Attorney/Law Firm Searches and Vetting
Boardroom Searches/Vetting Assignments
Special Counsel; Government Appointments
Corporate Law Departments: CLOs and GCs
Law Firm Partners/Groups/Mergers
Search/Vetting Process
EOLIS recruits and vets senior-level lawyers, with exceptional credentials, proven expertise, considerable experience, and endless aspirations to "play bigger."
Candidate Research and Development
EOLIS meets with every candidate, either in video conferences or in-person, often in multiple meetings, to ensure the completion of important probing discussions required to evaluate the mutual suitability of the potential match.
EOLIS Executive Search/Vetting Methodology
- Initial client conferences, including client profile data and specifications
- Research and development of the candidate universe
- Candidate meetings with EOLIS’s senior leadership
- Client and candidate briefings
- Negotiations and offer discussions
- Customized vetting activities
- Candidate reference checks
Candidate Registration Process
- Lawyers are invited to register their biographical material at: eolis@eolis.com
- Candidate credentials, experience, and expertise are entered into the EOLIS proprietary database.
- Completed Inquiry Forms are required for consideration of specific searches.
- Candidate qualifications are discussed with clients, based on the requirements of the search.
- Qualified candidate prospects meet with EOLIS’s senior leadership before any meeting with an EOLIS client.
- The suitability of one or more searches is then evaluated promptly.
- There is no cost to search-qualified candidates to complete registration in our proprietary attorney search database.
- Candidates may accelerate job search goals and career transitions by consulting EOLIS's career management division.
COUNSEL SEARCHES AND REVIEWS
EOLIS helps clients search for suitable law firm representation, special counsels, and the replacement of conflicted counsels. EOLIS also reviews relationships between in-house lawyers and outside law firms to evaluate opportunities for improvement.
Opportunistic Placement Recruiting--On Occasion
EOLIS clients are invited to list their long-range search goals for our review and discussion with qualified candidates not under consideration for another EOLIS search opportunity. Opportunistic searches are available on a contingency fee basis only to current and previous EOLIS clients, and in accordance with EOLIS's standard contingency fee schedule provisions.
EMPLOYER FEES
EOLIS searches, vetting projects, and legal consulting activities are retainer-based. This provides clients with the necessary allocation of time and effort to identify, court, and vet true superstars with the requisite chemistry to fit the needs of the anticipated role. For further information regarding search services and applicable fees, employers may contact eolis@eolis.com or call 212-472-4000.
Note: EOLIS's searches, vetting assignments, and reference checks are performed in compliance with relevant statutes, including provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.