What we do · USA & International
Legal Recruitment & Executive Search
Eight disciplines, not one database. We combine proprietary data and strategic outreach to reach the legal talent that isn't looking — for law firms and companies.
Six mandates, two new disciplines. One standard of rigor.
We provide specialised executive search and recruitment for the legal sector and nothing else — for law firms and corporations, across the United States and internationally.
That focus is the point. A generalist sees a résumé; we read a practice. Whether the search is a lateral partner move, a first general counsel, a chief compliance officer or a head of legal operations, each runs on the same evidence-led method — and to the same standard. Below are the eight mandates we run.
Eight legal recruitment disciplines.
Each links to a dedicated page with the practice detail, the buyer brief and the candidate path. Choose the one closest to your search.
Lateral Partner Recruiting
Lateral partners and entire practice groups, moved with care — trusted counsel, genuine retained mandates, and a fit pressure-tested for real book portability.
Explore lateral partner recruiting 02Associate & Attorney Recruiting
Associates and counsel matched on practice depth and trajectory — the right firm, the right city, the right timing. Advised, never pushed.
Explore associate & attorney recruiting 03In-House & General Counsel
General counsel and senior in-house leaders who bridge legal judgement and business strategy — placed by consultants who have practised law.
Explore in-house & general counsel search 04Compliance & Regulatory
Chief compliance officers, regulatory and risk leadership for companies and firms that have to stand in front of a regulator — and be believed.
Explore compliance & regulatory recruitment 05Legal Operations
Legal-operations, legal-technology and the function behind the function — the people who make a legal department run as a business.
Explore legal operations recruiting 06Interim & Contract Counsel
Vetted interim counsel deployed at the speed of the matter — flexible capacity calibrated to the gap, not the headcount plan, across jurisdictions and practice areas.
Explore interim & fractional counsel 07Law Firm Management
The business leadership of the modern firm — the managing partner, COO, CFO, CMO and C-suite who run the enterprise behind the practice.
Explore law firm management & C-suite search 08Board & Advisory
Non-executive director search and board advisory — sourced against an explicit composition matrix, with the rigour the boardroom demands.
Explore board & advisory searchA smaller, data-led approach to legal search.
The same three principles sit beneath every mandate, from a single lateral hire to a practice-group lift-out.
Proprietary data
Our in-house engine maps the relevant universe directly — not a rented, recycled contact list shared across the market.
Story-driven outreach
Every approach is specific and built on a crafted opportunity — never a mass send that risks a candidate's confidentiality.
Strategic insight
We curate fit, not volume — assessing platform, economics and culture so a placement holds years on, not just to close.
Three sides of every search.
The same mandate reads differently depending on which side of the table you sit on. Start where you are.
For law firms
Lateral partners, practice-group lift-outs, associates and firm leadership — sourced from the whole market, not a rented list.
Hire for your law firm IIFor companies
General counsel, compliance and legal-operations leaders for legal departments at every stage of scale.
Build your legal team IIIFor candidates
A trusted partner for the most important move of your career — including roles that never reach a job board.
Explore a moveReady when you are — submit your CV, or read the salary & compensation benchmarks the market quotes.
How we work with firms and candidates
What does Sartori & Partners recruit for?
We provide specialised executive search and recruitment for the legal sector and nothing else — for law firms and companies, across the United States and internationally. Our mandates span lateral partner recruiting, associate & attorney recruiting, in-house & general counsel, compliance & regulatory, legal operations, interim & fractional counsel, law firm management and board & advisory search.
Do you work with both hiring firms and candidates?
Yes. We sit between the firms and companies that hire and the senior lawyers who move. Hiring clients can brief us on a search for a law firm or build a legal team inside a company; senior legal professionals can explore a move or submit a CV.
What makes your approach different from a contingency database recruiter?
We go beyond recycled databases and static networks. By combining proprietary data, story-driven outreach and strategic insight, we reach high-performing legal talent — including those who are not actively looking, but are worth moving. Data finds the names; experienced consultants make the calls that matter. See our full methodology.
Where do you run searches?
Our orientation is the United States, with established reach internationally. We run mandates across key US legal markets and abroad through a single, coordinated team. See where we work on our locations overview.
Start a conversation
The right legal hire begins with a discussion.
Whether you are running a search for a law firm, building a legal team inside a company, or weighing a move, we listen first. No obligation.