About Pembroke Soames | International Legal Recruiter

Our International Footprint:

Physical Offices:

London (UK & European Operations)
New York (US Operations)

Regional Coverage Tiers:

United Kingdom & Ireland
Western Europe: France, Belgium, and the Netherlands
DACH Region: Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Southern Europe & Scandinavia: Spain and the Nordic Markets
The Middle East

Simon de Meo, Managing Director

Built upon more than two decades of professional search and legal recruitment experience—including a foundational tenure at Norman Broadbent in London and seven years at Major, Lindsey & Africa—I partner directly with General Counsel and corporate leadership to solve complex talent mandates. To ensure flawless execution, our practice pairs veteran headhunting advisory with a dedicated, institutional research practice. Backed by comprehensive market-mapping capability, our team systematically identifies high-calibre passive candidates, evaluates deep cultural alignment, and navigates complex regional regulatory frameworks across international jurisdictions.

About Pembroke Soames:

Pembroke Soames is a premium in-house legal and compliance recruitment firm operating across the US, UK, Europe, and the Middle East. We support corporate departments at every stage of growth, managing permanent and interim placements spanning from Counsel and Compliance Counsel up to General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officers.

Why Choose Pembroke Soames?

Finding the right legal and compliance talent requires an agile approach. We remove the rigid friction of legacy firms to deliver permanent and interim recruitment across the complete corporate hierarchy. Here is why organisations partner with us:

Discuss Your Needs

Senior-Level Personal Attention

Genuine International Expertise

Flexible Approach

Focused Expertise

Strategic Support Beyond Placement

Cost-Effective Solution

Mandates are handled directly by our Managing Director, backed by a dedicated research practice. This structure ensures your critical hires are managed by a veteran advisor with over two decades of international experience, rather than an entry-level account recruiter.

We bring over twenty years of recruitment experience across the US, UK, Europe, and the Middle East. Our practice operates with a deep understanding of local hiring practices, regional regulatory environments, and distinct cultural nuances across borders.

We align seamlessly with internal talent teams or manage complete, end-to-end mandates. Covering permanent, contract, and interim hiring tracks, our team scales to support everything from a single niche placement to a complete departmental build-out.

We focus exclusively on in-house legal and compliance recruitment, managing placements spanning from Counsel and Compliance Counsel up to General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officers. This strict specialisation delivers deeper industry networks and higher placement accuracy.

We provide comprehensive talent advisory that adds long-term organisational value. Our practice delivers real-time market intelligence, compensation benchmarking, succession planning insights, and data-driven team-building counsel.

We offer premium boutique attention without the bloated overhead or rigid fee structures of legacy global firms. By utilising flexible commercial engagement models, direct access to leadership, and competitive rates, we deliver institutional-grade results.

It was evident that Mr. de Meo understood the market better than anyone else and was capable of hiring the high level of talent we needed for this role.

Director of Legal & Compliance, Medical Devices Company

John Doe

★★★★★

Building Outstanding Legal Teams

Ready to discuss your legal hiring needs or explore how we can support your team? We'd love to hear from you.

Whether you're building a legal function from the ground up or adding to an established team, Pembroke Soames brings the experience, networks, and personal attention to find the right people.