About Vargas Partners

Built by lawyerswho made the move.

Ex-BigLaw attorneys turned career advisors. One team on every mandate.

We're not headhunters. We're career counsel, and we work like a consulting firm: as one team, on your side.

We were BigLaw attorneys before we were advisors.

Been the candidate. Signed the offer. Felt the stakes.

Now we work for one client: your career.

What we do

Attorney Career RepresentationLong-term advisory for associates, counsel, and partners. This move and the ones after it.
Law FirmsAssociate and partner search, lateral hiring strategy, and market positioning.
Corporates and In-HouseCounsel and legal-team searches for multinationals, funds, and sovereign investors.
Advisory ServicesComp benchmarking, market intelligence, office openings, and group-move strategy.
International RelocationsOur specialty: moving lawyers between markets, family logistics included.
MediaMarket commentary on global legal hiring, from our desk to the press.

We are where you want to be.

A few of the markets we've placed into. Drag to explore.

Hong Kong

Singapore

Tokyo

Seoul

New York

Dubai

London

Alejandro VargasFounder

The founder

The recruiter firm management calls first.

Alejandro has helped law firms break ground and expand across Asia, and meets regularly with firm management on both sides of the Pacific. When candidates and firms want to know what's really happening in the market, he's the call they make.

He built Vargas Partners on one conviction: lawyers deserve career counsel, not a placement machine. Candid advice, deep market knowledge, and loyalty to the lawyer, through every move.

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