through offer and the first ninety days.
Lateral moves fail in the weeks after an offer is extended, not before. We work through counter-offers, start-date logistics, and onboarding, because the alternative costs significantly more than any search fee.
You are the best agency I've worked with in my career.
Beyond legal, we recruit in four adjacent industries.
Same standards as the legal practice: a named recruiter who knows the sector, a short list of qualified candidates, and no search taken on unless we can close it.
Physicians, advanced practice providers, and allied health for hospitals, systems, and private practice.
Project managers, superintendents, professional engineers, and field leadership for GCs, subcontractors, and developers.
Operations, quality, plant leadership, and commercial roles for food manufacturers and hospitality groups.
Engineering, operations, and project development talent for oil and gas, solar, and emerging energy sectors.
What we’re seeing in current engagements
Susman Godfrey is paying $180,000 for a single federal clerkship. Quinn Emanuel is at $175,000. Cravath sits at $125,000–$150,000. The Cravath base scale hasn't moved since 2024, but the effective first-year package for a top litigation lateral coming out of a federal clerkship now exceeds $600,000 total. Firms that aren't competing at that level are losing the conversation before it starts.
3,009 partner laterals completed in 2025, the highest since 2021, up 10% year-over-year. The current driver isn't compensation; it's the merger wave. Four major combinations have been announced in 2026 alone. Partners in overlapping practice groups are being displaced or reconsidering, and the firms absorbing them are hiring fast. We're seeing firms discount stated portable-book figures by 30% upfront, and due diligence on portability is harder than it's ever been.
Baker McKenzie cut 600–1,000 business services staff citing AI. That headline is doing a lot of work. Total U.S. legal services employment hit 1.24 million in January 2026, the highest in a decade. What's actually shifting: support roles in knowledge management, legal admin, and junior research are contracting. Meanwhile, lateral hires with AI specialization grew 106% at Am Law 200 firms in the past year. The pattern is a reallocation, not a collapse.
Begin an engagement.
A confidential conversation on the scope of your search, the candidate market for the role, and whether our firm is the right partner.
- No presentation. A real conversation about the search, the market, and whether we're the right firm.
- Confidential from the first call, including that you reached out.
- The same recruiter who takes your call runs the search.
- No placement, no fee.