First General Counsel Project in the Internet Technology Industry
First General Counsel project for a private equity portfolio technology business looking to establish an in-house legal function.
ViewIn-house Legal Recruitment Case Studies
Our legal recruitment case studies give some insight into our successful legal, governance and compliance recruitment projects across the UK. These range from FTSE 350 and AIM-listed companies seeking General Counsel and Heads of Legal, to PE-backed businesses appointing their first in-house lawyer and then building a legal team or developing a governance and compliance department. Our success stories span multiple industries and demonstrate how we help clients overcome a number of common challenges as well as the additional levels of difficulty often presented by limited regional talent pools, urgent senior requirements or finding highly specialist skills in niche fields.
Risk and Compliance: Head of Department Search for a Water Utility Company
When our client's Head of Risk and Compliance retired we managed both internal and external applicants in their successful search for a successor.
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Senior Counsel Search for FTSE 250 Homeware Retailer
Our client requested its Senior Counsel shortlist be "in-house lawyers only" to supervise two legal counsel. Read how we filled the role.
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In-house Real Estate Lawyer for Renewable Energy Company
Rare in-house role for a commercial property lawyer. A limited talent pool among the in-house legal community necessitated a proactive search from both law firms and industry.
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Legal Executive Search for a General Counsel – Supply Chain Industry
A highly discreet legal executive search prior to the retirement of a GC, where no natural internal successor existed.
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Head of Legal Position in a UK Financial Services Company
A company created its first head of legal position and its external lawyers recommended us as “the specialists to turn to”.
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In-house Construction Lawyer Search for a Global Life Sciences Business
An In-house Construction Lawyer was sought for our FTSE 100 client's global capital expenditure programme. The narrowness of this niche makes headhunting essential if you need strong candidates to choose from.
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Group Data Protection Officer for FTSE 250 Drinks Business
Our client needed a legal or compliance professional for its Data Protection Officer job. Our targeted search from banks delivered success.
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In-house Procurement Lawyer Team Project for Major Bank
A FTSE 100 company hired 23 procurement lawyers with us, over a 5-year period, as part of their legal strategy change program. Read more.
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General Counsel and Company Secretary Search – Tech Industry
A tech business scaling up with fresh PE funding needed a GC. Having never hired a lawyer before, the CEO commended us on helping them shape the role so as to hire their ideal candidate.
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Company Secretary and General Counsel Search – Leisure Industry
FTSE-listed PLC Company Secretary and General Counsel Search completed with an extremely high level of confidentiality.
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Corporate Counsel Recruitment Project for NYSE-listed Science Solutions Business
Corporate Counsel can be something of a misnomer - eg when the lawyer joins a US-client in an global commercial contracts role.
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