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Welcome to the 11th annual Midwest Legal Staffing Guide.As the Midwest legal market continues to evolve, throughfirms merging and emerging hot practice areas, the jobmarket reflects those changes.

If you’re a hiring partner, legal administrator, attorney whojust got sworn in or a secretary looking for a better position,the Midwest Legal Staffing Guide will be an excellent aid inyour search. Firm administrators and corporate counsel canuse this guide as a resource when there is a need oftemporary or permanent attorneys or support staff.

This directory includes legal staffing firms and recruitersthroughout the Midwest that are among the most respectedand experienced in the legal community.

We hope this guide will provide you the information youneed to begin your search for a new job or to assist you infilling a position.

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So pull on your sweats and lace up yoursneakers—we are going for a trial runthrough the career obstacle course forgetting a job in these tough times.

1. Bend and Stretch

When you haven’t been to the gym for awhile, most trainers will start by checking yourflexibility. They will push you and pull you tosee where and how you bend, how “tight” youare, how flexible (or inflexible) you havebecome over the years. Where you start isjust the baseline—you are expected to loosenup as you begin the training process.

This holds true for career stretching aswell. Are you hung up on only taking a jobexactly like the one you held before? In thiseconomy, the number of traditional legaljobs has shrunk considerably. You mayneed to figure out a way to stretch yourtechnical and transferable skills into newand different configurations so as to bemarketable in areas that are quasi- or evennon-legally related. The good news here isthat just as you can train your body andmuscles to bend and move in differentdirections, you can reevaluate yourintellectual skills and learn to see whereand how those skills can be valuable inother places and industries beyond the law.

This mental stretching can be as painfulin its own way as the physical type. We allget comfortable with the routines we knowand the comfort that comes with using ourskills in the same ways over and over, buthumans are flexible—we were designed tobe adaptable to survive.

Career Calisthenics:Whipping Your Career Into Shape

Getting any job in today’s market is hard

work—are you sure that you are doing

everything you can to “work out” all your

career opportunities? If you aren’t putting

in at least as much time and effort

crunching your network as you are your

abs, your career search isn’t in peak form.

As a career trainer for lawyers in

transition, I feel a kinship with all the

personal trainers I see at my local gym. In

a lot of ways, we are in similar positions.

We both have clients that come in to see

us searching for direction. We both want to

help our clients identify and reach realistic

goals by offering directed exercises to help

strengthen their resolve and sharpen their

skills. We each relish in our clients

successes and feel for them when they fall

short. But whereas my compatriots at the

gym can point to the loss of the first few

pounds or inches to reassure their clients

that progress is being made, my clients find

it much harder to see success in anything

less than the acquisition of a new job.

We all know that Rome wasn’t built in a

day, and that (no matter what you read on

the internet) washboard abs can’t be

obtained without sustained hard work. Yet

so many lawyers lose patience and focus

as soon as their first round of letters or

networking attempts fail to yield a job offer.

I guess the legal market was too good for

too long; many of us have never

experienced a real job search and the

persistence that carrying out such a search

requires.

by Cheryl Rich Heisler


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offered to you, despite a fantastic interview.

Not all positions actually come to fruition;

budgets or head counts can get cut even

during an interview cycle. And coming in

second is not always a bad thing—even

when you are not the one actually offered

the job, being so close to the top should

remind you that you did have most of what

they thought they wanted for the slot, and

you should reach out and investigate

related jobs at related companies who

might very well see the same positives in

your background as did the first group.

4. Rejoice in Your Results

Progress in the gym can be measured in

lots of ways: increased strength, decreased

pain, higher tolerance, lower weight. There

are also intangible measures of success:

you feel a little better, you have more

energy, you look healthier. Plenty of

tangible and intangible results can be yours

from a well-conducted job search also. Your

network increases, your confidence grows,

your sense of where and how you can add

value to an organization crystallizes. If you

use your search time to volunteer or take

an internship, you can develop new skills

and realize the benefits of giving something

back to your community.

Best of all, these results are just as real

as the new job will be, when you land it.

So, if you can manage to stay on track with

both your physical and job search routines,

just think how great you will look (and feel)

when you start your new position!

Cheryl Rich Heisler is the President and

Founder of Lawternatives, a Chicago-based

career consulting firm specializing in assisting

lawyers in making career transitions, inside,

outside and around the law.

2. Start Slow and Steady

No one would start a new exercise routinewith a triathlon. That just sounds crazy. Butmany legal job seekers, in a panic to landsomething, do exactly that. Before theyhave even thought about what they mightlike to do or for whom they might be able todo their best work, they flood the marketwith their resumes. They networkhaphazardly. They act without a plan.

And just like running a marathon withoutthe proper training, they crash and burn,injuring themselves in the process.

A smarter approach is to work up tobeing ready to present yourself to yourtarget markets in a controlled fashion. I amall for maximizing contacts in a givenarena, but I believe there needs to be astrategic component to who you target,when and why. I try and encourage myclients to learn something from everynetworking meeting they have, and then todial that learning into the next levelcontact. When an opportunity is availablefor a position, submit a tailored resumeand cover letter that speak directly to yourqualifications for that specific position.Don’t consider an afternoon on LinkedInasking random folks to “friend” you asquality job search time.

