Positioned for Partnership
We position equity-track California BigLaw transactional lawyers for partnership, and help partners keep building once they get there. By former BigLaw attorneys, across the San Francisco Bay Area.
Equity-Track Associate Positioning
Our focus is transactional associates and counsel who intend to make partner. Getting there is rarely about credentials alone. It is about being in a practice group with real partnership math, on deals that build a defensible specialty, in front of the partners who vote. Having practiced at a Cravath-scale firm, we know where those seats sit across the Bay Area, from San Jose to San Francisco, and we position you for the one that shortens your path rather than the one that simply pays more this year.
Partner Growth and Profits Per Equity Partner
Making partner is the milestone, not the finish line. For partners already carrying a book, the questions change: whether your current platform prices your work correctly, whether the rate card and leverage model let your practice compound, and what a move would do to your economics. We work with transactional partners on exactly that, positioning a practice where the profits per equity partner, the client base, and the institutional support actually justify the move. Discreet throughout, and nothing reaches a firm without your approval.
About Scale Up Counsel
On an equity track, or wondering whether you actually are?
You don't have to commit to anything. Just get the information and decide from there.
I'm Ezra, founder of Scale Up Counsel. Before recruiting, I practiced at a Cravath-scale firm, so I know how opaque the partnership track can feel from the inside, and how rarely anyone tells you where you actually stand. That experience shapes how I work with every lawyer I talk to.
Right now, we're partnered with 20+ top-tier employers: BigLaw firms, elite boutiques, AI-native law firms, and legal tech companies, all actively hiring strong lawyers.
Here's how it works:
- Send me a DM to get a look at what's available.
- If there's a potential fit, we'll set up a quick call to map out your options.
- Your resume goes nowhere without your explicit approval, ever.
You stay in control at every step.
Who we work with:
Primarily transactional associates and counsel at AmLaw 200 firms and elite boutiques who are aiming at equity, plus partners weighing whether their current platform is pricing their practice correctly. We also work with lawyers considering in-house moves, though that is the smaller part of what we do.
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Ezra Clark
CEO + Founder
I owe you a big THANK YOU. Things moved so fast I didn't have a chance to do it. The founder and I found a lot in common very fast, and I'm pumped to be working with him and the team. Goes to show so much can come from a conversation, and I'm grateful for ours.
Legal job search strategy
Your Next Role May Be Off the Beaten Path
Want a better shot at the legal job you actually want? One of the smartest moves is applying where competition is still thin. That is exactly why we built Scale Up Counsel: a growing legal jobs database plus recruiting support for attorneys who want access to opportunities others miss.
We combine human research with automated discovery to surface roles across firm sites, employer pages, and niche sources. The goal is simple: help you find strong fits faster through a confidential search with our team.
Target roles with less competition
Some of the strongest legal openings never attract hundreds of applicants. When you pursue roles early or in narrower channels, your odds of moving forward improve dramatically.
Look beyond the major job boards
High-quality opportunities often live on firm career pages, employer sites, and smaller regional listings. They rarely stay visible on the largest boards long enough for most candidates to find them.
Coverage over paid placement
Many boards only show roles employers pay to promote. Our team and automated research continuously add legal openings we discover across the market, not just sponsored listings.
Ready to see what is out there? Send your resume for a confidential look at roles that match your background.
