The Foster Group Featured in Voyage New York on Their Approach to Legal Recruiting

The Foster Group’s Approach to Legal Recruiting and Why It’s Effective

Making the right career move in the legal field can be a challenging endeavor. Attorneys who are motivated to explore the market will find an abundance of opportunities, making it difficult to identify those that are a good fit based on practice type of career goals. Those who understand this often turn to legal recruiters for market intelligence, guidance, and support.

“There are a few important decisions we make that impact ever facet of our lives. Making a career move is certainly one of them,” says Drew Foster, Managing Director at The Foster Group. “As legal recruiters, we provide attorneys with the market knowledge and intelligence that is needed to navigate a complex and sophisticated job market. By bringing together strategy, data, and the human element, we help them to identify and obtain the positions that can take their careers to the next level.”

The Foster Group is a leading full-service legal recruiting firm with decades of experience specializing in the placement of partners, counsel, and associates. The team that makes up The Foster Group works with both attorneys looking to advance their careers and law firms and corporations looking for talent to service their clients and support their strategic growth.

Achieving Success Through a Career Counseling Approach

One of the core principles that allows The Foster Group to stand out in their field is the long-term, career counseling approach that they take to legal recruiting.

“I never want to take a high-pressure approach to recruiting,” explains Michelle Foster, who left her position as one of the top recruiters at the world’s largest legal executive search firm to start The Foster Group in 2014. “I believe a career counseling approach that focuses on the strengths of the lateral’s skill set and practice, coupled with the deep and broad network of relationships I’ve maintained for over 20 years within law firms and in-house legal departments, is the strongest approach to add value to the attorneys, law firms and corporations I represent. My goal is to help attorneys find a long-term home where they can thrive.”

The lawyers and firms that partner with The Foster Group find experienced and committed advocates who spend the time to understand their client’s goals and to find a fit that will foster long-term success.

“We’re not pushy, and we’re not overly aggressive - we’re very thoughtful and we’re good listeners,” explains Drew. “Whether it is helping a firm find talented attorneys for their core practice groups or assisting an attorney to make a move that allows for a healthier work-life balance, we take this career-counseling approach from start to finish.”

Unique Insight That Adds Value to the Hiring Process

The Foster Group serves as a valuable resource to firms and attorneys during the hiring process. Its team has managed thousands of interviews for clients, resulting in an expertise that is very niche and highly valuable.

“There are many things that one might want to know about a future employer or employee, including some hard questions that one thinks about before going into an interview,” says Drew. “Questions like, ‘How can I best explain this aspect of my career?’ or ‘How do I discuss compensation effectively?’ or ‘How do I explain my reasons and motivations for leaving my current firm?’ When people are not sure who to turn to with those types of questions, we help to fill the knowledge gap.”

The trust that many law firms have come to place in The Foster Group also empowers them to provide a higher level of service to the attorneys they represent. By having access to a deeper understanding of a firm’s practices, preferences, and culture, The Foster Group is able to consistently facilitate the type of placements that make sense for both attorneys and firms.

“The number of successful placements that we have made over the years has led firms to trust our instincts when it comes to who would be a good fit for them,” explains Michelle. “As a result, we have become trusted advisors to many firms, having access to information that lawyers doing a job search won’t find by simply visiting a firm’s website.”

Helping Clients Find the Perfect Fit

The success achieved by The Foster Group’s unique approach to recruiting is made evident by the testimonials that its clients have provided. “Trusted advisors with warmth, humanity, and charm,” is the description offered by a partner in corporate law who utilized the firm’s services. A partner in labor and employment law highlighted the effectiveness of The Foster Group’s career counseling approach, describing them as a “tireless advocate” who “acted with only my best interests in mind” and identified “a perfect fit for my practice.”

“Skilled legal recruiters allow lawyers to seek out career opportunities without taking their focus off of what they are good at, which is legal work,” says Elaine Oh, Senior Legal Recruiter for The Foster Group. “We are here to spearhead the job search process for them, acting as a trusted advisor and career counselor. Because we take the time to understand who they are and the goals they are pursuing, we can manage the process for each candidate in a way that connects them with the right opportunities and allows them to have a strong sense of the market.”

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