EXO Legal Search places the attorneys, paralegals, case managers, and support staff that keep law firms running. Relationship-led, responsive, and focused on personal injury, family law, insurance defense, and civil and commercial litigation firms across the Midwest.
I've known for a long time that I'd work in the legal world in some way. I earned my degree in criminal justice, and my career since has been about two things: recruiting and law firms.
I spent seven years as a recruiter working with law firms across the country, then moved to the legal funding side, where I worked with plaintiff firms across Michigan and Ohio every day. I got to know the managing partners, the office managers, and the paralegals and case managers who really run the place. I saw what a great hire does for a firm, and what a bad one costs.
When I came back to recruiting, I wanted to build something of my own. So I started EXO Legal Search to recruit the way I always wanted to: fewer searches, real relationships, and a call back every time.
I'm focused, but I'm not boxed in. I've placed attorneys at Am Law 100 firms and worked with law firms nationwide, and I take on larger firms and searches outside the Midwest when the opportunity is right.
I talk to every candidate before you see a resume. I'll tell you what the market is paying, even when it's not what you hoped. And if someone isn't right for your firm, I'll say so before you spend an hour interviewing them.
I live in metro Detroit with my family, two little boys and two golden retrievers.
Most firms start with contingent placement on the roles they hire regularly, then move to retained search when a role is senior, confidential, or hard to fill. You are never locked into more than the search in front of you.
For the roles firms fill often. I source, screen, and present qualified candidates. No fee unless you make a hire.
For senior, confidential, or difficult searches where discretion and depth matter more than speed.
Personal injury, family law, insurance defense, and civil and commercial litigation, newly licensed to senior.
Litigation and practice-area paralegals who can carry a caseload end to end.
The operational backbone of a busy firm, managing clients, providers, and case flow at volume.
Front-line intake talent, the first contact that sets the tone for every new matter.
Legal secretaries, records clerks, and demand writers who keep files moving and deadlines met.
Practice leads, office administrators, and operations roles, typically handled as retained searches.
A real conversation about the seat: caseload, pace, culture, comp, and what burned you on the last hire.
I work my regional network directly. Vetted, interested candidates, not a database dump of forwards.
A short list worth your time, each candidate screened for fit with how your firm actually runs.
Offer, start, and check-ins after. Every placement carries a 90-day replacement guarantee.
Deep coverage across metro Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Ann Arbor, spanning personal injury, family law, insurance defense, and civil and commercial litigation firms. This is home.
Active nowActive searches across Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo, and Akron. My first signed client and much of my live work is here.
Active nowMost of my searches are in the Midwest, but not all of them. I take on larger firms and work in other states when the opportunity is right.
A paralegal you needed last week, or a confidential search for a senior attorney. Tell me what's open and you'll get a real response within one business day, not silence.
Attorney, paralegal, case manager, or intake specialist, I want to know what you're after before the right seat opens. Every conversation is confidential, and your resume never goes anywhere without your say-so.
