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Why Do Some Legal Recruiters Lose Interest in Their Candidates?

By Harrison Barnes, Managing Director

• One of the more frustrating aspects of being a legal job candidate are recruiters who initially show interest in you, then suddenly disappear.
• This can make you wonder if there’s something wrong with you.
• Did something occur in your last interview you’re not aware of?
• Did that same firm not like something about you?
• 99.5% of the time, you’re not the issue.
• It is more likely that your recruiter is the issue.

Summary: Is there something wrong with you if a recruiter suddenly stops working you after expressing interest in you initially? READ MORE >

Article type: Working with a Legal Recruiter, Choosing a Legal Recruiter, About BCG Attorney Search

What Happens When You Work with a BCG Attorney Search Legal Placement Professional?

By Harrison Barnes, Managing Director

Summary: Learn more about the entire process BCG Attorney Search goes through for every legal placement it makes. READ MORE >

Article type: Working with a Legal Recruiter, Partner Employment Resources, About BCG Attorney Search

Why You Should Never Use a Legal Recruiter

By Harrison Barnes, Managing Director

• Not all recruiters are hard-working and aggressive.
• If you have a recruiter who is not hard-working or aggressive, you as an attorney could be missing out on opportunities in larger and more prestigious firms.
• Keep reading to find out how recruiters can negatively affect an attorney’s career through a lack of hard work and aggression.

Summary: Learn how legal recruiters have harmed so many attorneys and why you should never use one in this article. READ MORE >

Article type: Choosing a Legal Recruiter, About BCG Attorney Search, Utilizing Legal Recruiters

Should You Become a Legal Recruiter and If So Where?

By Harrison Barnes, Managing Director

• Being a legal recruiter allows you to control your own trajectory while maintaining job security.
• As a legal recruiter you have the opportunity to help others.
• If these sound appealing to you, keep reading to find out what other qualities are necessary to be a successful legal recruiter.

Click here to view a PDF version of the 18 topics you should consider when deciding which recruiting firm to join.
Summary: Considering becoming a legal recruiter? Find out if this is the right choice for you and which recruiting firm you should choose in this article. READ MORE >

Article type: Alternative Careers for Attorneys, About BCG Attorney Search, Career Advice for Attorneys

How a Good Legal Recruiter Finds the Best in You and Communicates It to Employers: How to Define Your Unique Selling Proposition

By Harrison Barnes,
Managing Director

Summary: How does a good recruiter get their candidates differentiated? By creating a Unique Selling Proposition – or USP. Here’s how they do it. READ MORE >

Article type: About BCG Attorney Search, Legal Job Search & Interview Tips, Utilizing Legal Recruiters

What Characteristics Should I Look for in a Legal Recruiter?

By Harrison Barnes,
Managing Director

Summary: These are the qualities which distinguish good recruiters from poor ones. READ MORE >

Article type: About BCG Attorney Search, Legal Job Search & Interview Tips, Utilizing Legal Recruiters

What Makes BCG Attorney Search the Greatest Legal Recruiting Firm in the World

By Harrison Barnes,
Managing Director

CEO of BCG Attorney Search

The very foundation of BCG Attorney Search is built upon the ever-present need to constantly improve. This is evident in several aspects of this business. I personally feel that BCG Attorney Search is the greatest recruiting firm in the world and always has been. We have touched the lives of thousands of attorneys in a positive way and, through our commitment and contributions to this sector, we have helped shape the American legal job landscape like no other company in existence. READ MORE >

Article type: About BCG Attorney Search, Utilizing Legal Recruiters

How to Choose a Good Attorney Recruiter

Finding the Right Attorney Recruiter to Jumpstart Your Legal Career READ MORE >

Article type: Working with a Legal Recruiter, Choosing a Legal Recruiter, About BCG Attorney Search

How to Select the Best Legal Recruiter and Maximize the Effectiveness of Working with One

Introduction

One of the most misunderstood facets of the legal recruiting industry is the following: You have many options when choosing a legal recruiter (not just the one that cold-called you), and how well you work with your legal recruiter will directly influence how successful the legal recruiter is in working with you. READ MORE >

