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- Using a Legal Recruiter: Who Should and Shouldn't
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- Expectations vs. Reality in Legal Recruiting Careers
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- Should You Pause Your Law Firm Job Search If You Are Not Getting [Enough] Interviews?
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- Why You Should Never Use a Legal Recruiter: Do Not Use a Legal Recruiter Until You Read This
- How to Know If You Are Marketable by a Legal Recruiter
- Should You Become a Legal Recruiter and If So Where?
- How a Good Legal Recruiter Finds the Best in You and Communicates It to Employers: How to Define Your Unique Selling Proposition
- What Characteristics Should I Look for in a Legal Recruiter?
- How to Hire a Legal Recruiter for Your Law Firm: How Law Firms Recruit Attorneys Using Legal Recruiters
- The Definitive Due Diligence Guide in Lateral Attorney Law Firm Partner and Associate Hiring: How Law Firms and Search Firms Can Collaborate
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- What Makes BCG Attorney Search the Greatest Legal Recruiting Firm in the World
- How Attorneys Can Choose the Best Legal Recruiter for their Lateral Move
- The Three Styles of Legal Recruiting: Which Sort of Legal Recruiter Would You Prefer to Work With?
- A Letter to BCG Attorney Search Recruiters from Harrison Barnes: Thoughts on BCG Attorney Search
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- How to Become a World-Class Recruiter: Best Practices and Strategies
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- 10 Secrets Legal Recruiters Don't Want You To Know - Unlock the Hidden Benefits of Working with a Legal Recruiter
- How to Decide if BCG Attorney Search is the Right Choice for You
- The Principle of "Kaizen" and BCG Attorney Search
- Harrison Barnes' Advice to Legal Recruiters About Resumes and Cover Letters for Attorneys
- What Most Legal Recrutiers Will Never Tell You: How Most Legal Recruiters Really Do Their Jobs
- Why Will Good Legal Recruiters Not Work With Me?
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- Winning the War for Talent: My Guide to Recruiting, Compensating, and Growing Small Law Firms
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- Law Firm Lateral Hiring: The Importance of Due Diligence and Background Checks
- Maximizing Your Law Firm's Growth: The Ins and Outs of Lateral Hiring Strategies
- The Pros and Cons of Contingency or Retained Search for Law Firms
- Avoiding Common Mistakes When Hiring Laterals for Your Law Firm
- Law Firm Lateral Transfers: A Strategy for Growth and Success
- Making Your Law Firm the Best Place to Work: Attract and Retain the Best Candidates
- How Law Firms and Other Hiring Organizations Can Determine if an Attorney Has the Qualifications to Do the Job They Are Hiring For
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- Benefits and Drawbacks of Two-Tier Partnerships in Law Firms
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George Mason University School of Law, Class Of 2016
Placed at Best Best & Krieger LLP.My favorite things about BCG Attorney Search is that the staff were very knowledgeable, responsive, friendly, and genera....Read more >
Jesse Mondry
University of Minnesota Law School, Class Of 2008
Placed at Harris BrickenI really appreciated the professionalism of my recruiter, and her diligence on my behalf. My legal placement professiona....Read more >
Martinis Jackson
Howard University School of Law, Class Of 2013
Placed at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLPI found my BCG Attorney Search recruiter to be really knowledgeable about what was out there. I also found her to be ver....Read more >
Jennifer Meeker
University of San Diego School of Law, Class Of 2008
Placed at Nossaman LLPBrian is an incredible, very effective team! They moved the process along quickly and were extremely responsive to all m....Read more >
Lindsay Docto
Boalt, Class Of 2015
Placed at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPMy recruiter was great to work with. BCG made the job easier for me.
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