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6 reasons to hire our recruitment agency for your legal recruitment needs.
A dedicated team of local Toronto legal professionals with over 20 years experience.
We make over a 100 calls a day to maintain our expert knowledge of the market.
Quick, attentive and responsive; we don’t waste your time. We know where to look.
86% of our clients are repeat customers.
97.1% rate our industry knowledge as ‘above average’.
IQ PARTNERS legal headhunters deliver not just the best people on the market but the best people in the market.
In this market it’s not just about scouring a database to see who’s unemployed. It’s about having your finger on the pulse of the legal candidate market and knowing who’s good, who’s been well-trained and who’s underpaid. As one of the top legal recruitment firms in Toronto, IQ PARTNERS quickly delivers you well-qualified candidates, helping you to not only hire better but hire less. Call us now to have our legal headhunters start your search.
We bring years of experience and a disciplined approach to our process. Our clients will vouch for its success.
We complete formal briefing documents to deliver a professional presentation of your company and the opportunity to prospective candidates.
We conduct market research to source premier talent in the industry.
We interview and qualify candidates using a Topgrading interview style and present detailed candidate assessments for each shortlisted candidate.
We complete and present formal references on selected candidates.
We debrief all non-selected candidates.
We follow up on all placements at 30, 60 and 90 days to ensure a smooth and successful transition for both the client and the candidate.
IQ PARTNERS recruits lawyers, in-house counsel, law clerks, legal assistants, paralegals, eDiscovery professionals, legal operations talent, legal technology specialists, and professional services candidates for law firms and corporate legal teams.
Legal recruiters help law firms reach candidates who may not be actively applying, especially in competitive areas like legal support, associate hiring, specialized practice groups, and partner-level searches. A recruiter can also help protect confidentiality during sensitive searches.
Yes. IQ PARTNERS can help employers recruit in-house counsel for corporate legal teams. These candidates often need more than legal expertise; they also need business judgement, stakeholder management skills, risk awareness, contract experience, and the ability to support leadership teams.
Legal recruitment is often confidential because employers may be replacing a team member, hiring for a sensitive business need, or recruiting candidates from a competitive market. A legal recruiter can manage outreach discreetly and protect both employer and candidate privacy throughout the process.
When hiring legal assistants, law clerks, and paralegals, employers should look for accuracy, organization, legal process knowledge, communication skills, confidentiality, time management, and the ability to support lawyers or business teams effectively. Fit with the pace and structure of the workplace is also important.
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