Philadelphia legal recruiters Susan Rubinovitz and Stephanie Ristvey of SMR Legal Search placed immediate past chancellor of The Philadelphia Bar Association Sayde Ladov at the Philadelphia boutique law firm, Dolchin Slotkin. Ladov's prior law firm, Abrahams, Loewenstein & Bushman, merged with Offit Kurman, a Baltimore based law firm in October 2008. Yesterday was Ladov's last day  working in Offit Kurman's Philadelphia office. She will begin at Dolchin Slotkin on Monday April 19.

According to an article in today's Legal Intelligencer, Ladov desired to return to a Philadelphia based law firm with a Philadelphia office culture. She was introduced to Jerry Dolchin, of the Philadelphia litigation boutique firm, Dolchin Slotkin by Susan Rubinovitz and Stephanie Ristvey of SMR Legal Search. Ladov stated in the article in The Legal Intelligencer that she was drawn to Dolchin Slotkin, because "the culture was one that was very classy and the firm does wonderful work."

Jerry Dolchin was quoted in the article in today's Legal Intelligencer as stating that Ladov would be "one of the cornerstones of our intended expansion.” He also stated that Ladov was just the type of attorney that his firm is seeking, someone of Ladov's age with a large book of business. Jerry also commented that he was very happy with the visibility Ladov would be bringing his firm. Ladov stated that all of her clients have indicated that they will be coming with her to Dolchin Slotkin.

Rubinovitz and Ristvey both have extensive experience as legal recruiters in Philadelphia. In addition, they have worked as an attorney and as a paralegal. Therefore, they are intimately familiar with the Philadelphia legal market. Susan Rubinovitz and Stephanie Ristvey work collaboratively with their attorney and paralegal candidates so that the candidates can benefit from the breadth and depth of both recruiters' knowledge of the law and of the Philadelphia legal market. Rubinovitz and Ristvey take the time to get to know their candidates and clients and meet regularly to brainstorm on what would be the best fit for both the attorneys and employers with whom they are working. They are particularly good at thinking outside of the box.

SMR Legal Search is a woman owned business and is based in Philadelphia and New Jersey. They place attorneys and paralegals at law firms and corporations throughout the entire Northeast with a focus on Philadelphia and all of Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey, Delaware and New York. They can be reached at 856-906-7410 or SMR@SMRLegalSearch.com.