Building In-House Teams Takes Planning and Partnership
How do you benefit from partnering with an experienced, reputable recruiter when building your legal team?
Well, if you are reading this, most likely you are a lawyer or human resources professional and not a recruiter. You have a hiring need, and you generally know how you would like to augment your department, but you are not in the profession of going out and finding the talent (especially when they are happily employed) and then selling them on the position and your company.
It is like building a house. You may know what kind of house you would like, and in what neighborhood you would like to reside, but when it comes to breaking ground and the brick and mortar of making it a physical reality, built to last for the long term, unless you are a contractor, you need to hire one to execute your build.
1. We have the network. Our company has been recruiting in the legal and compliance space for almost four decades, and our reach extends nationally across industries. We have recruited for the Fortune 100 down to small, privately held companies. There isn’t much we haven’t seen in 35+ years in the business.
2. We have the tools. We have been partnering with technology and proprietary data providers since the inception of our company. We were online and paperless well before the Covid pandemic, and our methods continue to incorporate new technology in ways that make us more efficient and effective.
3. We have the skills. We scout and interview legal 
and compliance talent every day, all day. Our thorough and comprehensive search process and Focused on the Fit® approach ensure you are presented with high caliber professionals who have the greatest potential to thrive at your company.
4. We are your cheerleader, not competition. We bring the role you are offering to market with impact. We champion the benefits of the position, the company, and being on your team as if our office was located in the same hallway as yours. We bring the energy and information that moves candidates to want to learn more about you, and you to learn more about them.
5. We are a safe testing ground. We learn about your hiring needs and the many nuances of what makes your team run successfully. Then we broker meetings for you with well-vetted candidates. We already have ensured their experience and soft skills are a fit and have prepped all parties so that your conversations are more open and knowledgeable from the start. We also facilitate feedback between you and the candidates, which helps effective communication; we have spent the most time getting to know you and the candidates, so often, we are able to provide deeper context which helps to build a stronger foundation for the burgeoning relationship.
6. We save time and money in the long run. Yes, it costs to build a team just like it costs to build a house. You pay a salary, and you pay the teambuilder. But instead of letting the cost be prohibitive to using a recruiter at the outset, think about how costly it is for a position to sit vacant, work piling, or for your team to be overloaded or burned out and not able to timely respond to clients. Think about how your time equates to value, and how much it costs you to wade through an onslaught of online applications or to interview those who are not a fit for the position. Consider the amount of time you spend (and the correlated cost) on a search, especially if it drags on, where offers are declined or you hire a person who does not work out and you must go back to the drawing board. Yes, it costs to hire a professional to do a job, but known, upfront cost for a well-run, niche, executive search can far outweigh the alternatives for the Legal Department and HR, actually saving time and money while recruiting exceptional, integral members to your team who are more likely to stay for the long term.
When you’re ready to retain an expert to fill a position in your department or to build or revamp an in-house legal or compliance team, we are ready and well equipped to assist. Let’s partner on the blueprints for your hiring goals: