Des Moines, Iowa Legal Recruiters

Des Moines, IA ... Where We Find the Lions®

The Lion Group is a Midwest Legal Recruitment Firm based in Des Moines, IA with National Reach. We specialize in corporate in-house counsel talent, compliance professionals, law partners and lateral groups.

In the constant state of US and Global economic change, Employers both Corporations and Corporate Defense Law Firms rely on The Lion Group, a Midwest legal recruiting firm, to recruit and place executives, in-house legal counsel, compliance professionals, attorneys and law partner talent.

Corporations rely on us for sourcing legal and compliance talent such as general counsel, chief compliance officer, deputy general counsel, division general counsel and division compliance managers, senior corporate counsel corporate counsel and contract administrators. We serve the Fortune 500 and other publicly traded companies, the largest private employers to companies with 100+ employees or $50 million in revenue and growing.

Corporate Defense Law Firms rely on us to present strategic law partners with portable business of $300,000 to $20 million. We have a 10 year history of placing single partners, groups and opening new offices for our clients. Our law firm clients have been the Am Law 100 & 200 and corporate defense law firms of $50 million and 75 attorneys or more.

Legal recruiting is our forte. At law schools, corporations and law firms locally here in Des Moines, IA lawyers call us headhunters while others call us legal recruiters or legal search consultants, either way we get the job done and our clients are happy with our in-house attorney, compliance and law partner placements in Des Moines, IA.



Ask These Questions

For Des Moines Employers, do these questions or scenarios apply to you?

  • Our corporate legal department is looking to add another in-house attorney.
  • Human Resources posted a position on a job board but the quality of attorney candidates were not sufficient. 
  • We have in-house recruiters, but they are either under staffed or do not know how to find the best legal talent for open positions.
  • We are exploring our first in-house corporate counsel hire. 
  • I am curious about your legal recruiting process. 
  • We would like assistance with law partner recruiting.  
  • Our corporate defense law firm would like to discuss our options for opening a new office or a possible combination. 
  • Why Partners are leaving your law firm? 

For Des Moines Legal & Compliance talent, do these questions or scenarios apply to you?



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About Des Moines, IA

Starting Associate Salary in
Des Moines, IA ***
$62k - $140k
Des Moines, IA Founded1843
State CapitalDes Moines IA
County for
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
City Fact about
Des Moines, IA
The number one spot for U.S. insurance companies
City Nickname
Des Moines, IA
Hartford of the West
Top Industries
Des Moines, IA
Services
Trade
Insurance
Population
Des Moines, IA
206,599
Density
Des Moines, IA
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Top three largest NLJ350 firms' offices by head count
Des Moines, IA
Faegre Baker Daniels
Dorsey & Whitney

Top 100 Law Firms in
Des Moines, IA*

Ranked #99
PPP $565k
Dorsey & Whitney