Hire talent
With specialist legal, risk and compliance recruitment teams across the globe and an unmatched reputation for quality, we are regarded as a market leader.
A global leader
We have been shaping the world’s legal, risk and compliance markets since 1989, building a reputation for being a recruitment partner you can trust.
The legal profession isn’t like other industries. We have seen it evolve first-hand, often becoming the first recruiters to establish themselves in specific markets across the world. As it’s evolved, so have we.
We have teams comprising some of the most knowledgeable and experienced recruitment consultants in the legal, risk and compliance specialisms. They operate across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, connecting professionals at every level, with leading businesses and law firms.
Today, we have 13 international offices – a truly global network of recruitment experts.
Put simply, no one can match our global reach, expertise and success.
Tailored services and long-lasting partnerships
We always tailor our services to suit your needs. They typically include contingent and retained search, permanent, temporary and interim recruitment as well as consultancy solutions.
Throughout our evolution we have built long-lasting relationships with candidates, often guiding them from their first roles through to senior positions. We have also developed an unrivalled depth of knowledge of our markets – we speak your language and have a proven ability to connect you with exactly the right talent, wherever you need it.
As a result, we have become a genuinely trusted partner for our clients, known for our ability to always deliver results.
Our specialisms
Partners and teams
Moving partners and teams within the industry is only possible with the right knowledge, experience, networks and access to key-decision makers.
Our track record of making these high-profile moves happen is testament to the relationships, networks and trust we have built across the world.
Associates in law firms
Having recruited associates for law firms since 1989, we are regarded as the market leader in this area.
Our specialist recruitment consultants have the networks, knowledge and global reach to consistently deliver the right talent.
General counsel and legal directors
We have built a strong standing in the general counsel community internationally, having recruited in this area for more than 30 years.
With exceptional networks of talent and an unrivalled track record, we are a leader in this market, trusted by businesses and legal professionals alike.
We are often retained to identify a company’s first legal director and will then support them as they look to evolve their team. Over the years we have helped hundreds of businesses around the world establish their legal function from scratch.
In-house legal
Our in-house legal search and recruitment team has the reach, focus and knowledge to achieve the hiring goals of every kind of business.
From first lawyers to team expansions, we support legal teams at every stage of growth. We offer flexible solutions every step of way, from permanent hires to interim, consultancy and temporary capabilities.
Compliance
We recruit compliance professionals, from compliance officers and analysts through to managers and directors, for law firms, banking and financial services companies and corporate and commercial businesses.
With global networks of talent, we are a trusted partner in this market.
Risk
We recruit across all risk disciplines, supporting law firms, banking and financial services companies and private sector businesses.
Whether you are looking for a risk analyst, a quantum manager or your next chief risk officer, we have the global reach to deliver results.
Company secretarial
We are a renowned recruiter of company secretarial specialists, supporting businesses in the banking and financial services, corporate and commercial, and professional services sectors. We help build out teams as well as supporting businesses looking for their first company secretary.
Internal audit
We are an experienced recruiter of internal audit professionals around the world. We help businesses find the right talent for their second and third lines of defence assurance teams. Specialisms include internal audit, internal controls testing/implementation as well as documentation, enterprise risk management and compliance.
Supporting banking and financial services businesses as well as those across corporate and commercial sectors, our dedicated internal audit recruitment team work exclusively within this niche, and have established an engaged and reliable network of audit specialists worldwide.
Paralegals
We are a market leader in recruiting paralegals, having worked with some of the world’s most prestigious law firms and businesses to find talent.
Paralegals, law firms and businesses choose to work with us because they know we have an outstanding global network.
Newly qualified lawyers
We are proud to have helped thousands of newly qualified lawyers secure their first roles.
And we have maintained these relationships, working with many lawyers throughout their careers, guiding them through key decisions in their journey all the way to partner or director level.
Projects and documentation review
We are one of only a handful of legal recruiters with a dedicated documentation review (Doc review) recruitment team.
Working on global assignments, we use the enviable professional network we have established to bring together large teams of specialists at speed.
Professional support lawyers
Our professional support lawyer (PSL) search and recruitment team has grown over recent years, and we have dedicated consultants specialising in this market.
We work with all the leading international, regional and domestic law firms.
Patent attorneys and trademark attorneys
The protection of intellectual property is critical for any business – and it is becoming increasingly complex.
We help businesses navigate that challenge, with a proven track record of hiring brilliant patent and trademark attorneys on a permanent or interim basis.
Meet the team
Meet our legal, risk and compliance search and recruitment specialists, trusted for their depth of expertise and the extent of their client and candidate networks.