Article type: Working with a Legal Recruiter, Choosing a Legal Recruiter, About BCG Attorney Search

A Letter to BCG Attorney Search Recruiters from Harrison Barnes: Thoughts on BCG Attorney Search

By Harrison Barnes, Managing Director

As we grow and our organization experiences various changes, I think it is important that everyone here understand what we are doing as a group. Whether or not we realize it, these philosophies guide us on a daily basis. READ MORE >

Article type: Utilizing Legal Recruiters, About BCG Attorney Search

Thoughts on BCG Attorney Search

By Harrison Barnes, Managing Director

As we grow and our organization experiences various changes, I think it is important that everyone here understand what we are doing as a group. Whether or not we realize it, these philosophies are something that guide us on a daily basis. READ MORE >

Article type: Choosing a Legal Recruiter, About BCG Attorney Search

BCG Opens Washington, D.C. Office

In our effort to provide a truly national recruiting service to America's top lawyers, we at BCG Attorney Search have opened our newest office in the nation's capital. The D.C. legal market is one of the largest and most fluid in the country and our newest office is designed to make it easier for the best legal job candidates to find employment in one of the busiest markets in the country. You can read more about our new office and BCG Partner by clicking the link below. READ MORE >

Article type: About BCG Attorney Search

What Makes a World Class Recruiter

By Harrison Barnes, Managing Director

• Just as in the practice of law itself is not for everyone, the same is true for those who recruit for clients who are in need of attorneys.
• Practice area specialization, cultural fit, an extensive book of clients are all needed of an attorney by a recruiter to help an attorney find their next legal job.
• And yet there’s even more a world class recruiter needs in their quiver.
• Keep reading to find out what exactly makes a world class recruiter in the legal business.

Introduction

The purpose of this essay is to address the question of what makes a world class legal recruiter. The answer to this question is identical to what translates to an exceedingly high level of success in any profession. READ MORE >

Article type: About BCG Attorney Search, Utilizing Legal Recruiters

Should I Use a Legal Recruiter? Top 10 Reasons to Use a Legal Recruiter

By Harrison Barnes, Esq.

Top 10 Reasons to Use a Professional Search Consultant

There are numerous reasons to use a legal recruiter. In choosing a legal recruiter, it is extremely important that you know what to look for. Good legal recruiters are firmly established as some of the most valuable fixtures in the legal community. Through their aggressive research, instinct, and knowledge of the legal-job market, a good recruiter affects the lives of attorneys, the lives of their families and friends, and the success of entire law firms. A good legal recruiter can also make the difference between your career's stalling and taking off. With so much effort put into becoming an attorney, it is of utmost importance that you choose a legal-recruiting firm that takes your career as seriously as you do. READ MORE >

Article type: About BCG Attorney Search, Utilizing Legal Recruiters

10 Things That Most Legal Recruiters Will Not Tell You

By Harrison Barnes, Esq.

• Some legal recruiters are better than others, much of that having to do with the recruiter’s qualifications or lack thereof.
• The problem is, almost anyone can claim themselves to be a recruiter, which could prove detrimental to the recruit as well as the law firm, not to mention the recruiter’s reputation.

Introduction

The legal recruiting industry is unique. With the goals of placing attorneys in new positions and, most importantly, helping attorneys' careers progress by finding the appropriate match, there is an important responsibility that falls on the shoulders of legal recruiters. However, unlike the practice of law, the top legal recruiting firms and those that aren’t the best in the industry are not regulated by the states. No licenses are needed. Therefore, anybody who wishes to become a legal recruiter (whether a former car salesperson, captain of a cruise liner or an exotic dancer with good people skills) can easily hang out a shingle and call him/herself a recruiter, and they may or may not be able to find legal jobs to those who want law firm employment. No licenses, tests, or ethical-fitness qualifications are necessary. "Not an attorney, and you have no knowledge of the legal market or of the current legal opportunities? No problem!" READ MORE >

Article type: About BCG Attorney Search, Utilizing Legal Recruiters