Northwest Legal Search, Inc. - The Northwest's Leading Attorney Placement Consulting Firm.

Our Services

Lawyer Placement

We primarily conduct searches for CLO, General Counsel, Divisional Counsel, Group Counsel, Corporate Counsel, Patent and other Specialty Counsel and first In-House Counsel positions on a retained and exclusive basis.
We represent select, private law firms in conducting searches for associates and partners. Partners "with portfolio" searches are conducted only on a retained and exclusive basis.

Recruiting for Corporate Law Departments -----

If you are a General Counsel, Managing Attorney or HR/Talent Specialist seeking an addition to your team, contact Linda Green Pierce. She will visit your offices to learn about the culture and style of the company and group, your goals for the department, the unique challenges your industry may face and the expertise and management skill required from the individual you wish to hire. When many candidates are available in the marketplace, our clients appreciate the tremendous time saved in candidate screening and critical skill assessment, in managing the hiring process expectations (on both sides), in discharging candidates not selected with dignity and care, and in providing a short list of highly-matched, finalist candidates. We vow to be professional, mindful of valuable management time and to be a value-added vendor.

If you are the VP of Human Resources or the internal recruiter assigned to fill an attorney position: About one-half of our assignments start with an inquiry call from a human resources professional who has been assigned to fill an attorney position. Frequently the prospective client tried to fill the opening via an Internet posting, but the attorney hiring manager did not go forward to interviews because of the lack of quality or relevance of the posting responses. When we get this call, the opening has 'aged', the target time for filling the position has expired and there is a rush get the proper candidate on board.

We understand how this can happen and seek to work with human resources in a partnership role to solve the challenge! We understand your processes and the needs of the legal group.

If you want to fill a General Counsel role or are adding the first attorney the company has ever hired, we are your premier source. We are skilled at assessing the basics of legal skill and education, but also business acumen, as well as leadership, people management and interpersonal skills. Not every lawyer can be a successful in-house corporation fit. This is something we know from more than 20 years of experience in placing them!

To Corporations and Select Law Firms We Offer

Our 20 + year data bank of candidates
Knowledge and access to a national lawyer market base
Practice areas knowledge
Procuring references
Objective view
Comparative analysis on our candidates to others you have on file (on exclusive, retained searches)
Outside consultant experiences
Confidence, confidentiality and quality

To Attorney Candidates We Offer

Resume review and recommendations for change for specific positions
Interview preparation and coaching, particularly on Northwest culture and style
In-depth and historic knowledge of the Northwest market
Role of post-interview advocate
Compensation and benefits information
Negotiation and recommendation on offer terms
Counseling on references
Confidentiality -- your resume is in the hands of those employers most appropriate, with your pre-approval. We never mass mail or send unsolicited resumes.

Please note: The attorney candidates we most often are called upon to locate are attorneys with JD degrees from the top 25 nationally ranked law schools, who graduated in at least the top 25%, but preferably at or near the top of their classes, and with a stable employment record at top-tier law firms or corporations.

Please note: We handle the lateral placement of attorneys only. We unfortunately cannot assist current law students or new graduates who have less than one full year of law practice experience after graduation from law school.