Adamson & Partners has built a strong reputation for securing exceptional legal talent within in-house legal teams. As businesses increasingly recognise the strategic importance of their legal functions, aligning legal and corporate strategies has become essential to driving growth. We have over 40 years of experience in global legal search for multinationals and high-growth organisations. As the role of the Chief Legal Officer evolves, having the right legal leader to navigate geopolitical risks has never been more critical.

Our clients rely on our expertise and global network for senior-level hires, complex cross-border roles, confidential replacement searches, and team building. Chaired by a former Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, our team combines niche legal and compliance search expertise with real-world experience. As qualified Lumina Spark practitioners, we strive to find the best technical and cultural fit for your business. Our commitment to ensuring lasting success includes executive coaching services for both clients and candidates.

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Global Legal Specialists

We are well-versed in all aspects of global legal search. Our diverse team, fluent in multiple languages, has extensive international experience and represents the best Chief Legal Officers worldwide. We understand the unique cultural dynamics of our markets and are frequently asked to support our clients in key international hires, ensuring consistency across global legal teams.

Deep Experience Across:

  • Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
  • General Counsel (GC)
  • Assistant General Counsel (ACG)
  • Vice President (VP) Legal
  • Legal Director
  • Regional General Counsel (GC)
  • Senior Legal Counsel

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  • First-time legal hires for headquarters.
  • Harmonising legal teams and finding the best lawyers globally to build consistent, high-performing legal functions.
  • Identifying top legal leaders in established markets.
  • Finding the best talent in new and emerging markets.

Why work with us

  • Client-Focused Service

    We take the time to understand your business and strategic objectives and provide extensive due diligence and transparency to create a strong foundation for impactful and lasting placements. Our blend of expertise and care makes us a trusted, efficient, and reliable partner for growth. The result is nearly 1,000 successful senior placements or combinations and a repeat business rate of over 90% in the past 10 years.

  • Technical Capacity

    Our success is reflected in a 90% repeat business rate, built on exceeding client expectations through our proactive, responsive culture and commitment to efficiency and transparency. We approach each assignment with deep curiosity and expertise, ensuring we fully understand client goals. Our thorough due diligence and use of trained coaches and psychometric testing ensure that we engage both active and passive candidates effectively. Through a transparent, data-driven process, we provide clients with real-time insights and full visibility of our efforts, reinforcing the value of their investment in talent.

  • Global Reach

    Working across more 40 countries, we leverage local market insights and a robust global candidate network to identify and place the finest legal and compliance talent for our clients. Our diverse team, fluent in multiple languages and well-versed in various cultural nuances, ensures that we thoroughly understand the unique dynamics of each market we operate in, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that meet our clients’ specific needs.

  • Subject Matter Experience

    With over 40 years of dedicated legal search experience, we understand the industry, the commercial landscape and the issues our clients face. With our extensive global network and our refined process, we are a reliable and efficient search partner, trusted with some of the most complex hiring assignments.

  • Dedicated Approach

    We approach each engagement with a team methodology. Every search is led by a Partner with the support of an assigned researcher from our in-house research team, and admin support. And, unlike some larger search firms, our Partners are hands-on and actively involved in the interview process. This team approach brings varying perspectives and contributes to ensuring a bespoke, targeted, and unbiased approach to meet each client’s unique requirements.

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Exceptional Results

Our clients choose us for our expertise, deep sector knowledge, and professional approach. We provide strategic insights that help clients enter new markets, identify skill gaps, and recruit legal professionals who meet their professional requirements and align with their corporate culture.

Our executive search process focuses on proactively identifying and engaging the best talent in the market — professionals who are rarely on the open market. This exclusive and targeted approach ensures that our clients gain access to the best legal and compliance professionals without competing with their industry peers. But we know that finding you top talent with technical fit is only part of the equation. We ensure that your values and culture are critical elements of our search criteria, and this commitment to finding you the right colleagues for you and your teams results in client retention.

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