Permanent legal recruitment
Senior hires, chosen with care and made to last
We search, screen and introduce senior legal professionals who fit your role, your team and your long-term ambitions.
Does this sound familiar?
You have a permanent legal role to fill, and you can’t afford to get it wrong.
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The search eats up your time
Reviewing CVs and holding interviews comes on top of an already full agenda.
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The role is sensitive
A replacement or senior appointment calls for discretion, from the first conversation to the signed contract.
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The best legal professionals aren't applying
The best people are rarely found through applications alone. Reaching them takes a trusted network, a credible approach and the right introduction.
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The CV looks right. The fit doesn't
Qualifications are easy to check. Whether someone will thrive in your team, culture and way of working is much harder to judge.
The right cv, not just the right CV
Permanent recruitment through Limine is a personal search for a legal professional who fits your role, your team and your culture. We do the searching and the screening, so you only meet candidates who are worth your time.
You describe the role and the team. We search, screen and introduce. You choose.
The roles we recruit for
We recruit for every medior, senior and executive role in a legal department, across sectors: from legal counsel and legal managers up to Head of Legal and General Counsel.
How permanent recruitment works at Limine
Tell us who you’re looking for. We take it from there.
1. Understand
We start with your organisation: its goals, its culture and what the role really requires, professionally and personally.
2. Search and screen
We search our network and personally screen every candidate for expertise, experience and fit.
3. Interview and select
We coordinate the interviews and share our insights, so you can make a well-founded decision.
4. Follow through
We stay involved after the decision, so your new colleague gets off to a good start.
Why legal teams choose Limine?
We know your world
Legal is all we do. We know the legal market, the people in it and what makes a legal team work.
Screening beyond the CV
Every candidate is personally screened by our team, well beyond the CV. You only meet people we would stand behind.
Here for the long term
A successful hire is the start of a relationship, not the end. We stay close as your legal team evolves and help you build it over time.
Powered by technology. Matched by Limine.
Our technology keeps the process smooth and efficient. Our team brings the human judgement behind every match.
Permanent legal placements we're proud of
Lotus ❘ Legal manager X2
Two permanent Legal Manager hires across EMEA & Asia and Corporate & Corporate Governance.
Aon ❘ Senior M&A broker
A permanent hire for a niche role combining deal experience with insurance expertise.
Bombardier / Alstom ❘ Head of Legal
A senior permanent hire to lead an in-house legal team.
Attentia ❘ HR Tax Expert
A specialist hire combining expertise in employment, remuneration and taxation.
Jurgen Alen
"What I appreciate is that Limine takes the time to understand what we need before they put anyone forward."
Clement Treguer
"No waste of time, and very efficient. That's exactly what I'm looking for."
Johan Van de Velde
"Limine provides us with the best possible matches. It's fast, it's efficient and for me, it's the only way of working."
Kurt Verheggen
"The fastest way for companies to directly access top legal talent without the interference of a traditional recruiter."
Michael Kopec
"I found my last assignment through Limine. That collaboration went very smoothly. Within three days following my first contact, I had signed the contract."
Frequently asked questions about permanent legal recruitment
We recruit for every medior, senior and executive role in a legal department, from legal counsel and legal managers up to Head of Legal and General Counsel.
Through our network and a personal, credible approach. 90% of the candidates we successfully place are not actively looking, which is why we rarely rely on applications alone.
That depends strongly on the profile you’re looking for. When we discuss the role, we’ll give you a realistic view of the timeline for your search.
Sensitive and senior roles are handled with full confidentiality, from the first conversation to the signed contract.
We stay involved after the decision, so your new colleague gets off to a good start. A successful hire is the start of a relationship, not the end.
We take care of the practical side, so you can focus on the work.
Let's talk about your next hire
Have a permanent legal role to fill? Tell us about the role and the team.
Whether you’re strengthening an established team or appointing a new legal leader, we help you find the person who fits, professionally and personally.