3. Build On Your Progress

In the gym, once you can do 10 push-ups, then you work toward 15. Once youcan do 15 repetitions of your bicep curlswith 10 pound weights, then you try itagain with 15 pounders. Whether you areaiming for strength or flexibility or speed orstamina, you always keep building.

A job search is like this as well. Evenafter you have had a few good interviews,keep plugging! Some jobs just won’t be


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CAREER ENHANCEMENT/OUT PLACEMENT

Full Service Career ConsultingAnd Outplacement Services For:

• Lawyers exploring career alternatives inside, outside

and around the law• Firms/Employers seeking alternatives to traditional

terminations203 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2100

Chicago, Illinois 60601TEL: (312) 558-1536

[email protected]: Cheryl Rich Heisler, J.D.

ILLINOIS

Ajilon Legal10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1310Chicago, IL 60603TEL: (312) 201-8020FAX: (312) [email protected] www.ajilonlegal.com

Amicus Search Group30 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2200Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) 466-5727FAX: (312) [email protected]

BCG Attorney Search200 South Wacker Drive, 31st Floor Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (800) 285-9937FAX: (312) [email protected]

Blackman Kallick10 South Riverside Plaza, 9th FloorChicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) 207-1040FAX: (312) [email protected]: Jill Elden Rorem

Broadview, Inc.Legal Search Consultants70 West Madison Street, Suite 1400Chicago, IL 60602TEL: (312) 214-3242FAX: (312) [email protected] www.broadviewinc.net

Chicago Legal Search, Ltd.180 North LaSalle St., Suite 3525Chicago, Illinois 60601TEL: (312) 251-2580FAX: (312) 251-0223www.chicagolegalsearch.comattorneys@chicagolegalsearch.com

Chicago Legal Search, Ltd., the onlydiversity-owned and National Gay andLesbian Chamber of Commerce(NGLCC http://www.nglcc.org/) certified Chicago-based legal search firm, is celebrating its 22nd anniver-sary. We focus on permanent andtemporary/contract attorney placement and recruit for in-house,counsel, associate, partner, practice group and law firm merger searches.

Our recruiters have over 50 years of combined private practice and recruiting experience. Our clients include large, mid-size, small andboutique law firms; Fortune 500corporations; smaller, privately-heldcompanies; and nonprofit organizationsthroughout the Chicago metropolitanarea and the Midwest. Each search isconducted with the highest level of professionalism and confidentiality, anda commitment to diversity initiatives.

Chicago Legal Search, Ltd.’s custom database of nearly 40,000 Chicago- area attorneys allows us to pin-point highly-qualified candidates for even the most specialized positions.

We are a proud member of theNational Association of LegalSearch Consultants (NALSChttp://www.nalsc.org/).

Credentia, Inc.980 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1400Chicago, IL 60611TEL: (312) 649-0522

Early Cochran & OlsonOne East Wacker Dr., Ste. 2510Chicago, IL 60601TEL: (312) 595-4200FAX: (312) [email protected]

Evers Legal Search, Inc.1910 South Federal St., Suite BChicago, Illinois 60616TEL: (312) 255-1144FAX: (312) [email protected]

firstPRO LegalTEL: (678) 510-7414CELL:(678) 742-2171FAX: (404) 250-1780Contact: Anne [email protected]

firstPRO Legal - We specialize inplacing Lateral Associates andPartners in high profile positions withLaw Firms and in-house legal depart-ments nationwide. We partner withscores of Legal Clients ranging fromsmall and mid-sized firms to thosewith an international presence oftenon an exclusive retained basis.

We also provide corporate legalrecruiting for in-house legal positionswith our existing Fortune 500 clientsand other companies of all sizes. Inaddition, we broker Law Firm mergersand Practice Group Acquisitions withsome of the finest firms in the nation.

Our recruiters have made placementsnationally and have significant experi-ence placing attorneys in major mar-kets like Chicago, New York, D.C. andL. A. We are among the industry lead-ers in advising on diversity issues withlaw firms and companies of all sizes.

For a complete email listing of all ourjobs in the legal markets we serve,please contact: Richard M. Rice,Managing Partner [email protected]. In theMidwest, contact: Anne Violante, VPlegal Chicago - [email protected].

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Gunther Group LLCCivic Opera Building20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 1920Chicago, Illinois 60606TEL: (312) [email protected]

We are the leading permanent attorneysearch and placement firm in Chicago.

• Dedicated to providing first-classattorney search and placement services.

• Comprised of lawyers who under-stand the hiring needs of employersand the career decisions facinglawyers.

• Committed to service that is professional, responsive, and confidential.

Haydon Legal Search5225 Old Orchard Road, Suite 8Skokie, Illinois 60077-1027TEL: (847) 965-8222 FAX: (847) 966-6173 [email protected] www.haydonlegal.com

Hire Counsel150 North Michigan Avenue,Suite 800Chicago, Illinois 60601TEL: (312) 624-7668FAX: (312) [email protected]

Hudson10 South Wacker DriveSuite 2600Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) 795-4200FAX: (312) 795-4288www.us.hudson.com/legal

For over 25 years, Hudson Legal hasprovided clients a full range oftemporary staffing, permanentrecruitment and discovery solutionswith unparalleled access to highlyqualified legal professionals and reviewexpertise. With our customizeddiscovery solutions, companies andtheir outside counsel can manage anysize project, reduce overall costs andincrease profitability. We specialize inlarge-scale litigation matters, antitrustreviews, government investigationsand other document-intensive projects.As the world's largest legal recruitingfirm, we provide significant insight intothe market for legal employment.

