ABOUT

Thomas Jones
Principal and Legal Recruiter

I can help you pursue your career and work-life balance goals.

What can I do for you?

Achieve personal growth and career success by exploring exciting new job opportunities.

Since transitioning to a legal recruiting career in 2004. I have helped attorneys at all levels identify and pursue new career opportunities with the primary goal of continued professional and personal advancement.

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Assessment, identification and pursuit of new exciting career opportunities.
Pursuing professional and personal growth by considering a change in your current employment situation.
Find opportunities in a market that fits your interests and matches your long-term career goals.
One-on-one assistance and advising over the course of the search and hiring process: resumé writing, interview preparation and job offer negotiation.
Confidentiality throughout the search and interview process.

Looking for career or hiring advice?

Achieve personal growth and career success by exploring exciting new job opportunities.

I am available to provide information, prospective contacts and introductions to both Candidates and Clients for those attorneys interested in considering or pursuing alternative career paths to that of the ‘traditional’ legal career.

My personal professional experiences navigating the traditional legal career path, in addition to alternative career paths, has allowed me to establish and maintain relationships in a variety of industries where critical thinking skills, creativity and legal knowledge can provide opportunities for improved work-life balance and career advancement when compared to the ‘traditional’ legal career path advancement.

I offer comprehensive, ‘soup-to-nuts’ attorney placement services for my attorney and non-attorney (i.e., primarily government relations professionals) candidates as well as involvement in all aspects of the transition process.

I work with both law firm and corporate legal departments, either directly or with trusted NALSC member recruiting firms in the Washington, DC metro, national and international markets.

I offer my client law firms and corporate legal departments candidates addressing the specific needs of the firm or legal department, whether the given request is driven by a specific practice need, class designation, skill set or industry/market access.

About me

I strive to incorporate my broad career experiences into the recruiting process.

As a West Point graduate, U.S. Army veteran and former federal judicial clerk, my ability to quickly adapt to fluid environments help me effectively deal with the pressures and emotions of a prospective career change and to help make the process as smooth and unobtrusive as possible.

My interests and current involvement in advertising, print and online media allow me to build upon my real-world exposure to various policies and practices regarding print, broadcast and internet marketing techniques to provide a unique foundation from which to help candidates secure, and transition into rewarding opportunities in the legal profession.

Seeking career related information or advice?

Please contact me with any questions or to schedule a call, at your convenience. I am available to provide information, prospective contacts and introductions to both Candidates and Clients for those attorneys interested in considering or pursuing alternative career paths to that of the ‘traditional’ legal career.

My professional journey through both traditional and alternative legal career paths has enabled me to build and sustain relationships across diverse industries. In these roles, my critical thinking skills, creativity, and legal expertise have opened doors to enhanced work-life balance and career advancement compared to the conventional legal career trajectory.

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