About EOLIS

A Pioneering Spirit     

In 1967, while still a student, Wendeen H. Eolis established her attorney search business. In 1969, with retainer-based search assignments from Cravath, Swain, and Moore and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Wendeen abandoned her plan to complete a PhD, deciding to grow her fledgling business instead. She moved her office from a basement apartment to a tonier commercial space in the heart of Manhattan. Next, she began to hire employees to support the work, mostly summer interns from law schools across the country - a program that has been continued ever since. She then added experienced recruiters to help grow the Company's business. Over the years, EOLIS has both expanded and streamlined its operations in response to market conditions and opportunities. The Company achieves its goals with the help of an extraordinary roster of affiliated consultants, who serve as team members and project directors, including former law firm partners, retired general counsels, law student researchers, and others with relevant experience in law and business.

From the beginning, EOLIS was laser-focused on codifying, validating, and retrieving data about lawyers, law firms, and corporate law departments. Today, EOLIS delivers outstanding JD-credentialed senior-level talent.  The Company digs deeper in the relationship-building process, and consultants continuously look to their highly honed database, which skillfully separates gossip from information and outdated information from current facts.

Our Principal Lines of Business

EOLIS International Group's business activities include retainer-based searches, career transition services, boardroom directorships, and legal marketplace consulting services (including the company's expert witness reports). They are fueled by a competitive drive that values excellence as its own reward. EOLIS services are grounded in a belief system that combines a commitment to productivity and kindness as an asset to deploy generously, within our ranks, with our clients, and with the public.

Our Numbers Add Up

EOLIS boasts 320,000+ experienced lawyers in its sophisticated database, which includes 3,000 repeat clients over the years, more than 7,600 retainer-based assignments, and countless "contingency-based partner placements" for discerning employers throughout its history. EOLIS brings to the table 50+ years of experience as a leading force in legal talent management.

Legal Search Industry Leadership

In the spirit of a commitment to community, Wendeen invited legal recruiters from around the country to meet with her in 1984 at her New York City home office. She had a plan.  With enthusiastic support of the attendees, Wendeen led the formation of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants. She was elected the Association's first president and chair of its board of directors. During her term of office, the NALSC ratified an ethics code and held its first annual educational conference. She remained in the Association until the late 80s when she recast the EOLIS  business model to emphasize retainer-based law firm and in-house recruiting services--and attorney career transition services for individual lawyers seeking positions beyond legal practice.