Our values
Knowledge
Unlike many of our competitors Hughes-Castell is a purely specialist legal recruiter. That’s all we do.
Far from being defensive about this we feel that because for over 20 years we’ve ONLY ever placed lawyers, all over the world, we’ve built up a truly unrivalled base of specific and detailed knowledge of the market.
Most of our consultants are former practising lawyers – so we know what your experience means, and we know the law firms and companies from the other side.
Our specialist knowledge of both law firms and companies, means that our consultants don’t just know the market, they help make it.
Contact us for recruitment advice based on our knowledge of the legal market.
Personal
When you approach us, you can be assured that you will have one point of contact to guide you through the whole process. This will be an experienced consultant and often a former lawyer.
Our consultants have a long-term interest in forming a strong personal relationship with you. We take an more objective view to ensure that you make the best move, not simply the first move. It is, after all, your career.
We don’t promise that you’ll only ever speak to one consultant (particularly if your interest lies in a number of different fields) but we do promise to keep our relationship as personal as possible.
Contact us to find out how our personal approach can make a big difference.
Ethics
Hughes-Castell is a contingency recruiter which means we don’t headhunt from law firms. Not that there is anything wrong with headhunting when done under a specific mandate. The trouble is, in recent times many of our competitors have blurred the distinction between contingency and headhunting, often pretending to be given a mandate when they have none.
Besides leading to a murky situation where a law firm is unwittingly being ‘represented’ and simultaneously being poached from by the same ‘head-hunter’, this can have a serious impact on you as a candidate: law firms that become aware of this practice will generally not accept applications sent by the ‘headhunting’ firm. This means that you as a candidate are denied the opportunity to make an educated choice based on the whole market rather than just a small section.
At Hughes-Castell our ethics are not confused and we can act for the whole market.
Like we said – it’s your career.
Contact us to discuss how our commitment to business ethics can benefit you.