Romina L. Filippou,Recruiter in Los Angeles
20 S Altadena Dr Suite 102,
Pasadena, CA, 91107
CONTACT NUMBERS
P 626-243-1800
P 800-298-6440(toll-free)
F 213-895-7306
A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Ms. Filippou grew up in a family that valued academic excellence and diverse cultures. Her father—now a professor of structural engineering at Berkeley—is from Greece, her mother is from Argentina, and the couple met while graduate students at Berkeley’s International House. Along with Ms. Filippou’s sister (who pursued a medical degree), the family made annual trips to Greece and numerous visits to South America. Ms. Filippou still loves to travel and is fluent in Spanish and Italian, and proficient in French.
Ms. Filippou went to college at Berkeley, where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a double major in Italian Studies and Legal Studies. She served as co-editor of two undergraduate legal journals, co-president of the Berkeley Legal Studies Association, vice chair of Phi Alpha Delta’s Legal Affairs Committee, and a volunteer translator for a non-profit immigration organization called East Bay Sanctuary. During the summers, she clerked for the San Francisco office of Lewis Brisbois and attended a French language immersion program in Montpellier, France. She spent one semester studying at the University of Bologna in Italy.
She eventually landed at Harvard Law School—after drafting a human rights report as an intern for the U.S. Embassy in Madrid and translating documents as a legal assistant for an Italian law firm in Rome. At Harvard, she served as editor of the Harvard Latino Law Review and sub-citer of the Harvard International Law Journal. She was an HLS senator for the Harvard Graduate Student Government and a member of La Alianza and the American Constitution Society. A classically trained pianist and singer, she also performed with the HLS Chamber Music Society and was a cast member of the school’s Parody Musical. She continues to be passionate about music, especially Broadway musicals like Phantom of the Opera (the first musical she saw performed), Hello, Dolly!, and White Christmas; jazz musicians like Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and Ella Fitzgerald; and Brazilian Bossa Nova music.
After law school, Ms. Filippou joined Foley & Lardner’s Boston office, where she worked on M&A deals and startup transactions. She also served as a diversity ambassador, which was one of her favorite activities at the firm. She left Foley to take a position as a J.D. Admissions Interviewer for Harvard Law School, but then—realizing how much she enjoyed mentoring, interviewing, and connecting with other attorneys and colleagues—she decided to transition to legal recruiting. Her interpersonal skills, combined with her background in law and vast network of contacts, make her a natural in the profession.
Ms. Filippou is married to a native of Barcelona, Spain, who works as a deep space network telecommunications engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. They met while she was a Harvard 2L and he was a doctoral candidate in aerospace engineering at MIT. In the couple’s free time, they enjoy hiking, attending musicals, and visiting jazz bars and other venues in Los Angeles’ thriving live music scene.
Reviews For Romina L. Filippou
I really liked Romina. She was very positive, friendly, and clearly worked hard to find the right type of firm for me. She was also quick to follow up. Romina was able to find firms that I did not know were hiring, and coordinated the interview process with Aleshire & Wynder. She was also helpful in preparing me for interviews and providing positive feedback. I have only ever worked with one other recruiting company, but I think BCG is more thorough and helpful.
I thought that the regular updates really helped and I'd say that Romina was really consistent with her reaching out in terms of pushing things forward. I thought that helped made it more efficient and I thought it was a good way to keep things up to date and move things forward in terms of getting interviews and screeners and even updating my materials. I would say that BCG is at the top of my list for recruiters and certainly number one.
I found my recruiter (Romina) very personable and easy to talk to, and I thought she gave very good advice in terms of navigating the process. She was very communicative whether it was via telephone or text message. I am not easily reached by telephone so being able to text was really important to me. BCG made my job search easier because they were able to find my next job and get all of the behind the scenes stuff done so to speak, the introductions, I guess.
Loyola University School of Law, Class Of 2007
Placed at Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson, PLC
I think that BCG helped me, it depends on the people generally, but I like that the organization was very organized. Once I got used to the firm system, it was helpful to see updates. I liked that the recruiters were available basically all of the time, we were in contact via text and I think they were very proactive. I would say that BCG Attorney Search ranks above average in the legal recruiting space.
I like BCG because I felt like, well I am going to direct my comments toward Romina because I really don't know for sure how BCG as a whole works, but I know what Romina did for me. It seems like she was always doing something. I would get new firms to approve all the time. Even if I hadn't talked to her in a month, I was still getting those emails to approve new firms so I felt like I didn't have to be in constant contact with her and that she was still working as best she could at finding me a placement opportunity. This made it so much easier because I didn't have to do cover letters, I didn't have to worry about anything, I just did my resume. I would talk to Romina about what I wanted , like I'd change my goal and let her know that I was thinking maybe I would like a job a little more focused on this or that and she would give me some ideas of how to tweak my resume which I would do and send back to her and then she would update the cover letter and send it in and do everything. She has placed me twice now and personally, I haven't had to apply to a single job on my own. BCG certainly is number one, but they are also the only one I have worked with.
