Executive Search
KHS People specializes in executive search for senior business professionals in law firms. We operate on an exclusive and retained basis, allowing for focused, high-touch search work that identifies candidates who support long-term firm goals.
Leadership Levels We Support
Our expertise is focused exclusively on business professionals within law firms, spanning management through executive leadership levels. We partner with firms on roles including Chief, Senior Director, Director, Senior Manager, and Manager.
Leadership Across Law Firm Business Functions
Our support spans multiple departments within law firms. Building on our deep roots in marketing and business development placements, our work has naturally expanded, through longstanding client partnerships, to include roles that drive strategy, growth, and talent while strengthening the infrastructure, performance, and people behind the firm. This includes business development, marketing, operations, finance, professional development, human resources, and recruiting—business functions that play a vital role in helping firms grow, adapt, and operate at the highest level within a modern, dynamic legal ecosystem.
Business Development & Marketing
Finance
Human Resources
Operations
Professional Development
Recruiting
With firm growth, are there roles that call for deeper alignment and long-term fit?
Firm expansion creates demand for strategic leaders who align with culture, vision, and evolving business priorities.
Our Firm Client Process
We design every search with transparency and collaboration at the center. At the outset, we provide a clear and detailed timeline so you know what to expect at every stage. In the first week, we deliver a comprehensive market analysis during our live check-in, giving you insight into both firm trends and candidate perspectives. From there, we host regular live check-ins to keep you updated on search progress and to refine our approach together. Once the search is underway, we build a custom candidate slate that highlights the strongest finalists, giving you a clear, curated view of the talent pool best suited to your needs. Below is an outline of our process:
Our Network of Proven Professionals
The professionals within the KHS People network represent years of dedicated effort and careful relationship-building, allowing us to maintain a deeply built and carefully vetted network of talent. Because these relationships are established well before a search begins, our process is never transactional, nor is it starting a search from scratch. We believe the true measure of an executive search firm is the proactive nature and depth of its candidate clients, because only then can we consistently provide the best talent to our law firm clients.
Has a recent departure created an urgent hiring need?
Faster turnaround does not require broader outreach. Our vetted talent network enables three to six week placements, even in competitive markets.