Interviewing Consultants Inc.20 N. Clark St., Ste. 2620Chicago, Illinois 60602TEL: (312) 263-1710FAX: (312) [email protected]

JB Consulting Group, Inc.Three First National Plaza70 West Madison Avenue, Suite 1400Chicago, IL 60602TEL: (312) 214-6122FAX: (312) [email protected]: Jeff Berkowitz

JB Consulting Group, Inc. specializesin retained executive level attorneysearch for corporations and lawfirms. The firm also does acquisi-tions, practice group transfers, con-tract attorney search, outplacementand job search advising.

The firm combines fundamentalsearch skills and extensive law firmand corporate networks with anapproach that listens carefully toclients and prepares a detailed profileof the targeted candidate or practicegroup. This emphasis on systematiclegal search consistently produces astrong panel of candidates withdemonstrated excellence who meetthe client’s specific needs.

Jeff Berkowitz has been doing legalsearch for a dozen years. Prior tothat, he was a partner with a majorChicago law firm, an economic con-sultant and a visiting faculty memberin economics at Indiana and OhioState Universities. Berkowitz hasalso appeared on national networktelevision (Fox News Channel) andlocal radio news (WLS and ChicagoPublic Radio) programs to providepolitical and economic analysis, pre-dictions and commentary.

Berkowitz received his J.D. from theUniversity of Chicago Law School(Law Review), B.A. from UCLA(Magna Cum Laude), M.A. from theUniversity of Chicago (Economics)and completed all requirements,except a dissertation, for a Ph. D.from the University of ChicagoEconomics Department, where hewas a Woodrow Wilson Fellow.

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Keith Ross & Associates490 E. Roosevelt Road, Suite 203 West Chicago, IL 60185TEL: (630) 293-4000 FAX: (630) 293-9800 [email protected]

Kelly Law Registry111 West Washington Ave., Suite 711Chicago, Illinois 60602TEL: (1-800) 248-4LAWTEL: (312) 332-0655FAX: (312) 332-4170

LawyerLink LLCSears Tower233 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 5025Chicago, Illinois 60606TEL: (312) [email protected]

Legalpeople311 W. Superior St., Suite 402Chicago, Illinois 60654TEL: (312) 644-5100FAX: (312) 644-5300www.legalpeoplegroup.com

LegalQuest LLC161 N. Clark St., Suite 4700Chicago, Illinois 60601TEL: (312) 523-2077FAX: (312) [email protected]

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One South Dearborn21st Floor

Chicago, IL 60603Tel: 312/372-0390Fax: 312/277-2899

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Specializing in thetemporary and permanentplacement of paralegalsand attorneys since 1986.

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Whether you need to add to your existing legal team or temporarily augment your staff with trained, experienced

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161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4700Chicago, Illinois 60601

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We know that your standards are demanding and so are ours. Whether you are seeking temporary or direct-hire legal staff, legalQuest LLC

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Legal Solutions, Inc.Downers Grove office: The Esplande12001 Butterfield Road, Suite 1040Downers Grove, IL 60515TEL: (630) 968-0504Chicago office:225 W. Washington St., Suite 2200Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) [email protected]

Linder Legal Staffing Inc.39 South LaSalle Street, Suite 907Chicago, Illinois 60603TEL: (312) 236-6400FAX: (312) [email protected]

Contact Names: Curtis A. Linder,President and Nancy Roberts Linder, CFO

Linder Legal Staffing hires lawyers,paralegals, law clerks, law schoolstudents and graduates, and anyother legal support staff. Our contractors work on a contract or temporary basis for projects atChicago area law firms and corpo-rate legal departments. Direct-hireplacements and “temp-to-hire” conversion assignments also offered.

Lucas Group230 West Monroe Street, Suite 850Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) 357-1160,www.lucasgroup.com/legal

Major, Lindsey & Africa –Midwest, LLCChicago 1 South Wacker Drive, Suite 1750Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) 372-1010FAX: (312) [email protected]

Milwaukee 205 East Wisconsin Ave., Suite 205Milwaukee, WI 53202TEL: (414) 272-1010FAX: (414) [email protected]

Founded in 1982, Major, Lindsey &Africa is the world’s largest and mostexperienced legal search firm.Combining local market knowledgeand a global recruiting network, MLAhas earned recognition for its trackrecord of successful General Counsel,Corporate Counsel, Partner, Associateand Law Firm Management place-ments. With offices throughout theU.S., Hong Kong, London and Tokyo,MLA recruiters are dedicated tounderstanding and meeting clients’and candidates’ needs while main-taining the highest degree of profes-sionalism and confidentiality. At MLA,we consider every search a diversitysearch, and have been committed todiversity in the law since our incep-tion. For these reasons, MLA wasvoted “Best Legal Search Firm in theU.S.” in the most recent national sur-vey of America’s top law firms. Tolearn more about MLA visit our web-site at www.mlaglobal.com.

