Profile: Zenner Consulting Group, LLC (‘ZCG’) is the leading attorney search and placement firm in Chicago. Twenty-five years ago, ZCG created the model for the legal recruiting industry in Chicago; all ZCG recruiters are accomplished attorneys and skilled counselors who, having practiced law at the finest law firms, universities and public interest organizations, operate according to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism, with unparalleled expertise in an ever-changing legal market.
By devoting exquisite care and highly personalized attention to our clients, we strive to make the “right placement.” At ZCG, we consider our clients to be both the employers and the candidates. We have generated a large and loyal client base, consisting of the highest quality attorneys, law firms, corporations and other organizations. Our unique motivation and ability to listen carefully to our clients and facilitate their best interests translates directly into exceptional results: successful, long-lasting placements. Working as a strategic partner with our clients, we comprehensively cover all aspects of legal search and placement:
Law Firms: We routinely counsel law firm associates and partners contemplating their long-term career options, including other law firms, in-house opportunities, public interest and government positions as well as alternative professions.
ZCG has a strong track record of placing groups, partners and associates at top law firms, ranging in size from large to small.
We play an integral role in counseling national and local law firms and nationally-recognized groups respecting their strategic growth, including acquisitions, affiliations and the opening of offices entering new markets.
In-house: ZCG has a successful and impressive record of national in house placements, including the placement of high-level in-house attorneys, particularly in the role of General Counsel.
Our numerous placements range from General Counsels of publicly held companies to the sole in-house attorneys of start-ups. We have placed positions at all levels of seniority and substantive expertise.
We work on an exclusive basis with almost all of our in-house employer clients. Our successful placements have led to many additional searches and on-going referrals.
Public Interest: ZCG believes that public interest organizations deserve access to the best attorneys. ZCG waives (or reduces) its fee for placements with public interest organizations. Our searches have included not-for-profit organizations, universities and governmental agencies.
ZCG established the Zenner Consulting Group Grant at Northwestern University School of Law, which provides scholarship assistance to students pursuing employment in the public interest area.
ZCG Professionals: Teri Zenner Toig, Esq., the President and CEO of ZCG, was a transactional attorney at Kirkland & Ellis and at Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom & Moritz, Ltd. Teri graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in 1983. Iren Ustel Hianik, Esq. was a litigator with Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon. Iren graduated from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law in 1987. Mindy Crandus Sircus, Esq. was a partner in the Corporate and Securities Group at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg. Prior to joining Neal, Gerber, Mindy practiced at Arnold & Porter. Mindy graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in 1984.
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