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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.

100%Placement Retention Rate
20+Active Employer Partners
Recently doubled a client's legal team

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Ready to Build Your Team?

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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