Attention general counsel:  When you have an opening to fill, are you sure that the person you really want to hire even knows you are hiring?

While there will always be more attorneys seeking in-house positions than there are openings, sourcing a great hire is more challenging than ever for several reasons:

  1. Unemployment among attorneys with in-house experience is historically low.
  2. Desirable candidates are busier than ever and therefore less likely to be monitoring job boards.
  3. Internal recruiters in your HR department struggle when asked to identify and proactively contact the right currently employed prospects.
  4. Your company may be highly resistant to using a search firm for openings below the C-suite level due to HR policies controlling those engagements.