Find the right firm for your practice, in confidence.
A lateral move is one of the biggest decisions a partner makes, and one of the most sensitive. We show you what your practice is worth in today's market, identify the firms that fit it best, and manage every conversation quietly. Nothing about you reaches a firm until you decide it should.
- Confidential from the first conversation. Your firm and your clients never hear from us.
- A clear read on what your practice is worth, from compensation to platform.
- The firms that fit your practice best, whatever their name recognition.
- An honest assessment of how much of your book is likely to travel with you.
The firms we recruit for and associates we represent
ITG recruits for Am Law 100 and Am Law 200 firms. We represent associates, including associates from Am Law 100 and 200 firms.
- Am Law 100
- firms we recruit for, several in the top half
- Am Law 200
- firms we recruit for as well
- 14,000+
- lawyers at the firms we recruit for
- 45 states
- where the attorneys we represent practice
Mid-size and regional associates report medians of about $130,000 at 3 to 4 years and $150,000 at 5 to 7 years, with commercial litigation and corporate/M&A reporting more than insurance defense. At Big Law firms, the published scale runs $235,000 for first-years to $455,000 for eighth-years.
Firms compete hard for partners with an established practice, because a book of business and a strong reputation are things they cannot build overnight. That competition works in your favor, both in the economics of an offer and in how much a firm will build around you. Two firms will value the same practice very differently. We find the ones that value yours and reach them without word getting back to your current firm.
Underneath every partner move is one question: how much of your business follows you. We work through it with you client by client, separating the relationships that are yours from the ones tied to your current platform, so the picture you present holds up under the firm's own review, which is usually where overstated numbers sink a deal.
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What we work through with you
What your practice is worth
A clear read on the compensation, origination credit, and support a firm should offer for a practice like yours, measured against what comparable platforms are doing right now.
How much of your book travels
We pressure-test your book relationship by relationship, so the portability number holds up under the firm's diligence instead of falling apart in it.
Conflicts, cleared early
We map likely conflicts against target firms up front, so a promising conversation doesn't stall in the firm's clearance process weeks later.
Discretion, start to finish
Your name reaches no firm without your approval, and we run the process so your search stays invisible until you are ready.
Common Questions
Will my current firm find out I'm exploring a move?
How do you figure out what my practice is worth?
How do you assess whether my book will travel?
What kinds of firms do you place partners with?
Is there any cost to me?
Talk to a recruiter who knows your market
Tell us what you practice and what you'd want in a next seat. A recruiter will reach out, usually within one business day. It's confidential and free, and we don't share résumés or names without your permission.
Real recruiters who know the legal market.
You work with one person who specializes in your practice and keeps your search confidential.
