For Clients
Specialist legal search for the people your practice needs.
Lex Exec helps law firms strengthen specialist teams through carefully targeted recruitment, with a particular focus on Senior Associate, Legal Director and Partner appointments.
We take time to understand the practice, the reasons for hiring and what success would look like. Our approach combines direct search, established relationships and properly qualified shortlists, with close attention to technical experience, ambitions and fit.
How we work
We limit the number of live searches so that each receives focused attention. Colin Lynam, Founder and Head of Legal Recruitment, leads client relationships and assignments, supported by Anne-Marie Kenny, Head of Talent Search.
Our work includes individual lateral hires, difficult-to-fill searches, senior appointments and team growth across our specialist legal markets.
Selected successful appointments
The following examples illustrate completed appointments. Client and candidate names are withheld to preserve confidentiality.
Family Law
Partner
Partner appointment for a specialist London family law firm.
Rural, Agriculture and Estates
Legal Director
Legal Director appointment within the rural, agriculture and estates practice of a national law firm.
Employment
Associates and Senior Associates
Multiple successful placements with a specialist employment law firm.
Private Wealth Disputes
Legal Director
Successful placement of a Legal Director with eight years' post-qualification experience at a top-tier private client firm in London.
Family Law
Associates
Two Associate appointments for a growing specialist family law boutique, with close attention to technical experience and cultural fit.
Private Client & Tax
Senior Associate
Successful placement of a Senior Associate with a leading international law firm, focusing on ultra-high-net-worth private clients and landed estates.
Client feedback
The following are extracts from written client feedback.
A trusted recruitment partner
“We have successfully hired two Associates through Lex Exec, and we will certainly utilise their services for future growth when the need arises.”
Specialist family law boutique
Specialist recruitment expertise
“My team and I would not hesitate to recommend him and Lex Exec to others seeking a specialist recruitment partner for high-calibre legal hires.”
Specialist high-net-worth law firm
Reliable and recommended
“We certainly recommend Colin and his team, and look forward to working with them again in the future.”
Full service international law firm
Discuss a hiring requirement
Whether you are planning a senior appointment, strengthening a specialist team or exploring a confidential hire, we would welcome an initial conversation.