Based in over a dozen locations across the United States and Asia, our legal recruiting team operates globally.
Our team of former biglaw attorneys specializes in both retained and contingent searches.
We only place top attorneys with elite clients, including Am Law 200 firms and global corporations.
"As a legal recruiting firm, we are only as good as our recruiters, and I am proud to work alongside the best in the industry"
Michael Allen
Founder / CEO
Lateral Link is recognized as the industry’s leading legal recruiting firm, with a proven track record of completing tens of thousands of successful placements.
Placed over 10k candidates all time
Placed Candidates at 75% of Am Law 200
Filled 85% of Openings Within 60 Days
Placed Candidates In Over 30 Cities Worldwide
Founded Almost 20 Years Ago By Harvard Law Alum
Transacted Over $2 Billion In Portable Business
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Our national partner and group recruiting team brings decades of experience in placing biglaw and regional firm partners and groups as well as opening offices. By successfully moving partners and groups with between $2 Million and $50 Million of business, we have transacted over $1 Billion in overall portables. Clients engage us for retained, exclusive, and contingent searches, while candidates seek us out for our deep understanding of industry terms and insight into specific firm needs and strategies, enabling us to effectively create tailored opportunities in the market.
Our regional teams of associate recruiters bring a hyperfocused and comprehensive understanding of clients and candidates, ensuring quality placements tailored to regional preferences while within international footprints. Comprising a recruiting team of former biglaw attorneys, we uphold the highest ethical standards while leveraging deep market intelligence and long-established relationships. Over decades, we have earned a trusted reputation in the lateral associate market through consistent success and a commitment to delivering value for both clients and candidates.
Our in-house legal placement team, composed of former practicing attorneys turned legal recruiters, represents clients, from Fortune 500 and private equity to entertainment and emerging tech companies, on retained, exclusive, and contingent searches. With a personalized, research-driven approach bespoke to each client’s unique needs, we emphasize efficiency and successful placements while supporting diversity and inclusion.
Lateral Link’s sister companies share a common parent but serve distinct business verticals, ranging from staffing and temporary solutions to compliance and document review, to drive collective success.
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The Lateral Link Scholarship Fund, established through a $250,000 commitment from alumnus Michael Allen, is an endowed financial aid scholarship fund at Harvard Law School (HLS).
“The Lateral Link Scholarship made it all possible! I wouldn’t be at HLS without it.
Thank you for your support Mr. Allen”
― A 3L Recipient Joining Am Law 50 Firm
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