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.

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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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Mudita Valakati

Senior Researcher | Law Firms

Hong Kong
+852 3596 2864
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Antonia Currie

Resourcer | In-house Legal

London, UK
+44 20 7332 2454
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Tilly Herbert-Smith

Tilly Herbert-Smith

Recruitment Consultant | Law Firms

UK
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Kayla Walsh

Associate Consultant | Law Firms

Ireland
+353 1 568 2835
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Denny Smith

Recruitment Consultant | Law Firms

London, UK
+44 20 7332 9582
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Gordon Duffy

Associate Consultant

Ireland
+353 1 568 2845
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Haley Wendt

Recruiter | In-house Legal

US
+1 646 717 9841
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Megan Feikes

Senior Recruiter | Law Firms

US
+1 219 465 8803
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Karolina Mikulicz-Church

Principal Consultant | In-house Legal

London, UK
+44 20 7415 2836
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Shannon Aldis

Recruitment Consultant | Law Firms

UK
+44 207 332 2159
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Brittney Miller

Brittney Miller

Recruiter | In-house Legal

US
313-909-1864
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Rebecca Crisp

Senior Consultant | In-house Legal

London, UK
+44 20 7415 2863
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Billie Partridge-Naudeer

Senior Consultant | In-house Legal

UK
+44 207 332 2437
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Maddie Reingold

Senior Recruiter | Law Firms

US
+1 7818 794780
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Natalie Perez-Duel

Senior Recruiter | Law Firms

US
+1 240 464 4559
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Teleisha Coulson

Senior Recruiter | In-house Legal

US
+1 646 921 5340
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Miller Aucamp

Principal Recruiter | In-house Legal

US
+1 646 921 5215
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Olivia Lathrop

Senior Recruiter | Law Firms

US
Ruchi Bhalla

Ruchi Bhalla

Principal Consultant | Law Firms

UAE
+971 58 532 9533
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Huang Kai 黄恺

Senior Consultant

China, Hong Kong
+65 6420 0502
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Clare McCallum

Principal Consultant | In-house Legal

London, UK
+44 20 7332 9586
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Chloe Walker

Senior Consultant | Law Firms and Compliance

London, UK
+44 20 7415 2865
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Haseeb Waheed

Senior Consultant | Law Firms

London, UK
+44 20 7332 9603
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Nicole Chan

Principal Consultant | Law Firms

Singapore
+65 6420 0521
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Gwen Chung

Associate Director | Law Firms

Singapore
+65 6420 0522
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Shirleen Lim

Principal Consultant | Risk Management

Singapore
+65 6420 0532
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Melvin Ling

Principal Consultant | In-house Legal

Singapore
+65 6420 0546
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Maame Eshun

Director | In-house Legal

UK
+44 207 415 2849
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Lisa Cavanaugh

Associate Director | Compliance

US
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Jon Coles

Director | In-house Legal

US
+1 646 933 1249

Chris Norton

Associate Director | Governance, Risk and Compliance

UAE
+9714 549 3214
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Sunny Yung

Associate Director | In-house Legal

Hong Kong
+852 3596 2868
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Miya Toh 杜心慧

Associate Director | Head of Compliance

Singapore
+65 6420 0504
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Balquis Hussein

Associate Director | Governance, Risk and Compliance

UAE
+971 4 448 7770
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Harrison Litchfield

Associate Director | Law Firms

Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, UK
+44 20 7332 9618
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Chloe Matthews

Associate Director

Birmingham, UK
+44 12 1809 6913
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Tatum Colclough

Director | In-house Legal

London, UK
+44 20 7332 2191
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Albert Toms

Associate Director | In-house Legal

UK
+44 20 7332 2151
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Jack Hitching

Director | Risk and Compliance

London, UK
+44 20 7415 2833
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Tricia Goh

Associate Director | In-house Legal and Governance

Singapore
+65 6420 0530
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Chloe Bailey Edwards

Director | Risk, Privacy and AI Governance

UK
+44 207 332 9606
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Victoria King

Director | In-house Legal

UAE
+971 4 447 0318
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Priya Shah

Director | In-house Legal

UAE
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Brogan McDougall

Director | Risk and Compliance | Law Firms

London, UK
+44 20 7332 9630
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Tobias Herweijer

Senior Director | In-house Legal and Compliance

Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands
+31 62 166 3054
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Davina Fisher

Director | In-house Legal

London, UK
+44 20 7332 2166
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Penny Parker-Cook

Director | In-house Legal

London, UK
+44 207 332 2135
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Fiyin Fayeye

Director | In-house Legal

London, UK
+44 20 7332 2476
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Asha Morzaria

Director | Banking and Financal Services

UK
+44 20 7415 2828
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Robin Frost

Director | Risk and Compliance

Belgium, France, Germany, London, Luxembourg, Netherlands, UK
+44 20 7332 2477
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