SmartHire
SmartHire recruits executives and professional staff through retained search, contingency placement and on-demand recruiting. Its practice covers legal, engineering, technology, finance, life sciences and nonprofit roles.
- Fee model
- Hybrid
- Founded · Team
- 2009
- City
- Chicago
- License
- None on file
- Google reviews
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- Open roles, last 90 days
- 22
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Score breakdown
Why 55.3: 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, with range.
Roles advertised most
- Project Manager - Capital Construction 4
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Paralegal 2
- Project Controls Specialist 2
- Deputy Planning & Engineering Director 1
- Construction Project Manager 1
- Document Controller 1
- Executive Assistant 1
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Paralegal Case Manager 1
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Terms
What they charge, as far as we know.
Fee model
Hybrid
Part paid up front, the rest on a successful hire.
Firm website · Nov 2026
Typical fee · Reported by firm
Guarantee · Reported by firm
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Reputation
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- Nov 10, 2026
- Firm website
- Nov 3, 2026
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