The realisation of a firm’s strategic vision is only possible when the right professionals come together to serve clients with a unique market offering that gives them competitive advantage. For international law firms with offices in major global legal markets, attracting and retaining high calibre senior talent becomes an even more critical challenge – where failure is simply not an option.

Fox Rodney Search has been successfully completing executive search mandates in the legal market for over a decade, building an unsurpassed record of achievement and service. As our clients continue to grow around the globe, we have grown with them, offering our traditional standards of excellence in research, professionalism and service, regardless of a legal market’s size or location. We work with our clients at a strategic level, assisting them with every facet, from feasibility studies and due diligence to office openings and team moves.

Our team of consultants and research associates, many of whom are UK and US qualified attorneys, possess a wealth of market knowledge which is underpinned by our market-leading research capability. We currently serve clients across the United Kingdom, the United States, Continental Europe (France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, the Benelux countries, and Switzerland), and the CIS/CEE Region, and the Middle East (UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and North Africa), as well as Asia. Our team includes fluent Arabic speakers, a distinct advantage in Middle East searches.

Our research-led methodology and utmost professionalism have helped to drive the success of our clients. Whether engineering a key lateral partner hire, a team move, an office opening, or a firm merger/alliance, we judge our performance in the same way our clients do… by our results.

Originally opening in London, Fox Rodney Search has completed numerous successful searches and placements in the UK and the US. Our assignments range across a wide variety of practice areas and sectors, including completing the largest team move ever in the UK market.

In the US we have developed particular expertise in searching for partners in private practice with technology-focused businesses across many different industry sectors and skill sets – including intellectual property, IT, regulatory, telecommunications, life sciences, healthcare, and renewable energy.

The Continental European market holds both great opportunities and challenges for global law firms and financial institutions. The last decade has seen a record number of mergers, acquisitions and new market entries, as firms compete fiercly to offer their clients truly global service. While some firms have excelled in these markets and others have faced a more difficult trading environment, the success or failure of these endeavours has largely depended on their ability to attract and retain elite senior talent.

With many years of experience in the French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Dutch, Belgian and Swiss markets, Fox Rodney Search has assisted its clients with entering and growing in all of these countries, concluding difficult mergers and team moves that have been both challenging and transformational. Our track record of success in this region is testament to the effectiveness of our research-led approach and the importance of engaging each market with thorough analysis, a well thought-out strategy, and real access to leading partners that will ultimately determine success or failure.

The Gulf region (including Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman) has become a strategic international hub, connecting the Middle East to the Western financial centres. International law firms have been quick to understand the importance of securing a significant presence in the region, in the interests of clients and partners alike.

Fox Rodney’s Middle East team, has a unique and in-depth understanding of the cultural and economic realities of doing business in the region. This allows us to identify and source the most appropriate and successful candidates for our clients. We have the ability to search multiple markets across Europe, Asia and the US in order to meet our clients' requirements and strategic growth needs in the Middle East. With our presence in Dubai and local language fluency, we continue to strengthen our client service in this important region.

With the rise of energy, mining, telecommunications, consumer products, media and life sciences business interests in Central and Eastern Europe over the last decade, greater numbers of international law firms have taken a keen interest in this important region. From Moscow to Warsaw and Budapest to Kyev, national legal markets have taken on an increasingly international flavour as cross-border transactions constitute a more significant proportion of 'local' work.

Both leading Central and Eastern European independents and international law firms alike have developed vested interests in the continued improvements in quality, best practice and sophistication of the legal markets in this region. Nowhere is this change more prevalent than in firms’ recruitment strategies, where a new office in the region or the addition of a highly rated team can transform a firm’s practice offering.