Why Firms Work with ThirtySix?
* Market Complexity – Hiring in the legal sector is competitive, and traditional recruitment methods don’t always deliver the right fit.
* Discretion & Accuracy – You need confidential, strategic searches that bring in the right talent, without the noise.
* Strategic Search, Not Just Hiring – We help law firms hire lawyers who add long-term value, not just fill roles.
How We Deliver Results
Hiring elite lawyers isn’t just about skill, it’s about strategic, long-term hires that fit your firm’s growth.
Our process is designed to be thorough, discreet, and aligned with your business needs.
Collaboration
A boutique, one-to-one approach with proactive, clear communication.
Process
Targeted search, headhunting top legal professionals, and ensuring cultural alignment.
Results
We don’t just deliver candidates, we deliver long-term strategic hires.
A Proven Legal Search Partner
We help legal leaders in the UK and US build strong teams, drive growth, and reduce hiring risk – whether you’re scaling, expanding, or already a market leader.
Key Metrics:
✔ Strategic Hires in Corporate, Litigation, Employment & Property Law
✔ Search Model – Every Candidate Approached Exclusively on Your Behalf
✔ We don’t just fill roles – we deliver a seamless hiring experience for all stakeholders
The ThirtySix Framework
Discovery
Discovery
We align with your firm’s needs to define a clear hiring strategy, which includes understanding your current state and what the desired state is.
Strategy
A structured approach to sourcing, assessing, and securing lawyers who align with your business goals.
Headhunting & Market Mapping
Headhunting & Market Mapping
Process Optimisation
We refine hiring and onboarding processes to ensure seamless integration.
Retention Strategy
Retention Strategy
We help you maintain a strong retention model to secure long-term success. Which is all defined in the discovery stage and aligns to your desired state.
Client Success Stories & Testimonials
“James has been an invaluable asset to our company as our talent partner.
Having worked with him on multiple hiring projects, I can confidently say that James has significantly contributed to building a strong and talented firm, helping us to build a modeal that not only attracts the best, but enables us to onboard and ultimately retain.”
“It’s game changing working with James.He works incredibly hard to understand our needs as the client and therefore wastes none of our time on people who wouldn’t be a great fit, which makes the process so easy!
At the same time he really does invest time to get to know the candidate which helps to make them feel much more comfortable, valued and invested in our business before they even start with us.”
“It’s difficult to find a recruitment partner you can always trust, but James is knowledgeable, efficient and takes time to understand our business and roles in detail.”
“Helping to build a team from 1 to 100 in six months is no easy task.Yet James ran the process in complete confidence through clear delegation and process management. I always feel confident entrusting large projects and line management to him.”
“James is fantastic, one of the best!He is thorough in his questioning, which allows us to understand the real crux of the types of candidates we are looking for, which ultimately leads to more successful interviews and quicker hires.”
“James works tirelessly to ensure the hiring process is effective and seamless at every step.Given our focus on a niche market with particular requirements for skills and industry experience, James excels at gathering detailed information and presenting it in a way that keeps senior stakeholders aligned with his approach.”
“I’ve not experienced this level of talent acquisition before. It’s impressive!Working with James allowed us to share the unique nuances of our agency’s hiring process. The level of detail he brings, coupled with the time saved compared to our usual methods, truly stands out. Honestly, this has been the best hiring experience I’ve had. Having worked in recruitment myself, I know firsthand how challenging the process can be, and James has set a new standard ”