Conducting a high-level legal search can be a high-risk undertaking, particularly in this challenging economic environment. It crosses many layers of your organization and demands a cooperation and coordination that isn’t always easy to achieve when the stakes are so high. We’ve developed a process that will streamline your search and guarantee its success. Our patience and political skills will navigate the touchy areas, keep everyone on track, and avoid alienating candidates, board members, or search committee members.

We will screen and evaluate candidates to your specifications and determine their level of interest. We will help you ask the right questions to produce the best possible result. Some of the basic issues we will help you address include the following.

Let’s Talk about What you Need

• If you have an existing law department, what position do you need to fill, and why?
• If you’re starting a department, what kind of lawyer do you need?
• What have you done on this search so far?
• Do you have a job description? If not, let’s write one.

Finding the Top Candidates for you

• What kind of environment is your ideal candidate coming from (type of company, law firm or government)?
• Have you established the criteria for the position?
• How many years of experience?
• Do you care about top credentials or is experience more important?
• Do you have a compensation, benefits and title package in mind?
• Are you willing to relocate someone?
• What type of candidates are available in your compensation range?
• Have you considered cultural compatibility issues?
• Do you need to get buy-in from a broader committee?

Helping You to Achieve Your Goal

• What are yourt criteria for meeting or screening out candidates?
• What are intangibles you want in a candidate?
• What are the compensation parameters for various possible candidates?
• What is the best approach to offer and negotiation with each candidate?
• Who is likely to accept an offer and where will the stumbling blocks lie?
• Are there any unique concerns or needs for any desirable candidate?
• What needs to be done to close the deal?