Firms are run differently now. So are the searches.
The legal industry is transforming. Law firms now operate more like businesses, creating diverse and lucrative career paths that continue to evolve. Our conversations with Managing Partners, COOs, CMOs, and other firm leaders reveal a clear trend: Innovation, Operations, Talent, and Marketing & Business Development functions are taking center stage. These roles are attracting significant investment, expanding in scope, and becoming essential to how firms compete and grow.
Who we place
We place the people who run law firms, from emerging leaders to the C-suite. The seats we recruit for:
- C-suite — CEO, COO, CFO, CHRO, CMO, and the executives who set firmwide strategy.
- Legal marketing & business development — the BD, marketing, communications, and analytics leaders who grow the client base.
- HR & talent — the people who recruit, develop, and keep a firm's lawyers.
- Operations & practice management — the leaders who make practice groups run.
- Office of General Counsel — compliance, ethics, and risk counsel for the firm itself.
- Knowledge & innovation — the people who systematize expertise and lead adoption of new tools, including AI.
- Conflicts & risk — the roles that protect the firm at the front door.
Fit, not just credentials
Law firms trust us to deliver professionals who make an impact from day one. Our tailored approach combines deep industry insight with a national network across legal and professional services. Every search is guided by meticulous attention to technical expertise and cultural alignment, ensuring candidates reflect a firm’s values, goals, and team dynamics. We build lasting partnerships grounded in integrity, commitment, and trust — delivering talent that elevates your business today and well into the future.
How we work with firms
Led by Jenny Schwope, Mary E. Yelen, and Damien Rainford, the practice recruits leaders at every level and across every business function — and measures each placement against where the firm is going, not just the seat it fills today.
For business services professionals
If you are exploring your options — from a first leadership role to the C-suite — we would welcome a confidential conversation. We know how these functions are changing inside firms, which roles are being created, and where your experience carries the most weight.