McCormack Schreiber Legal Search Inc.303 West Madison StreetSuite 2150Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) 377-2000FAX: (312) 377-2001TOLL-FREE: 1-(866)-819-4091info@thelawrecruiters.comwww.thelawrecruiters.comContacts: Amy Leafe McCormack,Gay Rineberg Schreiber

McCormack Schreiber Legal Searchis Chicago's premier attorney searchfirm and, for over a decade, has specialized in the permanent place-ment of associates, partners andpractice groups at large, midsize andboutique law firms, and in-housecounsel of all levels at regional,national and international corpora-tions. To learn more about our firm,please visit our website atwww.thelawrecruiters.com.

Mendelsohn Legal, Inc.Susan Mendelsohn, Esq.161 North Clark, Suite 4700Chicago, Illinois 60601TEL: (312) 523-2050FAX: (312) [email protected]

Mestel & Company150 N. Michigan Ave., Ste 2800Chicago, IL 60601TEL: (312) 624-7660FAX: (312) [email protected]

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Preferred Legal Staffing8164 Sunset RoadWillowbrook, IL [email protected]: (312) 296-6510FAX: (312) 276-8181Contact Name: Joyce M. HittPresident

Preferred Legal Staffing, Inc. is awoman owned business servicing the legal community. We provideexceptional assistance in the placement of legal professionals within law firms and corporations.

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Providus230 W. Monroe, Suite 2210Chicago, Illinois 60606TEL: (312) 726-9775FAX: (312) [email protected]

Providus provides lawyers and para-legals on a contract and permanentbasis to law firms and corporate lawdepartments as well as consultingservices for large-scale documentreviews through fully staffed officesin Chicago, Dallas, Houston, LosAngeles, New York City andWashington, D.C. We are formerattorneys and paralegals with prac-tice experience in big firms...just likeyou. We collectively have over 200years of experience in legal staffing.We have earned the reputation asthe people to call for substantive,high-quality contract and permanentplacement opportunities. We willmatch the right lawyer or paralegal toyour assignment every time. TheProvidus Model allows our clients towork with dedicated staff members,who get to know the culture andnuances of each client's practice andbusiness model, enabling Providus toMake The Perfect Match.

River West Consultants, Ltd.230 W. Monroe, Suite 2110Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) 332-8300FAX: (312) 332-8303info@RiverWestConsultants.comwww.riverwestconsultants.com

Robert Half Legal205 N. Michigan Ave #3301Chicago, IL 60601TEL: (312) 616-0220FAX: (312) [email protected]

Robert Half Legal is the premierprovider of experienced project andfull-time professionals for law firmsand corporate legal departments.

Schulman ProfessionalSearch, Ltd. 150 N Wacker Drive Suite 1760 Chicago, IL 60606 TEL: (312) 251-8600 FAX: (312) 251-8408www.spsearch.comschulman@spsearch

Special Counsel150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2115 Chicago, Illinois 60601 TEL: (312) 814-0240FAX: (312) 814-0241 [email protected]

Special Counsel is the single mostcomprehensive source of legal work-force solutions across the nation andoverseas. We specialize in temporaryand direct hire staffing, as well asproject management and trial con-sulting services. Today, more thanever, our clients appreciate the bene-fits of Special Counsel because weoffer superior, world-class solutions.We provide immediate to long-termstaffing, project consulting, litigationsupport, trial preparation, courtroomautomation and electronic trial pre-sentation to leading law firms andFortune 1000 companies. Special Counsel is committed to thehighest standards of excellence, andour services are distinguished byuncompromising quality at every level.

Staffing Now, Inc.200 W. Adams Street, Suite 1001Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) [email protected]

750 W. Lake Cook Road, Suite 200Buffalo Groove, IL 60089TEL: (847) [email protected]

Strategic Workforce Solutions208 South LaSalle Street, Ste. 1250Chicago, IL 60604TEL: (312) 541-9000FAX: (312) [email protected]

Tech Law Recruiting, Inc.™1415 West 55th Street, Suite 102Countryside, IL 60525TEL: (708) 482.1111 FAX: (708) 482.1112 [email protected]

Todays Office Professionals11 South La Salle Street, Suite 1100Chicago, Illinois 60603TEL: (312) 566-0420FAX: (312) 566-0427

1431 Opus Drive, Executive Tower W1 Suite 215Downers Grove, IL 60515TEL: (630) 512-9201

Wexler Siegel Group LLC 900 N. North Branch, Suite 722 Chicago, IL 60622TEL: (312). [email protected]

Winston & Green111 W Washington Street, Suite 841Chicago, IL 60602TEL: (312) 201-9777 FAX: (312) 201-9781 [email protected]@winstonandgreen.comwww.winstonandgreen.com

Zenner Consulting400 North Michigan Avenue, Ste. 1220Chicago, Illinois 60611TEL: (312) 645-0400FAX: (312) [email protected]

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INDIANA

Bindley Associates320 North Meridian Street, Suite 612Indianapolis, Indiana 46204TEL: (317) 464-8144FAX: (317) 464-8145

IOWA

Kaplan & Jass, Inc.3737 Woodland Avenue, Suite 630West Des Moines, Iowa 50266TEL: (800) 478-6360FAX: (515) 457-7470

