Recruited experienced leader for international power company
Opportunity: Major British/Canadian power company sought assistance in locating an experienced power attorney to lead planned expansion in company’s Houston legal department. I recruited local attorneys as well as out-of-state talent with the required experience.
Result: Company’s Canadian Associate General Counsel hired an esteemed out-of-state attorney I recruited who possessed comprehensive knowledge of the power industry and who had previously led the growth of the legal department of another leading company’s Houston Headquarters.
Served as “Go To” legal recruiter for prestigious medical institution
Opportunity: Major Healthcare provider in the Texas Medical Center experienced difficulties in closing on an important intellectual property hire. Upon the institution’s request, I recruited several IP attorneys from the best local law firms and from private industry who possesed the precise IP transactional skills sought.
Result: The institution was able to close the hiring transaction within weeks from the initial interviews of the attorneys I recruited. The institution continued to seek my assistance on difficult searches for corporate, healthcare, and additional intellectual property attorneys.
Assisted client in establishing in-house legal department
Opportunity: Expanding Engineering Firm was referred to me to assist in hiring its first in-house counsel. Firm had experienced excessive legal fees from outside counsel. I recruited various qualified candidates and networked with other recruiters to locate an assistant general counsel at a major Houston company which had characteristics similar to my client including employee issues and intense growth due to recent acquisitions. Facilitated negotiations leading to beneficial closing for both sides.
Result: Engineering firm hired its first General Counsel with sought-after qualifications. Firm requested my agency to assist in further recruiting efforts.
Filled Regional office’s urgent need
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Opportunity: With numerous cases proceeding rapidly to trial, partner in prestigious Texas law firm had priority need for an associate attorney with top academics and hands-on experience in business and construction litigation. Within days of being informed of the dire situation, I provided on-point local candidates, counseled the selected candidate through rapid employment change, and finalized the new associate hire.
Result: Firm gained an exceptional attorney with valued trial experience who has continued to excel beyond the initial crisis period.
Enhanced boutique firm’s legal practice
Opportunity: Client was seeking to fill a position, vacant for over 1 year, for a very specialized associate attorney. Client had been forced to turn away business. I recruited a junior attorney who resided close to the firm and had the needed hands-on experience and expertise. Also, introduced the firm to a well-regarded partner-level attorney who could generate clients as well as handle overflow business and trial work.
Result: Both candidates were hired and law firm continued its impressive growth pattern. My employer was asked to and did assist this firm in its temporary, paralegal, and secretarial hiring needs.
Led law school recruitment task force for major law firm
Opportunity: Law firm sought to increase the number and quality of associate hires from my alma mater law school. As an associate attorney, I was selected to head this effort. Although firm had partner-level attorneys from this top-tier law school, new attorney hires had significantly decreased. I recommended using available budget to increase on-campus interviewing and to raise law firm’s exposure on campus through the development of an on-campus annual reception for impressive law students and an annual award for writing excellence bearing the law firm’s name.
Result: The number of new blue-chip attorneys hired from the law school increased significantly in the following years and several of these attorneys went on to become partners of the firm.
