Shapiro Legal Search is a member of the Sanford Rose Associates® network of offices, advising law firms and attorneys nationwide.
Shapiro Legal Search is a boutique legal search firm focused on partner-level legal search, practice group growth, and law firm combinations. Partners do the work, searches are confidential, and we take on a limited number of engagements so each gets real attention.
We serve law firms and attorneys across the market, from Am Law and national firms to midsize, boutique, and regional firms. Our work centers on lateral partners, practice groups, senior attorneys, and the in-house leaders companies recruit from them. We earn introductions the slow way, by knowing the market and protecting the people in it, and that is exactly why the best candidates take our call.
As a member of the Sanford Rose Associates® network, we pair boutique attention with the reach of one of the most established names in executive search.
David founded Shapiro Legal Search to bring a senior, relationship-driven approach to legal recruiting. He focuses on lateral partner and practice group searches, advising law firm leaders on growth strategy and counseling partners through confidential moves. Years of focused work in the legal market have earned him the trusted relationships that let him open doors quietly and represent both firms and candidates with discretion. Firms rely on him for candid judgment about portable business, cultural fit, and what the market will actually bear.
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James partners with law firms and attorneys on lateral partner, practice group, and in-house searches. He concentrates on the factors that decide whether a move works: economics, portable business, conflicts, and culture. Known for a measured, confidential approach, he protects both sides of a search from the first conversation through the transition, and stays engaged long after an offer is signed. Clients value his steady counsel and his deep network across the senior legal market.
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Brian leads partner, practice group, and senior counsel searches, helping firms build and strengthen practices and guiding attorneys through well-judged, confidential moves. He invests in long-term relationships with law firm leadership and gives candidates honest, practical advice rather than a hard sell. His focus is fit and discretion: the right lawyer, on the right platform, with the firm and the candidate protected at every step.
LinkedInA member of the Sanford Rose Associates® network of offices, one of the most established names in executive search, operating under the principle of Finding People Who Make a Difference®.
A member of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants, the organization that sets the ethical standard for the legal recruiting profession.
Every engagement begins with a discreet discussion of your goals.