Shapiro Legal Search focuses on lateral partner recruiting, practice group growth, and law firm combinations, with senior attorney placements and confidential representation nationwide.
Confidential by default. We do not circulate attorney information or approach the market without a clear strategy and your permission.
NALSC® MemberPartner-led legal search, measured by the outcomes that matter to firms and attorneys.
The best lawyers are not applying online. We reach them through relationships built over years of focused work in the legal market.
We help firms add lateral partners, practice groups, associates, and in-house leaders who fit the culture and move the numbers.
We advise partners and senior associates on lateral moves, weighing economics, platform, and portable business, always confidentially.
Lateral partners and practice groups with portable business and a strategic fit for your platform.
Learn moreBuild or strengthen a practice area by adding a team rather than a single hire.
Learn moreMergers, group acquisitions, and office expansions, advised end to end with discretion.
Learn moreGeneral counsel, deputy GC, and specialist counsel placements for companies building legal teams.
Learn moreMid-level and senior associates for firms that need proven, well-trained talent quickly and quietly.
Learn moreA sample of partner, counsel, and group searches completed for firms nationwide.
View placementsEvery engagement is run by a principal of the firm. No hand-offs to junior recruiters.
We learn the economics, culture, and strategic goal behind the search before we approach anyone.
We build a confidential map of the talent that fits, including those not in the market.
We open conversations carefully, protecting both the firm and the candidate at every step.
We test fit, portable business, and motivation against the real requirements of the role.
We help structure the move, from compensation to conflicts to the transition plan.
We stay engaged through resignation, onboarding, and the first months on the platform.
They understood our strategy before they sent a single name. Every candidate was someone we would have wanted to meet, and the process never once put the firm at risk.
Names and identifying details are withheld out of respect for our clients and candidates.
Names and identifying details are withheld out of respect for our clients and candidates.
Litigation partner with a portable book recruited to an Am Law 100 firm.
Four-partner private equity group moved together to a national platform.
GC search completed for a private company building out its legal team.
Every search is led by a principal, not handed to a junior recruiter.
Shapiro Legal Search is a member of Sanford Rose Associates®, one of the largest collaborative executive search networks in North America and Europe. You get partner-led attention on your search and the reach of the entire network behind it.
Sanford Rose Associates® is a network of independently owned and operated offices. Awards and rankings reflect the network as a whole.
Whether you lead a firm building a practice or you are an attorney weighing a confidential move, the first conversation is private and carries no obligation.
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