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Legal Recruiting & Consulting

About Us

Branch Search Group specializes in the placement of attorneys in all practice areas. Based in Austin, we are a boutique legal search firm with a national reach. We strive to provide top quality, client-focused legal placement and consulting services to law firms, corporations and attorneys by matching employer needs and objectives with the aspirations of top legal talent. We connect the best talent in the market with their ideal next move.

As a member of NALSC, which upholds the highest standards in the legal search industry, we are a discreet search partner and adhere to its ethical standards to provide confidential and professional service.

What We Offer

Associate and Counsel Attorneys

We provide in-depth consulting with law firm associate and counsel attorneys to help refine career goals for your next strategic move. We offer market analysis and support throughout the discreet search and interview process, from resume preparation to offer negotiations and job transition advice, providing you with honest analysis and feedback at every stage.

Partners

We offer representation of lateral law firm partners and groups, including career and practice development advice and assessment of market opportunities.  Our goal is to provide you effective, creative and confidential counseling.  We work with you to help define career objectives and evaluate compatible options, while facilitating discreet introductions and assisting with negotiations.

Law Firms

We offer retained and contingent search services, taking the time to understand your firm culture and long-term strategic growth plans. We develop a search plan and provide support throughout the hiring process, from candidate sourcing and evaluation through the interview process and hiring. We strive to find candidates who have both relevant experience and a good cultural fit and we make the process efficient for you.

Companies

We offer retained and contingent search services to find top talent for your corporate legal department. We listen closely to your organization’s needs and strive to learn as much as we can about your unique culture and values to find the right fit.  In our search plan we screen interested candidates, offer candid feedback, and work to make the entire process as efficient as possible.

Meet the Founder

Liz Branch

Liz Branch is the founder of Branch Search Group and has placed associates and partners at global AmLaw 100 firms, regional law firms and practice specific boutiques.  She has conducted retained searches for companies, including Fortune 500 companies and successfully placed attorneys in in-house roles. With over a decade of experience in legal recruiting, Liz has a passion for people and advancing careers and businesses alike. Prior to entering the legal recruiting field, Liz enjoyed a varied practice in the areas of business litigation and employment law in Texas and California. Utilizing her legal background along with her natural talent to connect with people, she prides herself in her ability to work with clients and candidates on navigating career transitions in strategic and thoughtful ways. Liz received her Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego and her Bachelor of Journalism with a Business Concentration from the University of Texas at Austin. She is licensed to practice law in both Texas and California.

Throughout her career, Liz has made community involvement and pro bono work a priority and has spent years serving on local attorney and community boards.  Liz loves living in Austin with her husband and is a proud mom of two kids. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, adventures in cooking and all things in the outdoors.

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Contact

512-565-4464‬
connect@branchsearchgroup.com

All inquiries are completely confidential.