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.
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.
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.
Real recruiters who know the legal market.
You work with one person who specializes in your practice and keeps your search confidential.
Will my current firm find out I'm exploring a move?
No. Discretion is the whole point of working through us. Your name is never shared with a firm without your explicit approval, we don't circulate your details, and early conversations happen without identifying you.
How do you figure out what my practice is worth?
We look at your practice area, your originations, the strength of your client relationships, and what comparable partners have commanded recently, then weigh that against what specific firms are willing to offer now. You get a realistic number before you sit down with anyone.
How do you assess whether my book will travel?
How much of a book travels depends a lot on practice area, and firms know that. They don’t expect every client to come with you, and they’ve seen enough laterals to price that in. We’ll sit down with you and go through your relationships one at a time, so the number we present is one you can defend when the firm digs into it rather than a best-case guess. Only a small share of the partner-level roles firms bring us name a portable book as a requirement at all. Experience is the more common ask.
What kinds of firms do you place partners with?
Regional and mid-size firms on up, along with active searches at Am Law 100 firms. The right fit depends on your practice and your goals, not simply the best-known name that will take the call.
Is there any cost to me?
No. The hiring firm pays our fee. There is never a charge to the partner we represent, at any stage.