Legal counsel

Ons in-house legal search en recruitment team wordt door bedrijven en professionals alom beschouwd als marktleider, met een ongeëvenaarde staat van dienst in het matchen van talent van de hoogste kwaliteit met bedrijven die bij hun persoonlijkheid, vaardigheden en carrièrewensen passen.

Verken In-house legal recruitment


Bedrijfsjuridische teams bouwen sinds 1989 

Van tech-start-ups, fintechs en scale-ups tot FTSE- en Fortune-genoteerde bedrijven: wij hebben de afgelopen drie decennia samengewerkt met enkele van de mondiaal grootste bedrijven bij het opbouwen en uitbreiden van hun juridische teams. 

Door langdurige partnerships aan te gaan met professionals en bedrijven, worden wij beschouwd als de marktleider op het gebied van in-house legal recruitment. Of bedrijven nu hun eerste jurist willen aannemen of internationaal willen uitbreiden, wij zijn een vertrouwde partner met een onberispelijke reputatie.

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Door met ons samen te werken, zult u profiteren van: 

Een werkelijk wereldwijd bereik

Onze 13 wereldwijde kantoren hebben projecten uitgevoerd op meer dan 55 locaties.  Door ons uitgebreide netwerk kunnen wij u steeds weer van dienst zijn bij uw zoektocht naar talent 

Een ongeëvenaarde staat van dienst

Wij zijn een recruitmentbureau waarop u kunt vertrouwen

Jarenlang vertegenwoordigd in de markt

Wij waren de pioniers als eerste consultancies voor recruitment op talrijke locaties in de wereld. Wij bieden wereldwijd lokale marktkennis

Gerichte deskundigheid

Wij zijn een in legal professionals gespecialiseerd legal recruitment bureau, toegewijd aan de advocatuur. Wij spreken uw taal en begrijpen uw markten 

Diensten op maat

Wij leveren maatwerk. Typische voorbeelden zijn het helpen van onze klanten met permanente vacatures, interim recruitment en consultancy.


Typische functies waarvoor wij recruiten zijn onder meer:

Global general counsel  
Regional general counsel  
General counsel
Legal director 
Head of legal   

Interim general counsel
Interim head of legal  
Senior legal counsel  
Legal counsel 
Interim legal counsel  

Commercial lawyer  
Corporate counsel  
Contract manager  
Paralegal 
Legal operations

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