With decades of experience in the legal industry, our team has the knowledge and expertise to help propel your career.
Michelle Foster is the Founder of The Foster Group as well as a veteran legal recruiter with 20 years of experience helping law firms and corporations identify the best attorneys for their hiring needs. Before starting her own firm, she worked for Major Lindsey & Africa, where she was a Partner, and consistently ranked as a top earner for over a decade. Michelle has placed some 400 attorneys throughout the course of her career and has provided advice and counsel to countless others. She has provided representation to numerous attorneys seeking growth opportunities and has successfully opened offices, placed partners, practice groups, counsel and associates in top national and international firms as well as midsize firms and boutiques. Her notable in-house placements include the General Counsel of D.E. Shaw and Facebook. Read More...
Drew Foster is the Managing Director, and a Senior Legal Recruiter specializing in the placement of Partners and Associate level attorneys. Prior to joining The Foster Group Legal Search, Drew worked as a Recruiter at Michael Page, partnering with both buy and sell side Financial Services clients, such as Credit Suisse, JP Morgan Chase & Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. As a ‘full cycle recruiter’ Drew understands how to effectively manage the recruitment process, from both the candidate and client perspective, which has led to successful placements and fruitful relationships. When partnering with candidates, Drew works sedulously to understand their career path, motivations and long term goals, to ensure an efficient and targeted job search. Read More...
Elaine Oh is a Senior Legal Recruiter specializing in the placement of Associate and Partner level attorneys. She previously worked as a Business Development Executive at an Industry Research firm where she brought in new business and worked with clients in the legal, banking, financial services, and higher education industries. Having spent years in the Business Development space, Elaine understands the importance of maintaining long-term business relationships through a consultative approach when working with candidates in order to strengthen their standing with top-tier Law Firms and to further their careers. Elaine exhibits an industrious work ethic, and prides herself on her versatile and auto-didactic approach to life. Read More...
Geoff Scollard serves as the Managing Director of the Miami office and as a Senior Legal Recruiter focusing primarily on domestic and international placements of lateral partners and groups as well as office openings for Biglaw firms entertaining new territories. Prior to joining The Foster Group Legal Search, Geoff worked at a large national legal search firm for over four years where he successfully placed numerous attorneys at Am Law 200 and boutique law firms, and in-house with a wide variety of startups and Fortune 500 companies, including Amazon and Rubrik. Geoff takes a collaborative and creative approach to recruiting and finds great fulfillment in helping candidates and clients achieve their goals by leveraging his experience and vast network of contacts in the legal community. Read More…
Jessica Chang is a Legal Recruiter specializing in the placement of Associate and Partner level attorneys. Prior to joining The Foster Group Legal Search, Jessica worked as an attorney at a New York law firm focusing on commercial and civil litigation. Jessica also practiced as a family law attorney in both New York and Alabama prior to transitioning to commercial and civil litigation. Jessica comes from a family of attorneys. Her ability to relate to the candidates that she works with, and her knowledge of the legal industry allows her to achieve success in her role. Jessica understands the importance of being a trusted advocate and maintaining long-term and meaningful relationships with both the candidates and clients. Read More…
Sarah LaPolla rejoined The Foster Group in 2023 as the Recruiting Coordinator and Office Administrator. She had previously been with the company from 2018 - 2020. Prior to joining The Foster Group, Sarah worked as a literary agent for almost ten years and continues to work as an independent editor and writer. Sarah received her Bachelor of Arts from Ithaca College and earned her Master of Fine Arts from The New School. Read More…