Specialty leaderboard · Updated Nov 11, 2026

Legal recruiters, New York

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 2 retained and 4 hybrid. Together they advertise 9 open roles.

126

Legal firms ranked

Legal recruiting firms in New York, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
=50	We Are Revolutionsince 2020	Legal associate and partner recruitment, with tax and data science divisions	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	30.8
=52	John W. Hatchl & Associates, LLC	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	1	30.4
=52	WePlaceAttorneys	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	1	30.4
54	Voll Recruitingsince 2022	Lateral associate and in-house attorney searches	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	28.4
55	Cardea Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	27.8
56	Ibex Searchsince 2025	Law firm partner, counsel and associate placements, and in-house legal searches.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	24.9
=57	Attorney Placements	Law firm partners, associates, practice groups and in-house counsel recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Avalon	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Bleecker Legal	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	CANOPY	Legal and compliance, executive leadership, corporate support, technology and finance recruitment	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Catalyst Legal Search Group	Law firm associate and in-house attorney recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Crossdale Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	David Carrie LLC	Attorney, partner, in-house counsel and legal professional recruiting	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	DNA Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	DP Legal Search	Associate and partner recruiting; corporate transactions, private equity, capital markets, finance and real estate.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	EC Legal Recruiting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Eilene Bloom Group LLC	Attorney, practice group and in-house counsel recruiting; law firm mergers and compliance searches.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Elite Laterals, LLC	Partner, practice group and law firm merger recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Empire Search Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	E.P. Dine Inc., a ZRG company	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Erithacus Partners	Legal partners and practice teams, finance leadership, C-suite search and technology transformation.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Evans Hiring Partners	Attorney recruitment for law firms and corporate legal departments	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Ginsberg Partners Inc.	Law firm partners, practice groups and senior legal placements	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Glenmont Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	GPS Advisory	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Hanover Legal Personnel Services	Law firm and in-house attorney placement, including temporary legal roles	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Harley Legal Search16 Madison Square West, 12th Floor, NY 10010	Permanent law firm and in-house legal recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Jordan's Ladder Legal Placements	BigLaw partner placements and legal recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Kai Executives	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Langer Search	Corporate law, M&A, capital markets, banking, funds and real estate	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Larson Maddox	Legal, regulatory and compliance recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Lateral Link	Law firm partners, groups and associates; in-house counsel	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Latitude Legal	Contract and permanent attorney recruitment for law firms and in-house legal teams	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Lawson Legal Recruiters, LLC	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Legal Career Consultants, Inc.	Law-firm partner recruitment and mergers	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Limitless Workforce	Attorney, partner and legal-support recruitment for law firms and corporate legal departments	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Lionpoint Partners	Attorney associate, partner, group and in-house legal recruitment	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	London Legal Search	Partner and associate recruiting, group moves and law firm mergers, nationally and internationally.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Major, Lindsey & Africa	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Marsden	Law firm partners and associates, in-house legal executives and corporate governance	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	McClure Harrison	Lateral associate attorney placements with law firms across the United States.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Meridian Legal Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	MER Search Group LLC	Attorney recruitment for law firms and in-house legal departments.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Modern Legal Search	Law firm partner, group and associate placements	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Momentum Search Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	OneBridge Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Ophelos Advisory Group	—	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Palmer Kent Associates	Law firm associate, partner and general counsel recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Paragon Placements	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=57	Pembroke Soames	In-house legal and compliance searches from counsel to general counsel and chief compliance officer	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8

=50We Are RevolutionLegal associate and partner recruitment, with tax and data science divisions30.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=52John W. Hatchl & Associates, LLC30.4
Not statedNot disclosed1 open roles
=52WePlaceAttorneys30.4
Not statedNot disclosed1 open roles
54Voll RecruitingLateral associate and in-house attorney searches28.4
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
55Cardea Group27.8
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
56Ibex SearchLaw firm partner, counsel and associate placements, and in-house legal searches.24.9
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Attorney PlacementsLaw firm partners, associates, practice groups and in-house counsel recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Avalon23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Bleecker Legal23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57CANOPYLegal and compliance, executive leadership, corporate support, technology and finance recruitment23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Catalyst Legal Search GroupLaw firm associate and in-house attorney recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Crossdale Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57David Carrie LLCAttorney, partner, in-house counsel and legal professional recruiting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57DNA Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57DP Legal SearchAssociate and partner recruiting; corporate transactions, private equity, capital markets, finance and real estate.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57EC Legal Recruiting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Eilene Bloom Group LLCAttorney, practice group and in-house counsel recruiting; law firm mergers and compliance searches.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Elite Laterals, LLCPartner, practice group and law firm merger recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Empire Search Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57E.P. Dine Inc., a ZRG company23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Erithacus PartnersLegal partners and practice teams, finance leadership, C-suite search and technology transformation.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Evans Hiring PartnersAttorney recruitment for law firms and corporate legal departments23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Ginsberg Partners Inc.Law firm partners, practice groups and senior legal placements23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Glenmont Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57GPS Advisory23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Hanover Legal Personnel ServicesLaw firm and in-house attorney placement, including temporary legal roles23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Harley Legal Search16 Madison Square West, 12th Floor, NY 10010 · Permanent law firm and in-house legal recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Jordan's Ladder Legal PlacementsBigLaw partner placements and legal recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Kai Executives23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Langer SearchCorporate law, M&A, capital markets, banking, funds and real estate23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Larson MaddoxLegal, regulatory and compliance recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Lateral LinkLaw firm partners, groups and associates; in-house counsel23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Latitude LegalContract and permanent attorney recruitment for law firms and in-house legal teams23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Lawson Legal Recruiters, LLC23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Legal Career Consultants, Inc.Law-firm partner recruitment and mergers23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Limitless WorkforceAttorney, partner and legal-support recruitment for law firms and corporate legal departments23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Lionpoint PartnersAttorney associate, partner, group and in-house legal recruitment23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57London Legal SearchPartner and associate recruiting, group moves and law firm mergers, nationally and internationally.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Major, Lindsey & Africa23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57MarsdenLaw firm partners and associates, in-house legal executives and corporate governance23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57McClure HarrisonLateral associate attorney placements with law firms across the United States.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Meridian Legal Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57MER Search Group LLCAttorney recruitment for law firms and in-house legal departments.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Modern Legal SearchLaw firm partner, group and associate placements23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Momentum Search Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57OneBridge Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Ophelos Advisory Group23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Palmer Kent AssociatesLaw firm associate, partner and general counsel recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Paragon Placements23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=57Pembroke SoamesIn-house legal and compliance searches from counsel to general counsel and chief compliance officer23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

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How do legal recruiters in New York charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 2 retained and 4 hybrid. Most agencies charge a percentage of the hire's first-year base salary. Contingency recruiters are commonly quoted at around 15–25% and are paid only when you hire; retained and executive search firms often charge 25–35%, paid in stages as the search progresses. Our anonymous New York fee survey collects what firms actually charge, by specialty.

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