FAQ

For those who have never worked with Amanda Ellis Legal Search or any legal recruiter, it is only natural to have some questions. Here are some essentials. Q. What services does Amanda Ellis Legal Search provide? Q. How is Amanda Ellis Legal Search compensated? Q. Why should I authorize Amanda Ellis Legal Search to submit      my resume rather than submitting my resume myself? Q. Should I work with multiple legal recruiters? Q. I am a new law school graduate but have not been able      to obtain a job. Can you help me? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Q. What services does Amanda Ellis Legal Search provide? A. Amanda Ellis Legal Search (AELS) places associate level attorneys with law firms. Law firms (clients) contact AELS when they need to hire an attorney. AELS then recruits associate level attorneys (candidates) who appear to be a good fit for AELS’s clients. After identifying potential candidates, AELS meets with each potential candidate in person to assess the candidate’s career objectives and to review in detail the candidate’s resume, deal sheet or litigation summary, experience, law school transcript, writing sample, special awards/recognition, etc. Once a candidate authorizes AELS to submit his/her resume for an open position, AELS submits the candidate’s resume, transcript and writing sample to the client. If the client requests to interview the candidate, AELS preps the candidate for the interview including providing all logistical details as well as the firm’s profile, questions to consider and biographical information regarding the interviewers. If the client ultimately extends an offer which the candidate accepts, the law firm pays a placement fee to AELS. The candidate does not pay for services provided by AELS.                                                                                           Back to Top Q. How is Amanda Ellis Legal Search compensated? A. The placement fee is paid by the client (law firm). The candidate does not pay any fees for legal search services provided by Amanda Ellis Legal Search. Q. Why should I authorize Amanda Ellis Legal Search to submit my resume rather than submitting my resume myself? A. If you are relocating to a different legal market, a good legal recruiter can be instrumental in your job search, especially if you do not know much about the new market and do not have time to perform the requisite research. Amanda Ellis Legal Search (AELS) focuses on attorneys relocating to other markets. Historically, over 70% of the candidates Amanda Ellis places on an annual basis are attorneys who relocated to a new legal market. Since launching AELS, 100% of the candidates placed were attorneys who relocated to a new legal market. In the past, Amanda has reached out to her contacts in other markets to connect her candidates to key players involved in the relocation process such as realtors, banks, and moving companies.                                                                                           Back to Top Q. Should I work with multiple legal search consultants/recruiters/headhunters? A. Nothing prohibits you from working with Amanda Ellis Legal Search and other legal search consultants. However, you should note that candidates who work with one recruiter typically have the most success and the least chance of getting “bounced” as a result of dual submissions. The general rule in the legal industry is that law firms keep a candidate’s resume active for a 6 month to 1 year period. The person who first submitted your resume to the firm during this period is the person who has priority. Thus, if you are working with multiple recruiters, it is imperative to keep detailed notes outlining which firms you or another recruiter has contacted; moreover, you should share this information with each recruiter working on your search. Q. I am a new law school graduate but have not been able to obtain a job. Can you help me? A. Unfortunately, we are unable to place entry-level attorneys, including recent graduates, attorneys coming out of clerkships and attorneys who have not worked for at least one year as an associate in a law firm or as counsel in a corporation.                                                                                           Back to Top