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Win the Talent Game
Richard Brock's playbook on lateral hiring for law firms — why recruiting is a growth strategy, not a chore, and what it actually takes to land the partners you want.
Modern legal recruiting, built for firms that intend to grow
When you think about the legal recruiters you've worked with before, we're not that. OnBoard Legal is a client-focused legal recruiting firm with nationwide reach, founded by Richard Brock, author of Win the Talent Game. We work on a selective basis for firm leadership that treats hiring as a growth strategy rather than a chore. Eighty-two percent of the offers our client firms extend are accepted. That number is what happens when the search is run right from the first call.
of offers our client firms extend are accepted.
states of nationwide reach, with local market depth.
member, held to the association's professional standards.
What a client-focused legal recruiting firm actually does
Most recruiters work on contingency. They send the same candidate to five firms at once and get paid only if someone says yes. That model rewards volume, not fit, and it puts your firm's name in play across the market without your say. We work the other way.
Engage
We commit to your firm and learn how you actually make decisions, who has a say, what "fit" means here, and where you want to grow.
Curate
You see one curated slate built for your strategy, not a stack of résumés. A lateral hire is closer to a corporate acquisition than to filling a seat, so we vet for accretive, strategic fit.
Close
We run a defined process from the first conversation to a signed offer, keeping it tight because, as Richard Brock argues in Win the Talent Game, time kills deals.
When you think about recruiters you've worked with, we're not that
Client-Focused, not scattershot
One firm, one search, full focus. Your name is never shopped around the market behind your back.
We know why lawyers move
Cash drives the decision, but culture and camaraderie close it. We read the whole picture: comp structure, origination credit, rate flexibility, and the platform that lets a book grow.
Speed, because time kills deals
Firms lose strong laterals by moving too slowly. We keep the process tight and remind you that you are selling your firm too, not just evaluating a candidate.
Where we work
Lateral
Recruiting
Individual partners and practice groups recruited for pure growth, geographic expansion, practice-area depth, and client acquisition.
Merger
Services
Group hires and combinations move the needle hardest. We help structure the moves that bring whole teams and their clients with them.
In-House Placements
General counsel and senior in-house searches for companies building out their legal leadership.
Law Firm Executives
Searches for the operational and administrative leaders who run the modern firm.
Strategic Consulting
Growth strategy for firms deciding where, how, and how fast to expand their bench.
Coverage where you grow
Growth is rarely abstract. A client says "open in this city and I'll send you the work," and the firm that moves first wins the market. We recruit nationwide, with the local depth to know which partners are movable in a given city and why. Whether you are expanding into a new region or deepening a practice you already lead, we bring the market intelligence to make the play with confidence.
Read our story and see the people behind the searches.
Ready to talk?
If your firm is ready to grow and tired of the old recruiting model, let's have a conversation about a search built around your strategy.
Modern Recruiting
When you think about the legal recruiters you've worked with in the past, we're not that. We're a different kind of recruiting firm.
From start to finish—the relationship, process, and results are different. And the outcomes speak for themselves. 82% of the offers made by our client law firms are accepted. That's the kind of outcome you can expect when you bring the right candidate together with growth-oriented firms.
OnBoard provides forward-thinking, client-focused recruiting that brings modern methods and tailored solutions to law firms that are ready to grow.