Vanderbilt University Law School, Class Of 2011
Placed at Duckor Spradling Metzger & Wynne, A Law Corporation.
[One of my favorite things about working with Romina and BCG were] the regular weekly emails that I could approve and not approve. I liked that it generated an automated response that [Romina] got it and [was] working on it and submitting [me], so that was a really nice feature. It makes you feel like you are moving forward. I didn't really have to do much, BCG did everything which, when you are a practicing attorney, you really need because there are so many deadlines that you are working with professionally, so for me, it made it really simple. [Romina and BCG] did a really great job!
University of San Francisco School of Law, Class Of 2002
Placed at AmLaw 100 Firm
[My favorite thing about working with BCG Attorney Search is] that I ended up getting a job. [BCG Attorney Search] took care of most of the sending out the resume stuff. [BCG is] proactive [and] responsive. I actually referred a peer of mine to you guys. You guys were really on the ball in terms of finding places and sending out resumes.
University of San Francisco School of Law, Class Of 2002
Placed at Carlson, Calladine & Peterson, L.L.P.
[My favorite things about working with BCG were] the regular weekly updates and information. Other people, you contact them and you don't hear back from them for weeks. [BCG] basically went out and found the opportunities for me, in every way, rather than me going out and having to do all the work. [BCG was] helpful. You're the only ones that got me an opportunity, so [I would rank you] first [compared to other recruiters]. [I would describe BCG as] useful, helpful, [and] a company that helped me find what I needed and what I was looking for.
University of California Los Angeles School of Law, Class Of 2016
Placed at Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
I worked with Romina. She was very proactive about getting my resume and cover letter out to different people and always keeping me updated and sending me articles to go through. I liked that she was very proactive about getting my name out there. You guys did all the work in terms of drafting cover letters which was very helpful [since] I didn't have to do that myself. Identifying good employers to send my resumes to was really helpful because it took out a lot of the leg work for me. [When I think of BCG Attorney Search] proactive, dedicated, helpful, and knowledgeable [come to mind]...I would put you guys as number one. I would say that it's really helpful to work with you guys because you're proactive. I know some recruiters just sit back and wait and [are] not always on the lookout for new opportunities. [BCG was] really helpful...again, you do a lot of the leg work, drafting cover letters. [I would recommend that] anybody that is looking to find a new position [should] work with you guys. You are very helpful and you have a lot of good clients in terms of placements.
I liked that you gave me a big list of firms [and] that I could check the ones I wanted [and uncheck] the ones I didn't want. I liked that you contacted me a lot. I worked a lot via text. That was easy for me to do discretely at work. I liked being constantly updated. When I had two offers I really appreciated that you [did] some negotiating for me between the two. It made it easier because I didn't feel like I had to spend all this time running through LinkedIn or Indeed or job sites. It made my search easier because it's nice when I see a big list of firms that potentially might have openings because [then] I get an idea of who's looking [and] what the market [is] like right now. And then of course everything was coordinated for me. So I could spend more time at my current job or just doing other things rather than just spending all my time emailing back and forth with HR management at various firms. I would say [BCG is] effective, friendly, and positive. I have worked with a couple recruiting companies and I would rank you as number one. I would describe you as having a really wide range. [You are] very aggressive in getting results, being very results oriented. I would [also] say [you are] modern and innovative. [You] clearly approach recruiting in a way that I think makes a lot of sense and is targeted to get results.
[My favorite part about working with BCG Attorney Search was] the follow up, and not having to be the one contacting the recruiter. The recruiter went out and did the leg work for me, and found the places that were hiring that were in the salary range and locations I was interested in. [BCG is] friendly, thorough, and prompt. You guys are thorough and you're prompt and you're always following through on something. [You] facilitate [a] job search and make it a lot easier.
University of California Berkeley School of Law, Class Of 2010
Placed at Prime Healthcare Services.
I guess that whenever I had any questions, or I wanted to talk to somebody about a potential interview or something Romina, who was helping me, would always return a call, a text, or an email almost immediately. It was so easy to stay in touch with her, and I felt like she was very, very focused on helping me and was always available. I basically just sent in my resume and transcript, and she had interviews for me the next week. So I didn't have to do cover letters, and I didn't have to research what firms were looking for anyone. It very much simplified it. [I would describe BCG Attorney Search as] efficient, available, and simplifying. In the future, I would go back to you guys. I wouldn't try out someone else. I would highly recommend [you]. [BCG] will make you feel like you are the only clients and they will work tirelessly to get you in a placement that works for you.
Vanderbilt University Law School, Class Of 2011
Placed at Centauri Law Group.
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