Retained Search
For leadership, group acquisitions, and must-win searches. Dedicated market mapping, direct outreach to passive talent, and weekly reporting until the seat is filled.
For Law Firms & Legal Departments
Hire for the decade, not the quarter.
Failed lateral hires are among the most expensive mistakes a firm can make. We recruit for durable fit — practice, platform, and personality — so the attorneys we bring you build careers, not layovers.
The Retention Thesis
A hire that leaves was never a hire.
Industry studies consistently find that a large share of lateral partners underperform or depart within five years — usually because fit was an afterthought. Our entire method exists to beat that number.
- Fit diligence before submission We interview for platform fit, culture, and portability realism — not just credentials on paper.
- Fewer, better candidates Expect a short list, not a stack. Every submission arrives with a written case for why they'll stay.
- Post-placement integration Structured check-ins through the first year, so small frictions never become departures.
Ways to Engage
Built around your search, not our fee structure.
Exclusive Contingent
Priority treatment with contingent economics. A focused window of exclusivity earns your search our full attention — you pay only on a completed hire.
Group & Merger Advisory
Practice-group lifts, boutique acquisitions, and merger candidate identification — handled with the discretion these conversations demand.
What Working With Us Looks Like
Clarity at every step.
- A real search plan Target list, market analysis, and timeline agreed before outreach begins.
- Pre-vetted shortlists Candidates screened for practice fit, portable business, and genuine intent to move.
- Market compensation data Current comp intelligence for your market and practice area, so offers land the first time.
- Closing support We manage counteroffers, timing, and transition logistics through the signed agreement — and beyond.
- Straight answers If the market won't support the search as scoped, we'll tell you before you spend a dollar.
Start a Search
Tell us who you're missing.
Share the seat you need filled, and we'll come back with an honest read on the market — and a plan to win it.