We Place the Best Senior Legal Talent
Pembroke Soames partners with organizations building and strengthening senior in-house legal and compliance functions—whether hiring locally or internationally.
Executive Search
From counsel to General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer—combining boutique focus with genuine four-market expertise.
Strategic guidance for legal and compliance professionals navigating career opportunities.
Targeted support and market intelligence for complex legal searches.
Career Advisory
Strategic Search Support
Our Approach
With over two decades of legal recruitment experience, we bring genuine expertise across multiple international markets—whether you're hiring locally or building teams across multiple jurisdictions.
We understand what makes successful placements: not just matching credentials, but assessing leadership style, cultural fit, and organizational alignment. Our approach emphasizes identifying passive candidates who aren't actively searching, understanding local market nuances, and ensuring long-term placement success.
Clients work directly with our Managing Director from initial brief through to offer negotiation—personal senior-level attention backed by the experience and international reach that senior legal hiring requires.
Because speed in filling the role with an excellent candidate was of critical importance to the company, Mr. de Meo was hired. His reputation preceded him as an individual at the top of his field, and he proved to be an extraordinary resource.
Director, Legal & Compliance, Medical Devices Company
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Our Executive Search Expertise
With over two decades of international legal recruitment experience, we deliver strategic executive search for organizations building and expanding their legal and compliance teams worldwide.
Global Legal Networks
Established relationships with senior legal and compliance professionals across four international markets—built over two decades and maintained through consistent engagement. Deep networks spanning North America, the UK, Continental Europe, and the Middle East.


Market Knowledge
Deep understanding of local legal markets, regulatory environments, compensation structures, and cultural nuances. We know what matters in each jurisdiction—from hiring practices to candidate expectations—and how to navigate complex cross-border searches.
Proven success placing senior legal and compliance professionals in complex, competitive searches—from first-time General Counsel appointments to Chief Compliance Officer placements in highly regulated industries. We focus on cultural fit and long-term success, not quick fills.
Recruitment Excellence


Simon is second to none in his field and his strategies and expertise have been of enormous benefit to our business.
Assistant General Counsel, Workforce Solutions Company
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Contact Us
Whether you're building a legal team or exploring your next career move, we'd welcome the conversation.
Services
Senior in-house legal recruitment | Local to international | Counsel to General Counsel
US: +1 (443) 248 9453
Connect
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WASHINGTON DC | NEW YORK | LONDON
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UK: +44 (20) 4572 0729
