Germany search
Our Germany team at MRA Search comprises four dedicated private practice consultants who place top legal professionals into law firms across Germany, and a further three consultants who place in-house lawyers across Germany and Continental Europe.
We provide full market coverage domestically and offer guidance for any lawyers who are looking to move. Our private practice firms include leading US, Magic and Silver Circle, International, Tier 1 domestic and boutiques. Our clients on the in-house side include large international corporates, SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups across all industries from Commerce and Industry to Professional and Financial Services.
What we do
We source positions for law firms in every practice area and in corporates at all levels, placing Junior Associates and Legal Counsel through to Partners and General Counsel. We mostly operate in Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, and Berlin, although we can (and do) fill legal roles in other countries across the region.
For clients
We are well-positioned to assist with partner and associate hiring, as well as advising on strategic growth, in specific jurisdictions.
Our objective is to efficiently source the best-qualified candidates for any practice area, across Europe.
We offer a quality-driven and reactive service, which is crucial to streamlining the recruitment process and ensuring that any candidates we place meet both parties’ long-term objectives.
As part of our consultative and tailored process, we also provide comprehensive market information, salary surveys and guidance, and knowledge on movements in the market. We ensure we always have a clear picture of the ever-changing market, offering the most up-to-date advice and guidance. Using our comprehensive database and strong network, we operate to the highest standards.
For candidates
If you are looking for a new challenge, we are here to help.
From understanding your motivations, needs and long-term career objectives in detail, we fully inform you of the range of opportunities available in the market. We will guide you every step of the way, from advising on tailoring your resume, preparing you for interview and guiding you through the full process.
We have strong relationships with a range of law firms, so we can present you with the most competitive and broad-ranging opportunities. We will discuss this in detail, to help you compare each opportunity that we are working on, from salary and business development opportunities to progression. Even if you are not looking to make a move and simply want a preliminary discussion about the market, so that you are aware of what may be available for you in the future, we would be happy to advise you.
Our goal is to take a proactive approach in finding you the perfect role. We are driven by building meaningful and deep-rooted relationships, with both our clients and candidates. We do this by consistently offering the highest quality service to all our stakeholders.
Who we are
Our consultants come from a variety of professional backgrounds, including four fully qualified lawyers. Together, we have the experience and know-how to advise associates, partners and in-house lawyers at all seniority levels on their next move, and firms and corporates on their recruitment needs.
Private Practice
Helmut Rogalla
Helmut heads our German business, focusing on recruiting partners and teams for law firms.
With extensive experience in partner searches, partner representation, team moves and new office launches, Helmut has been responsible for some of the most prominent lateral moves in the German market.
Jan Heuser
Jan is Head of Private Practice Germany. He works across the German market, advising on senior level recruitment. With his extensive experience, he is focusing on partners, team moves, and strategic searches such as office openings.
Gideon Berhane
Gideon is a Senior Consultant for the Europe team. Before joining MRA Search, Gideon began his career at an international recruitment firm where he focused on recruiting for private practice law firms in the German market.
Marina Manica
Marina is a Senior Consultant, specialising in placing lawyers within the German private practice market. Marina has been working on the German legal market for the past three and a half years, and has previously worked at a Manchester-based legal search firm.
In-house
Miriam Kuepper
Miriam heads up the European in-house practice. She specialises in recruiting lawyers into in-house positions all over Europe at all levels, up to and including General Counsel.
Prior to joining MRA Search, Miriam worked for more than fifteen years in another leading recruitment company building their continental European search business. She spent more than seven years in London and has subsequently helped establish their German offices. Miriam has extensive experience recruiting lawyers in various jurisdictions all over Europe.
Solveig Liv Heilmann
Solveig is co-heading MRA’s in-house practice in Continental Europe. Solveig previously worked for a leading international legal search firm where she worked in the European in-house market focusing on the DACH region and the Nordics.
Solveig is a German-qualified lawyer. She studied law at the University of Düsseldorf and trained with magic circle and boutique law firms as well as the Federal Foreign office, working at the German Embassy in Bern, Switzerland.
Ross Adams
Ross joined MRA Search to further expand our in-house team and focus on in-house recruitment across Germany. Over the course of the last seven years, he has amassed extensive experience placing lawyers of all levels into a broad range of companies across a variety of sectors and of all sizes.
Insights from Germany
How can we help ?
We have a dedicated team ready to work with you to find the best solution for your recruitment needs.
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