For Law Firms Hiring Attorneys
Hire Attorneys for Your Law Firm
If your firm needs to add attorneys, this is where to start. We specialize in transactional laterals, from equity-track associates through partners with portable practices, and we supply flex and contract attorneys when you need capacity without adding headcount.
How We Help You Hire
Our team of former BigLaw attorneys understands the nuances of law firm hiring: practice group fit, firm culture, economics, and integration. Every lateral either carries your profits per equity partner or dilutes them, so we screen for the ones that carry it. We work across Am Law 50 firms and major markets nationwide, on both permanent placements and flexible attorney talent.
Transactional Lateral Hiring
Source and place corporate, M&A, funds, tax, and technology transactions associates across practice areas. We understand the associate market, from mid-level specialists to senior counsel, and find candidates who fit your culture and workload.
Partner Placement
Strategic partner recruitment for firms building or expanding practice groups. We navigate economics, books of business, and firm integration with discretion, and we are candid about whether a book will travel before you spend the cycles.
Flex and Contract Attorneys
Experienced attorneys on a temporary, part-time, or project basis. Cover a deal surge, a document review, a trial push, or a parental leave without committing to a permanent hire, and convert to full-time later if the fit is right.
Practice Group Builds
Scale a practice area with multiple hires. We coordinate searches across seniority levels and ensure cultural and strategic alignment.
Market Intelligence
Understand compensation trends, competitor hiring activity, and candidate availability in your target markets and practice areas.
Proprietary Technology
We use agentic technology to score fit and surface ideal candidates, reducing time-to-hire and improving match quality.
Permanent Hires and Flex Talent
Not every gap calls for a permanent hire, and not every surge justifies a new seat on the org chart. We staff both, and firms often use one to lead into the other.
Permanent placement
Building the bench
- Lateral associates from mid-level through senior
- Partners and counsel with portable practices
- Full practice group builds across seniority levels
- Confidential searches with conflict screening
Flex and contract
Capacity when you need it
- Deal surges, trial pushes, and diligence sprints
- Parental, medical, and sabbatical leave coverage
- Part-time and project-based attorneys
- Temp-to-permanent when the fit proves out
Why Scale Up Counsel
Former BigLaw Experience
Our recruiters are almost exclusively former BigLaw attorneys. We understand firm culture, partnership dynamics, practice group economics, and what makes a successful lateral hire.
Am Law 50 Focus
We specialize in Cravath-scale firms and Am Law 50 placements. Our network and market knowledge are built for firms that compete for the best legal talent.
Technology-Enabled
Proprietary agentic technology helps us score fit and surface ideal candidates faster. Less noise, better matches, shorter cycles.
Nationwide Coverage
We work across all major markets, including New York, DC, California, Chicago, and Texas. We understand regional nuances and can help you tap into national talent pools.
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Tell us about the role, whether it is a permanent hire or flex coverage, and we'll take it from there.
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