Law Firm Associate Recruiting

Setting the Foundation for a Fulfilling Legal Career.

Your legal career has just begun, and there are many paths and opportunities ahead. You need the guidance of a career counselor who listens, understands and sees your potential—and will point you toward possibilities that align with your goals.

Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Associate Practice Group recruiters support the legal career journeys of law firm associates, helping them find career fulfillment at the right law firm in the right market and make decisions that will equip them for the future—and whatever direction their career takes. Our deep relationships with law firm recruiting professionals and our local market expertise, as well as our global reach, give us insights and access to roles that allow us to make long-term matches that bring success to both you, the associate, and your employer, the law firm.

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Touching Base with a Recruiter Should Be a Part of Your Professional Development Plan. Here’s Why.

Even if you are happy with your current law firm, it’s good practice to make checking in with a recruiter a standard part of your professional development plan.
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Touching Base with a Recruiter Should Be a Part of Your Professional Development Plan. Here’s Why.

Law School Student Toolkit

We want to help law students and associates early in their careers start their legal careers on the right foot. Our Law School Student Toolkit provides resources, including resume tips, videos exploring practice area selection and practical interview advice, that will help young lawyers navigate entering the law and developing within the legal profession.

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Your Career Counselors with Global Insight and Local Expertise

Our associate recruiters are active influencers in the legal community, partnering with legal organizations, law schools, law firms and bar associations to share knowledge, collaborate and serve as a trusted advisor for lawyers at the early stages of their careers.

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Case Study - An AmLaw Associate's Return to Practice

MLA's Associate Practice Group had been counseling an AMLaw Associate who after earning her J.D. from an Ivy League school and practicing in BigLaw in New York decided to take some personal time off from practicing.
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Case Study - An AmLaw Associate's Return to Practice

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What Clients are Saying

"I have worked with a lot of recruiters in my nine years as a recruiting professional and I think that MLA is one of the best firms to deal with because of the recruiters they hire! The recruiters whom I work with at MLA are extremely knowledgeable about the markets they are in. They take the extra time to get to know the firms they are dealing with, which means they present the right candidates. MLA's recruiters are efficient and they do everything they can to help move the process along by being responsive and available."

Tara Klein

Recruiting Manager - West Coast - Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP

Insights

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Asia Pacific Legal Market Summary August 2023

Current legal market news, trends, partner moves, and active opportunities in the Asian, Australian and Pacific Rim legal markets for August 2023 from our APAC offices.
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Asia Pacific Legal Market Summary August 2023
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Asia Pacific Legal Market Summary July 2023

Current legal market news, trends, partner moves, and active opportunities in the Asian, Australian and Pacific Rim legal markets for July 2023 from our APAC offices.
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Asia Pacific Legal Market Summary July 2023
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Asia Pacific Legal Market Summary June 2023

Current legal market news, trends, partner moves, and active opportunities in the Asian, Australian and Pacific Rim legal markets for June 2023 from our APAC offices.
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Asia Pacific Legal Market Summary June 2023

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