KANSAS

Legal Resources, Inc.14 Corporate Woods8717 West 110th Street, Suite 150Overland Park, Kansas 66210TEL: (913) 451-7802FAX: (913) [email protected]

MICHIGAN

F-O-R-T-U-N-E PersonnelConsultants of Troy, Inc.560 Kirts Blvd., Ste. 102Troy, Michigan 48084TEL: (248) 244-9646FAX: (248) [email protected]

F-O-R-T-U-N-E PersonnelConsultants of Grand Rapids, Inc.2180 44th Street Southeast, Suite 107Grand Rapids, Michigan 49508TEL: (616) 281-2861FAX: (616) 281-2856

Kelly Law Registry999 West Big Beaver Rd.Troy, Michigan 48084TEL: (248) [email protected]

Lumen Legal1025 N. Campbell RoadRoyal Oak, MI 48067-1519TEL: (248) [email protected]

Newman Hawkins31017 WestwoodFarmington Hills, Michigan 48331TEL: (248) 661-8900FAX: (248) [email protected]

Special Counsel50 W. Big Beaver Rd., Ste. 475Troy, Michigan 48084TEL: (248) 524-9131FAX: (248) [email protected]

Special Counsel is the single mostcomprehensive source of legal work-force solutions across the nation andoverseas. We specialize in temporaryand direct hire staffing, as well asproject management and trial con-sulting services. Today, more thanever, our clients appreciate the bene-fits of Special Counsel because weoffer superior, world-class solutions.We provide immediate to long-termstaffing, project consulting, litigationsupport, trial preparation, courtroomautomation and electronic trial pre-sentation to leading law firms andFortune 1000 companies. SpecialCounsel is committed to the higheststandards of excellence, and our ser-vices are distinguished by uncompro-mising quality at every level.

MINNESOTA

Ajilon Legal 100 South Fifth Street, Suite 1700Minneapolis, MN 55402TEL: (612) 339 7717FAX: (612) [email protected] www.ajilonlegal.com

Kelly Law RegistryAT&T Tower901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2880Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402TEL: (612) 339-9595FAX: (612) 339-2286

Larson Allen Search220 South 6th Street, #300(US Bank Plaza – South Tower)Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-1436TEL: (612) 376-4500FAX: (612) 376-4850

Lieberman-Nelson, Inc.311 First Avenue North, Suite 503Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401TEL: (612) 338-2432FAX: (612) [email protected]

Robert Half Legal800 Nicollet Mall #2700Minneapolis, MN 55402TEL: (612) 349-2810FAX: (612) [email protected]


Special CounselThe 15 Building15 South Fifth Street, Suite 1000Minneapolis, MN 55402TEL: (612) 340-9068FAX: (612) [email protected]

Special Counsel is the single mostcomprehensive source of legal solu-tions across the nation and overseas.We specialize in temporary anddirect hire staffing, as well as projectmanagement and trial consulting ser-vices. Today more than ever, ourclients appreciate the benefits ofSpecial Counsel because we offersuperior, world-class solutions. Weprovide immediate to long-termstaffing, project consulting, litigationsupport, trial preparation, courtroomautomation and electronic trial pre-sentation to leading law firms andFortune 1000 companies. SpecialCounsel is committed to the higheststandards of excellence, and our ser-vices are distinguished by uncompro-mising quality at every level.

Talon Performance Group5891 Cedar Lake RoadMinneapolis, Minnesota 55416TEL: (612) 827-5165FAX: (612) 952-5016www.talonperformancegroup.com

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MISSOURI

Aaron Consulting, Inc.P.O. Box 4757St. Louis, MO 63108TEL: (314) 367-2627FAX: (312) [email protected]

JurisTemps8000 Maryland, Ste. 650Clayton, MO 63105TEL: (314) 862-5554FAX: (314) [email protected]

Kelly Law Registry1 Metropolitan Sq.St. Louis, MO 63102-2711TEL: (312) 332-0655FAX: (312) [email protected]

Robert Half Legal 211 N. Broadway, Suite 1250St. Louis, MO 63102-2733TEL: (314) 621-2223FAX: (314) 621-4621


OHIO

Beckman & AssociatesLegal SearchRivercenterP.O. Box 75142Cincinnati, Ohio 45275TEL: (513) 654-2992FAX: (513) 657-2240

Counsel Search Co.124 North Summit, Suite 305Toledo, Ohio 43604

Major Legal ServicesErieview Tower, Ste. 14141301 E. 9th St.Cleveland, Ohio 44114TEL: (216) 579-9782FAX: (216) 579-1662www.lawplacement.com

Robert Half Legal277 W. Nationwide Blvd #200Columbus, OH 43215TEL: (614) 221-1544FAX: (614) [email protected]


Special CounselPNC Center201 East Fifth Street, Suite 1400 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 TEL: (513) 721-4400FAX: (513) 721-4401 [email protected]

Special Counsel is the single mostcomprehensive source of legal work-force solutions across the nation andoverseas. We specialize in temporaryand direct hire staffing, as well as pro-ject management and trial consultingservices. Today, more than ever, ourclients appreciate the benefits ofSpecial Counsel because we offersuperior, world-class solutions. We pro-vide immediate to long-term staffing,project consulting, litigation support,trial preparation, courtroom automationand electronic trial presentation toleading law firms and Fortune 1000companies. Special Counsel is commit-ted to the highest standards of excel-lence, and our services are distin-guished by uncompromising quality atevery level.

