Our philosophy



Ellaby Chamberlain is a boutique legal recruitment agency which prides itself on being honest, technical, and connected.

So, what does that mean?




Honest

We listen to what is driving your move, your ambitions and aspirations, and provide honest advice on what we can do for you, and how best to get there.

At Ellaby Chamberlain, from the outset we will listen to what you want and then discuss how and if we can help. If we are not the right recruitment firm for you, we will tell you. We will be kind without wasting your time. We will advise you on what we think is the best fit, given the information you’ve provided to us. We will give you full feedback whether you are successful or unsuccessful. No other agency will work as hard as us to find you your next role.

We take a long-term view to candidate relationships. We want to work with you throughout your whole career and will do all we can to help you get where you want to be. We think honesty and trust are key to any relationship, and we work off these principles when building relationships with our candidates.

As in chess, a rook is a symbol af honesty, a value we represent.

Technical

We combine our legal recruitment experience with our legal industry experience, to speak your language.

We understand the (sometimes subtle) differences between legal roles, how deal teams are structured, charge out rates, why a US firm is a dream for someone and a nightmare for someone else, how important it is that your partner or GC is a normal human being, how a candidate should answer the question “how will you make the transition?” at interview.

We have the technical expertise to deliver the perfect recruitment strategy from our initial conversation, through the hiring process, all the way until you pass probation in your new role.

We are also particularly well versed at helping with international moves. Moving or hiring internationally can be daunting, but we know exactly how it works and we will be with you every step of the way.

Connected

Our team has years of experience in either working in legal recruitment, or working in private practice, and through that experience we are very well connected to key players in the legal industry.

We leverage our deep industry connections to find the best roles on the market for you, even some that aren’t being actively advertised. We use our connections to provide our candidates with the best chance of getting in front of the right people. Through a track record of finding top talent, we are trusted consultants to our clients, and this means our clients listen when we tell them we have a candidate that they’ll want to speak to.

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Get in touch



If you have any questions about our services or how we can help you, please get in touch.

You can contact us on +44(0)7311 868 683 or email info@ellabychamberlain.com

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We pride ourselves on the relationships we’ve built with our law firm clients through a track record of successful placements and a deep understanding of what our clients are looking for.

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