We handle the recruitment and placement of:

• General Counsel - For our general counsel searches, we recruit globally and present our clients with a slate of the most qualified attorneys in the world for their general counsel positions. Our skype and video conferencing capabilities allow us to interview and fully assess all candidates thoroughly. Likewise, we are able to converse with the presidents and chief executive officers of companies throughout the world to obtain the most complete information regarding the qualities they are looking for in a general counsel as well as their office culture. We are also available to visit our corporate clients seeking general counsel at their offices regardless of the distance. As executive legal recruiters, we do whatever it takes to make the process as easy as possible for our corporate clients seeking general counsel and to enable our recruiters to present the best general counsel candidates available. Frequently, the most qualified general counsel candidates are not considering making a move, and we are very creative and proactive in finding these attorneys and presenting them with the necessary information about the companies and general counsel positions to facilitate their consideration of and placement in the general counsel positions.
  
  
• In-House Counsel - We place attorneys at companies at every level from Fortune 500 companies to small start up businesses throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Maryland. Our recruiters partner with our in house clients to obtain comprehensive knowledge about their business, office culture, vision and growth plan as well as their requirements in an attorney to enable us to make the perfect match.
  
  
• Lateral Partners - Our recruiters' many years of law practice and legal recruiting experience and in depth knowledge of the legal market make them uniquely qualified to counsel partners on the right move to allow them to keep and cultivate clients. We assist partners in assessing and drafting their business plans. We also help any members of their practice group whom they desire to take with them to make the transition to the new firm.
  
  
• Practice Groups - In this legal market, practice group moves are occurring more frequently than ever. Our recruiters have longstanding relationships with the hiring partners of the firms in the Northeast and know who is looking. We will also advise you as to which firms will provide you with the support, billable hour rates and other practice areas to allow you to keep and cultivate clients.
  
  
• Mergers - In this legal market, mergers are occurring more frequently than ever. SMR Legal Search is in contact with numerous firms in the Northeast that are interested in mergers. We know what practice areas and size firms they are looking for and will advise you on what firms would be a good fit for your firm or practice group. We have the experience and discretion to treat all information obtained confidentially and know just how and when to disclose it, with your permission, of course. We are also very creative at coming up with ideas to enable deals to work.
  
  
• Compliance Professionals - In the current rapidly changing regulatory landscape, more compliance professionals are needed than ever before. SMR Legal Search serves this need for our in-house clients by recruiting and placing compliance directors and other compliance professionals in a number of different sectors. These industries include but are not limited to healthcare, pharmaceutical, mortgage, financial services, securities, data privacy and energy.
  
  
• Relocating Attorneys - We have been particularly successful at marketing and placing our relocating attorneys at desirable positions. Our recruiters have worked at law firms throughout the Northeast. Susan is a member of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland and District of Columbia bars. As such, she is familiar with the bar admittance requirements for each of those jurisdictions and has numerous contacts in the corporate and legal community of those areas. Stephanie has worked at law firms throughout the Northeast and maintains longstanding relationships with members of the corporate and legal community. We are often able to obtain attractive relocation packages. Our recruiters are available to assist relocating attorneys with anything that they may need, including referring you to realtors, providing information about neighborhoods and schools and even assisting your spouse in finding a position. It is our mission to make the transition as easy as possible for you and your family.