Special CounselTerminal Tower50 Public Square, Suite 1707Cleveland, OH 44113TEL: (216) 622-2100FAX: (216) [email protected]


Vanbuskirk Legal Search,L.L.C.34208 Aurora Road, Suite 135Solon, Ohio 44139TEL: (440) 229-1358FAX: (440) [email protected]

WISCONSIN

Contract Counsel Solutions,Inc.6737 W. Washington St.,Suite 2390West Allis, Wisconsin 53214TEL: (414) 431-9058FAX: (414) [email protected]



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ILLINOIS

Ajilon Legal10 South LaSalle Street,Suite 1310Chicago, IL 60603TEL: (312) 201-8020FAX: (312) [email protected] www.ajilonlegal.com

Amicus Search Group 30 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2200Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) 466-5727FAX: (312) [email protected]

Avanti Staffing, Inc.104 South Michigan Avenue,Suite 820Chicago, Illinois 60603TEL: (312) 853-3600FAX: (312) [email protected]

Blackman Kallick10 South Riverside Plaza, 9th FloorChicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) 980-2997FAX: (312) [email protected]: Jill Elden Rorem

CLS Legal Staffing180 North LaSalle St., Suite 3525Chicago, Illinois 60601TEL: (312) 251-2588FAX: (312) [email protected]

Founded in 2001, CLS Legal Staffing,a minority-managed and operated divi-sion of Chicago Legal Search, Ltd.(Est. 1988), is a results-oriented com-pany that specializes in recruiting andplacing highly qualified and exceptionalparalegals, legal secretaries, supportstaff, management, and senior execu-tives in permanent, temporary/contract and temp-to-perm positions.

We recruit for Chicago’s premier lawfirms, including boutiques, mid-sized,national and international firms. We also focus on local privately-heldcompanies and Fortune 500 corporations.

With a highly sophistica ted databaseof more than 15,000 candidates, CLSLegal Staffing is well-positioned toprovide you with Chicago’s best talent.We are especially committed torecruiting highly qualified diversity candidates.

As a company with its finger on thepulse of Chicago’s legal community,we are committed to helping ourclients find stellar candidates. Formany years, our dedication, integrityand superior results have earned us areputation of excellence. Given theopportunity, we will prove why we arethe best.

Counsel On Call30 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2200 Chicago, IL 60606 TEL: (312) 466-5741 FAX: (312) 466-7608www.counseloncall.com

Esquire Staffing GroupOne South Wacker Drive, Suite 1616Chicago IL 60606TEL: (312) 795-9999FAX: (312) 795-4329www.esquirestaffing.com

Evers Legal Search1910 South Federal St., Suite BChicago, Illinois 60616TEL: (312) [email protected]

First Attorney Consultants, Ltd.3356 West 95th StreetEvergreen Park, Illinois 60805TEL: (708) 425-5519FAX: (708) [email protected]

First Associates55 East Jackson Blvd., Suite 2150Chicago, Illinois 60604TEL: (312) 253-4000FAX: (312) [email protected]

Hire Counsel 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 800Chicago, IL 60601TEL: (312) 624-7668FAX: (312) [email protected]

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Hobart West Solutions311 W. Monroe St., Ste. 1200Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) 673-8130FAX: (312) 782-8087www.hobertwestsolutions.com

Hudson10 South Wacker DriveSuite 2600Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) 795-4200FAX: (312) 795-4288www.us.hudson.com/legal

For over 25 years, Hudson Legal hasprovided clients a full range oftemporary staffing, permanentrecruitment and discovery solutionswith unparalleled access to highlyqualified legal professionals and reviewexpertise. With our customizeddiscovery solutions, companies andtheir outside counsel can manage anysize project, reduce overall costs andincrease profitability. We specialize inlarge-scale litigation matters, antitrustreviews, government investigationsand other document-intensive projects.As the world's largest legal recruitingfirm, we provide significant insight intothe market for legal employment.

Interviewing Consultants Inc.20 N. Clark St., Ste. 2620Chicago, Illinois 60602TEL: (312) 263-1710FAX: (312) [email protected]

Jean Kripton, Inc.221 N. LaSalle St., Suite 1740Chicago, Illinois 60601TEL: (312) [email protected] Kripton Durham, President

Experts in Legal, Corporate StaffingSolutions

Serving Chicago and the Legal community for over 20 Years!

• Permanent, Temporary, InternalConsulting

• Legal, Corporate, Governmentstaffing

• Nationally certified Woman OwnedBusiness

When experience matters, ourClients and Candidates call us at 312-346-4292.

