Money won’t buy your team’s loyalty. Purpose will.

Growth on Purpose

Recruitment and growth strategies for legal teams and lawyers.

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Success Measured by Fulfillment

Purpose in numbers

2023 Year-to-Date Placements:

Associates

Of Counsel

Equity Partners

Income Partners

Staff

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You are here because you want something more.

Explore your purpose.

The Lawt is more than a place to find jobs or employees; we’re a growing community of like-minded, purpose-driven professionals who want to make a lasting impact on the legal industry.

Seek

I’m Hiring

Corporate Growth

People to match your purpose

Your source for the best legal talent.

Find

I’m Considering a Lateral Move

Explore the Market

Beyond The Paycheck

Match your purpose to your paycheck. Let us connect you with firms that share your values.

Lead

Culture Consulting

What is Culture?

Know your intangibles

Work with a consultant to define your shared values and inspire purpose in your team.

Plan

Succession Planning / M&A

Transitions

Stepping up or stepping out

Options for scaling your team or planning your exit.

Words from our community

Success Stories

maheen

Senior Investment Paralegal

“Working with this team was delightful! I was apprehensive about responding to their DM on LinkedIn but their presentation of a potential opportunity was very personalized and thoughtful and did not feel like a boiler-plate sent to the masses. The team has taken time to work with me after hours and tell me about the position, prepare me for the interview, and patiently answer all of my questions. I truly felt they went to bat for me with the potential employer and obtained all my asks as if it were their own. I can’t thank the team enough. I highly recommend working with them for career growth.”

shireen

Founder & CEO

“Katie pushes both candidates and firms to think about their needs in the long run and not just fill a current gap. She is great at articulating the unique qualities of each organization and candidate to ensure there is a cultural fit and realistic expectations. This is a people business and Katie knows people.”

bruce

Partner

“I have worked with The Lawt as a Managing Partner of a mid-size firm and as an individual attorney looking to make a change in my career. During my time as a Managing Partner, Katie and her team helped my firm fill various roles.  In the process, she offered strategic advice on growth, and always stood by her placements.  Because she was definitely the best recruiter used by my firm, when it was my turn to make a transition, I did not hesitate to hire Katie.  In the end, she was successful in helping me find a firm with a culture aligned with my practice, and that had a platform to offer the best possible service to my clients.”
Through our daily conversations with candidates, we hear the collective voice of the workforce beg for inspiring leadership and career fulfillment.

Katie

KATIE MCMAHAN, FOUNDER & CEO

Why the Lawt

Growth with purpose

We believe that a meaningful life shouldn’t stop at 9am and start again at 5pm. We are passionate about reconnecting people and organizations to their core values and purpose. Professionals and companies will grow sustainably, build loyal brands, and profit more when their work is purpose-driven.

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Growing connection

Join the conversation, share insights, and stay inspired to grow your career. Whether you’re an accomplished lawyer seeking new horizons or a legal team poised for transformation, this is a space for us to embark on a journey of professional evolution together.

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The Lawt is a certified Women-Owned Business by the WBENC, but our certification is often overlooked and undervalued. Despite their professed importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion, law firms’ commitment to these values is questionable if their business decisions are inconsistent with that commitment. If dubious credibility isn’t motivating, law firms should consider these five compelling benefits to prioritizing partnerships with certified women- and minority-owned organizations: