C&M Legal Search
Legal recruiting firm placing attorneys, paralegals and law firm business professionals, with current client searches in Chicago.
- Fee model
- Not stated
- Founded · Team
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- City
- Chicago
- License
- None on file
- Google reviews
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- Open roles, last 90 days
- 500
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Score breakdown
Why 54.5: three inputs, all public.
Built from public signals. It measures specialisation and activity, not a guarantee of service quality.
Specialties & roles advertised
A Legal shop, mostly.
Roles advertised most
- Project Attorney – Cybersecurity 18
- Project Attorney – Transactions 17
- Mid-Level Class Actions and Mass Torts Associate 17
- Intake & Conflicts Clerk 15
- Lateral Conflicts Analyst 15
- Legal Project Manager 14
- Product Manager 12
- Senior AI Data Engineer 12
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Terms
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Fee model
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Reputation
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- 01Atticus Recruiting73.9ContingencyNot disclosed72 open roles
- 02Chicago Legal Search / CLS Legal Staffing72.2Not statedNot disclosed30 open roles
- 03McCormack Schreiber Legal Search66.8Not statedNot disclosed333 open roles
- 04Jean Kripton, Inc.56.6Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles
- 06Astor Professional Search51.8Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
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Send this firm a brief →Data sources & last updated
- Job ads · Job feed
- Nov 11, 2026
- Firm website
- Nov 11, 2026
- Current recruiting leadership
- Nov 11, 2026
- Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer
- Nov 11, 2026
- Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
- Nov 11, 2026
- Tested unfiltered current client feed
- Nov 11, 2026
- Distinct current Chicago client vacancy 1
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- Distinct current Chicago client vacancy 2
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- Distinct current Chicago client vacancy 4
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- Distinct current Chicago client vacancy 5
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