Kelly Law Registry111 West Washington Ave., Suite 711Chicago, Illinois 60602TEL: (1-800) 248-4LAW

LawyerLink LLCSears Tower233 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 5025Chicago, Illinois 60606TEL: (312) [email protected]

Legal Edge, Inc.155 North Michigan Ave., Suite 500Chicago, Illinois 60601TEL: (312) 616-4229

Legalpeople311 W. Superior St., Suite 402Chicago, Illinois 60654TEL: (312) 644-5100FAX: (312) 644-5300www.legalpeoplegroup.com

LegalQuest LLC161 N. Clark St., Suite 4700Chicago, Illinois 60601TEL: (312) 523-2077FAX: (312) [email protected]

Legal Solutions, Inc.Downers Grove office: The Esplande12001 Butterfield Road, Suite 1040Downers Grove, IL 60515TEL: (630) 968-0504Chicago office:225 W. Washington St., Suite 2200Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) [email protected]


Temporary and PermanentParalegal and Attorney Placement

One South Dearborn21st Floor

Chicago, IL 60603Tel: 312/372-0390Fax: 312/277-2899

Contact Name: Heidi Gottberg,Senior Managing Director

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Specializing in thetemporary and permanentplacement of paralegalsand attorneys since 1986.

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Linder Legal Staffing Inc.39 South LaSalle Street, Suite 907Chicago, Illinois 60603TEL: (312) 236-6400FAX: (312) [email protected]

Contact Names: Curtis A. Linder,President and Nancy Roberts Linder, CFO

Linder Legal Staffing hires lawyers,paralegals, law clerks, law schoolstudents and graduates, and anyother legal support staff. Our con-tractors work on a contract or temporary basis for projects atChicago area law firms and corpo-rate legal departments. Direct-hireplacements and “temp-to-hire” conversion assignments also offered.

Mack & Associates100 North LaSalle Street,Suite #2110 Chicago, Illinois 60602TEL: (312) 368-0677FAX: (312) [email protected]

McCormack Schreiber Legal Solutions Inc.303 West Madison StreetSuite 2150Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) 284-6300FAX: (312) 284-6301TOLL-FREE: 1-(866)-819-4091info@mslegalsolutions.comwww.mslegalsolutions.comContacts: Amy Leafe McCormack,Gay Rineberg Schreiber

McCormack Schreiber LegalSolutions assists law firms and cor-porate clients to solve their projectand contract attorney staffing needs,as well as their needs for paralegals,patent agents and other legal profes-sional staff. To learn more about ourfirm, please visit our website atwww.mslegalsolutions.com.

Millennium Personnel Services223 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1100Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) 935-3402FAX: (312) 935-3403 [email protected]

Preferred Legal Staffing8164 Sunset RoadWillowbrook, IL [email protected] Name: Joyce M. HittPresidentTEL: (312) 296-6510FAX: (312) 276-8181

Preferred Legal Staffing, Inc. is awoman owned business servicing thelegal community. We provide exceptional assistance in the placement of legal professionals with-in law firms and corporations.

Providus230 W. Monroe, Suite 2210Chicago, Illinois 60606TEL: (312) 726-9775FAX: (312) [email protected]

Providus provides lawyers and para-legals on a contract and permanentbasis to law firms and corporate lawdepartments as well as consultingservices for large-scale documentreviews through fully staffed officesin Chicago, Dallas, Houston, LosAngeles, New York City andWashington, D.C. We are formerattorneys and paralegals with prac-tice experience in big firms...just likeyou. We collectively have over 200years of experience in legal staffing.We have earned the reputation asthe people to call for substantive,high-quality contract and permanentplacement opportunities. We willmatch the right lawyer or paralegal toyour assignment every time. TheProvidus Model allows our clients towork with dedicated staff members,who get to know the culture andnuances of each client's practice andbusiness model, enabling Providus toMake The Perfect Match.

Robert Half Legal205 N. Michigan Ave, #3301Chicago, IL 60601TEL: (312) 616-0220FAX: (312) [email protected]


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Soleli Recruiting, Inc.1 S. Dearborn, Floor 21Chicago, IL 60601TEL: (708) 763-8629FAX: (798) [email protected]

Special Counsel150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2115 Chicago, Illinois 60601TEL: (312) 814-0240FAX: (312) 814-0241 [email protected]

Special Counsel is the single mostcomprehensive source of legal work-force solutions across the nation andoverseas. We specialize in temporaryand direct hire staffing, as well as pro-ject management and trial consultingservices. Today, more than ever, ourclients appreciate the benefits ofSpecial Counsel because we offersuperior, world-class solutions. We pro-vide immediate to long-term staffing,project consulting, litigation support,trial preparation, courtroom automationand electronic trial presentation to lead-ing law firms and Fortune 1000 compa-nies. Special Counsel is committed tothe highest standards of excellence,and our services are distinguished byuncompromising quality at every level.

Strategic Workforce Solutions208 South LaSalle Street, Ste. 1250Chicago, IL 60604TEL: (312) 541-9000FAX: (312) 541 [email protected]

Staffing Now, Inc.200 W. Adams Street, Suite 1001Chicago, IL 60606TEL: (312) [email protected]

1771 Diehl Road, Suite 110Naperville, IL 60563TEL: (630) [email protected]

Todays Office Professionals11 South LaSalle St., Suite 1100Chicago, Illinois 60603TEL: (312) 566-0420FAX: (312) 566-0427

1431 Opus Drive, Executive Tower W1Suite 215Downers Grove, IL 60515TEL: (630) 512-9201

Watson Dwyer, Inc.25 East Washington, #1927Chicago, Illinois 60602TEL: (312) 899-8030FAX: (312) 899-8036www.watsondwyer.com

