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Discover more ROLES WE RECRUIT In-House RolesChief Legal OfficerChief Compliance OfficerGeneral CounselHead of LegalDeputy General CounselAssociate General CounselAssistant General CounselSenior Legal CounselSMEs/Heads of Functions/Divisional General Counsel: Head of Commercial Legal, Head of Intellectual Property, Head of Litigation, Head of Employment, etc.Law Firm RolesManaging PartnerPartner (Equity & Non-equity)CounselSenior AssociateAssociateTeams of Partners and Associates OUR GLOBAL TRACK RECORD In-House PlacementsHead of Legal: Real Estate Investment Company (Europe)Head of Legal: Industrial / Manufacturing company (Europe)US Head of Legal – Publicly-traded SaaS company (US)General Counsel - $700M Global Manufacturer (US)General Counsel – AbInbev India (APAC)General Counsel - Ikea India (APAC)Chief Legal Officer – Private Equity (UK)Private Practice Placements:Partner (Energy) at White Shoe Law Firm (APAC)Partner (Real Estate) at Top Tier US Law Firm (APAC)Counsel (Tech Transactions) AmLaw 200 Firm (US)Partner (Corporate) – Top-ranked boutique US firmCorporate Practice Group (3 Partners, 7 Associates) – Top US Law Firm (EU)Managing Partner - AmLaw 50 Firm with EU officesPartner (White Collar Litigation) – AmLaw 100 Firm (US) Our Legal Consultants Tom Smith Senior Partner USATom is a Page Executive Senior Partner based in the USA, who combines his impressive recruitment acumen and people skills with a white-glove approach to his executive-level assignments. 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