Legal & Healthcare Recruiting

Placing exceptional
talent where it matters.

Lockridge Partners is a specialized recruiting agency serving top-tier law firms and healthcare organizations. We run contingency and retained searches with the rigor of a large firm and the precision of a dedicated partner.

About

A different kind of recruiting partner.

Lockridge Partners was built on a simple conviction: the best placements happen when a recruiter understands your world as well as you do. We don't flood inboxes with resumes. We qualify deeply, move deliberately, and show up as a true partner — from first call to signed offer.

Our practice spans two verticals — legal and healthcare — where the talent markets are specialized, the stakes are high, and the margin for error is low. Whether you're an AmLaw firm, a regional powerhouse, or a boutique practice seeking top legal talent, or a healthcare organization building a therapy team, we bring the same focused attention to every search.

01
Deep Market Knowledge

We know the lateral market, compensation benchmarks, and what candidates actually want — not just what's on a resume.

02
Honest Communication

No fluff, no false timelines. We tell you what we're seeing in the market and where your search stands — always.

03
True Partnership

We work as an extension of your team, protecting your brand and representing your opportunity with care.

Practice Areas

Two verticals.
One standard.

We've built genuine expertise in two demanding markets. That focus means better candidate quality, faster fills, and fewer surprises.

01

Legal Recruiting

Placing associates, of counsel, partners, and paralegals across all major practice areas at AmLaw 100, AmLaw 200, mid-law, regional, and boutique firms nationwide. We understand practice group dynamics, portable business considerations, and what attorneys at every level are actually looking for in a move.

Associates Of Counsel Partners Paralegals Litigation Corporate Real Estate IP Employment Boutique & Regional
02

Healthcare Recruiting

Specializing in physical therapy and allied health permanent placement. We connect skilled clinicians with outpatient practices, hospital systems, and specialty clinics — matching culture and clinical fit with the same rigor we bring to legal searches.

Physical Therapy Allied Health Permanent Placement Outpatient Hospital Systems
Services

How we engage.

We offer two search models structured to match your hiring urgency, budget, and level of required exclusivity.

Contingency Search

No upfront cost. You pay only upon a successful placement. Ideal for associate-level hires and searches where speed and volume of candidates matter. We work in parallel with your timeline and deliver qualified candidates fast.

Retained Search

For senior, confidential, or difficult-to-fill roles requiring dedicated attention. A retained engagement gives you exclusivity, deeper market mapping, and our full resources committed to your search from day one through placement.

Candidate Advisory

We work directly with attorneys — from associates to partners — and healthcare professionals navigating a lateral move. Resume positioning, market intelligence, offer negotiation guidance — we help candidates make moves that genuinely advance their careers.

"We don't measure success by resumes sent. We measure it by offers accepted — and relationships that last."

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Our Process

From intake to offer.

A focused, repeatable process that keeps searches on track and clients informed at every stage.

Step 01

Intake & Alignment

We start with a deep intake call to understand not just the role requirements, but your firm culture, team dynamics, and what an ideal candidate actually looks like beyond the resume.

Step 02

Market Search

We source actively — not just from our existing pipeline, but from targeted outreach into the market. Every candidate is assessed against your specific criteria before introduction.

Step 03

Presentation & Interviews

We present a shortlist with substantive write-ups, coordinate interviews efficiently, and debrief both sides after each stage to keep momentum and surface misalignments early.

Step 04

Offer & Close

We manage the offer process — compensation structure, timeline, competing situations — and stay close through resignation, notice period, and first-day start to ensure a clean transition.

Contact

Ready to start?

Whether you're a firm looking to hire or a candidate exploring your next move, we'd like to hear from you. We respond to all inquiries within one business day.

Practice Areas Legal · Healthcare
Search Types Contingency · Retained