The right move,
quietly made.
JS Legal Group is a boutique legal search firm focused on the partner market. We advise accomplished partners and groups on confidential lateral moves, and we help Am Law 100 and 200 firms and well-established boutiques hire the people who become the core of their firm. Since 2016 we have placed hundreds of partners across the country and opened offices for Am Law 100 and 200 firms in Los Angeles, Houston, New York, Tampa, Miami, and Austin.
Partner-level moves often turn on portable business, compensation structure, and platform fit. We understand firms’ financial metrics and can save partners time and help maximize their earnings potential by focusing on firms that fit. We are well versed in the issues that most often prompt partners to consider a move, whether that is compensation, rate pressure, conflicts that block new business, origination credit disputes, or a platform that no longer fits the practice.
Who we serve
For attorneys
Law firm Partners and Groups weighing a move. It starts with one conversation, in confidence — no résumé required, and nothing sent anywhere without your consent.
How we work with attorneys →For law firms
Am Law 100, 200 and sophisticated boutique firms looking to grow through lateral additions, open offices in new markets, and grow practices through group moves. We offer candid market intelligence and two decades of experience.
How we work with clients →The team
How we work
Client Demand
We work closely with firm clients to identify what practice areas and markets they want to grow in. We seek deep understanding about the kinds of practices that fit with our firms and that they want to invest in.
Internal Research
We consult our internal candidate database first. We have years of experience talking with candidates. Not just about what they want for their practices in the present moment, but their long-term plans and goals. If any candidate we’ve worked with makes sense for a new search, we check in with them.
Map the Market
We build a short list of high-quality attorneys who are a match with the needs of our clients. We engage in outreach to understand their practices and what motives they have for a move.
Guide the Process
We provide research and information about our firm clients to candidates and walk them through the process from interview preparation, LPQ assembly, offer conversations, and transitions.
Nothing goes anywhere without your consent — no mass submissions, ever. Our confidentiality commitments →
Start a confidential conversation.
One conversation, in confidence. Years of experience in lateral markets. Nothing shared without your consent.