Legal Recruitment

Executive Search and Headhunting in Legal

Recruit Mogul delivers executive search, headhunting and talent acquisition services for senior roles in the legal profession. We work with law firms, in-house legal departments, regulatory bodies and legal tech companies to secure leaders who drive performance, manage risk and ensure legal excellence.

Legal leadership today is about more than compliance. It requires strategic thinking, commercial understanding, and the ability to align legal outcomes with wider organisational objectives. At Recruit Mogul, we connect you with professionals who operate at the highest level of legal and business leadership.

Targeted talent acquisition for legal leadership

We specialise in recruiting C-suite, board-level and senior legal professionals across sectors. Our focus is on leadership appointments that influence legal operations, corporate governance, regulatory frameworks and strategic risk management.

Typical roles we recruit include:

C-suite and board-level legal positions:

General Counsel
Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Head of Legal
Legal and Compliance Director
Non-Executive Director

Senior legal leadership and practice roles:

Director of Legal Operations
Head of Risk and Compliance
Senior Corporate Counsel
Head of Regulatory Affairs
Director of Litigation
Legal Partner
Director of Employment Law
Head of Mergers and Acquisitions

These are critical roles in fast-moving, highly regulated environments. Whether you’re building a legal function from the ground up or replacing a key executive, we tailor our approach to meet your business needs.

Transparent percent fee structure

Our fee structure is simple and transparent. Recruit Mogul charges a flat 20 percent of the candidate’s starting annual salary for each successful placement. This fee includes the entire process, from initial consultation and role scoping to search strategy, candidate engagement, shortlisting, interview support and offer negotiation.

We do not add hidden costs or complex pricing layers. You benefit from end-to-end service, led by experienced consultants with a deep understanding of the legal talent market.

Executive search for business-critical legal appointments

Legal executives play a vital role in defining risk tolerance, shaping policy and influencing corporate reputation. Our executive search services are designed to identify and engage senior legal professionals with the credibility, experience and foresight to lead in demanding environments.

Our process includes:

Strategic consultation to understand your business and legal function
Market mapping and talent benchmarking within relevant sectors
Confidential outreach to experienced legal leaders
Structured assessment for cultural, technical and strategic fit
Presentation of a highly qualified, fully briefed shortlist

We work closely with managing partners, CEOs and boards to ensure each placement contributes directly to organisational goals.

Discreet headhunting for senior legal professionals

When you need to hire a senior lawyer, regulatory expert or legal team leader, but cannot rely on public advertising, our headhunting service delivers. We approach passive candidates, those not actively looking but open to the right opportunity, with discretion and professionalism.

We frequently headhunt for roles such as:

Senior In-House Counsel
Partner (Corporate, Commercial, Litigation, Employment)
Director of Legal Transformation
Senior Legal Counsel, Data Privacy
Director of Compliance and Ethics
Head of Contract Management
Director of Legal Affairs

Our team has access to extensive legal talent networks and understands how to communicate your employer brand and opportunity with clarity and confidence.

Building long-term legal talent pipelines

Recruit Mogul does more than fill roles. We support your long-term legal talent acquisition strategy, helping you build sustainable leadership pipelines that match your evolving business, regulatory and operational needs.

Our advisory services include:

Succession planning for General Counsel and CLO roles
Legal department scaling during organisational growth
Diversity and inclusion strategy for senior legal appointments
Executive compensation benchmarking
Legal function design and structure advisory

We work in partnership with law firms and corporate legal departments to create hiring strategies that align legal capability with business vision.

Why Recruit Mogul is trusted by legal organisations

Recruit Mogul is known for its precision, professionalism and market knowledge. Our consultants understand the complexities of legal leadership, from the nuances of practice specialisation to the pressures of managing legal risk in a commercial environment.

Clients choose us because we:

Deliver curated shortlists of qualified, engaged candidates
Have deep networks within legal practice and in-house counsel communities
Operate with discretion and credibility at all levels of seniority
Communicate clearly and consistently throughout the search process

We take pride in representing your brand to the legal market and delivering candidates who make a lasting impact.

Begin your legal leadership search

Whether you need a General Counsel to modernise your legal function or a Partner to drive growth in a key practice area, Recruit Mogul is ready to support your next strategic hire.

Our executive search, headhunting and talent acquisition services are built for the legal sector and focused on results.