EOLIS, Founder and CEO
Inventor of the Legal Search Industry
In 1967, Wendeen H. Eolis began her attorney search practice in the heart of Manhattan. In 1969 she formalized her business, establishing the first-ever, search firm exclusively for attorneys. Since then EOLIS has proven itself as a leader in the legal search and related legal consulting industry in JD talent optimization.
With initial assignments from Cravath Swain & Moore and the Port Authority of NY and New Jersey that provided seed money, EOLIS evolved, rapidly into a legal talent consultancy dedicated to optimizing attorney talent, continually expanding its client base to include law firms, businesses, institutions, government, and individual lawyers, with a notable and singular niche in boardroom advisory services.
Today, EOLIS International Group consists of four principal lines of business; attorney searches and vetting assignments, boardroom advisory services for lawyers, attorney career transition services, and legal marketplace consulting. EOLIS is a boutique with a worldwide footprint, and Wendeen has been a continuous leader in attorney talent optimization during each step of the Company's growth.
EOLIS has combined its hallmark of transformational leadership with an innovative spirit and a deep understanding of talent acquisition dynamics, to complete more than 7500 assignments. Its legal talent database of 300,000+ JD-credentialed practitioners, corporate legal officers, C-Suite executives, and public company board directors is its most precious asset.
About our Team
While Wendeen is the company’s public face, she credits her roster of collaborators, affiliated partners, project directors, and researchers as EOLIS's most valuable assets. The Company also hosts many law student internships.
Recognition And Awards
EOLIS has been the subject of scores of feature stories in mainstream and legal industry media including The New York Times which reported in one of its profile stories about Wendeen, "she has the ties that bind the legal fraternity."
EOLIS's staying power as a pre-eminent leader in the business community and legal consulting industry has been reconfirmed year after year. A representative sample of recent media-based awards and other public attentionion includes Corporatelivewire.com’s 2015 "Most Innovative Legal Consultancy,” Corporate Vision Magazine’s 2016 “CEO of the Year,” Corporate Insider’s 2018 Legal Awards for “Legal Search Platform of the Year," and "Best Legal Recruitment Firm of the Year," as well as recognition in 2019 from the US Business News at the "Legal Elite Awards."
In 2021 Who's Who in America selected Wendeen's biographical profile for inclusion in its independent selections. In 2022, Wendeen was invited to join the Forbes Business Council where she has been a featured, unedited, "expert" on their periodic "Expert Panels." And, in 2023, her expert opinion regarding corporate board directorships for lawyers was featured in Bloomberglawnews.com, and in 2024, she was EOLIS was featured story in BoardroomIntelligece.com.
Note: Neither EOLIS, nor Wendeen H. Eolis, pays or advertises for recognition or inclusion in any publication or awards.