Wordspeed, Inc.P.O. Box 7376Chicago, IL 60680TEL: (312) 201-1171

MICHIGAN

F-O-R-T-U-N-E PersonnelConsultants of Troy, Inc.560 Kirts Blvd., Ste. 102Troy, Michigan 48084TEL: (248) 244-9646FAX: (248) [email protected]

F-O-R-T-U-N-E PersonnelConsultants of Grand Rapids, Inc.2180 44th Street SE, Suite 107Grand Rapids, Michigan 49508TEL: (616) 281-2861FAX: (616) 281-2856

Kelly Law Registry999 West Big Beaver Rd.Troy, Michigan 48084TEL: (248) [email protected]

Lumen Legal1025 N. Campbell RoadRoyal Oak, MI 48067-1519TEL: (248) [email protected]

Newman Hawkins31017 WestwoodFarmington Hills, Michigan 48331TEL: (248) 661-8900FAX: (248) [email protected]

Special Counsel50 W. Big Beaver Rd., Ste. 475Troy, Michigan 48084TEL: (248) 524-9131FAX: (248) [email protected]

Special Counsel is the single mostcomprehensive source of legal work-force solutions across the nation andoverseas. We specialize in temporaryand direct hire staffing, as well asproject management and trial con-sulting services. Today, more thanever, our clients appreciate the bene-fits of Special Counsel because weoffer superior, world-class solutions.We provide immediate to long-termstaffing, project consulting, litigationsupport, trial preparation, courtroomautomation and electronic trial pre-sentation to leading law firms andFortune 1000 companies. SpecialCounsel is committed to the higheststandards of excellence, and our ser-vices are distinguished by uncompro-mising quality at every level.

MINNESOTAMINNESOTA

Ajilon Legal 100 South Fifth Street,Suite 1700Minneapolis, MN 55402TEL: (612) 339 7717FAX: (612) [email protected] www.ajilonlegal.com

Alchemy Legal3533 Nicollet Ave. S., SecondMinneapolis, MN 55408TEL: (612) 822-0780

Kelly Law RegistryAT&T Tower901 Marquette Ave., Suite 2880Minneapolis, MN 55402TEL: (612) 339-9595FAX: (612) 339-2286

National Litigation Services5630 Sycamore LaneMinneapolis, MN 55442TEL: (763) 577-5544FAX: (763) [email protected]



Robert Half Legal800 Nicollet Mall #2700Minneapolis, MN 55402TEL: (612) 349-2810FAX: (612) [email protected]


Special CounselThe 15 Building15 South Fifth Street, Suite 1000Minneapolis, MN 55402TEL: (612) 340-9068FAX: (612) [email protected]

Special Counsel is the single mostcomprehensive source of legal solu-tions across the nation and overseas.We specialize in temporary anddirect hire staffing, as well as projectmanagement and trial consulting ser-vices. Today more than ever, ourclients appreciate the benefits ofSpecial Counsel because we offersuperior, world-class solutions. Weprovide immediate to long-termstaffing, project consulting, litigationsupport, trial preparation, courtroomautomation and electronic trial pre-sentation to leading law firms andFortune 1000 companies. SpecialCounsel is committed to the higheststandards of excellence, and our ser-vices are distinguished by uncompro-mising quality at every level.

MISSOURI

Robert Half Legal211 N. Broadway, Suite 1250St. Louis, MO 63102-2733TEL: (314) 621-2223FAX: (314) [email protected]


OHIO

Beckman & AssociatesLegal SearchRivercenterP.O. Box 75142Cincinnati, Ohio 45275

Major Legal Services©Erieview Tower, Suite 1414 1301 E. 9th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44114TEL: (216) 579-9782Toll Free: (800) 808-3097FAX: (216) 579-1662

Project Lawyers 2400 Corporate Exchange Drive,Suite 250 Columbus, Ohio 43231TEL: (614) 839-0555 FAX: (614) [email protected]

Robert Half Legal277 W. Nationwide Blvd., #200Columbus, OH 43215TEL: (614) 221-1544FAX: (614) [email protected]


Special CounselPNC Center201 East Fifth Street, Suite 1400 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 TEL: (513) 721-4400FAX: (513) 721-4401 [email protected] www.specialcounsel.com

Special Counsel is the single most comprehensive source of legal workforcesolutions across the nation and overseas.We specialize in temporary and directhire staffing, as well as project manage-ment and trial consulting services. Today,more than ever, our clients appreciate thebenefits of Special Counsel because weoffer superior, world-class solutions. Weprovide immediate to long-term staffing,project consulting, litigation support, trialpreparation, courtroom automation andelectronic trial presentation to leading lawfirms and Fortune 1000 companies.Special Counsel is committed to the high-est standards of excellence, and our ser-vices are distinguished by uncompromis-ing quality at every level.


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Special CounselTerminal Tower50 Public Square, Suite 1707Cleveland, OH 44113TEL: (216) 622-2100FAX: (216) [email protected]


WISCONSIN

Contract Counsel Solutions,Inc.6737 W. Washington St.,Suite 2390West Allis, Wisconsin 53214TEL: (414) 431-9058FAX: (414) [email protected]

The Legal Registry735 N. Water St.,Suite 1136Milwaukee, WI 53202TEL: (414) 273-0170FAX: (414) 273-0181 [email protected]


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