Clients

Our clients recognize the inherent value of hiring lawyers into non-traditional roles, unearthing new sources of exceptional talent in the process.

A legal background provides critical skills that are transferable to a myriad of different professions. Many lawyers engage in private practice for several years before seeking out new ways to utilize their skills in different and challenging ways.

We have found that lawyers excel in opportunities beyond the law firm setting and add value to organizations by applying their skills and experience in novel ways. With their critical thinking, acute ability for analysis, and excellent research and writing, we believe that lawyers fit quite well into a vast array of positions across a variety of industries. Furthermore, our candidates who have made the transition, report extreme career satisfaction and find the alternative career paths very rewarding. The result for our clients is an extremely high retention rate.

“Much gratitude to Alvaro and his team after reaching out to me and making a picture-perfect introduction to a law firm that proved to be an incredible fit. Alvaro seemed to have a sixth sense when it came to identifying my career goals, my skill set, and where I could best move forward professionally. Down to earth, candid, and diligent, Alvaro proved himself to be a much needed and invaluable voice of confidence for me, in what can sometimes be a stressful and tumultuous career shift. Thanks Alvaro!”

Partner

Boutique Law Firm

“I was highly impressed by the recruitment services of Life After Law and specifically by Pearl Prokosh, who intermediated the conversations with the firm that hired me. Pearl captured all of my concerns about moving firms and made sure to address them in a transparent and efficient way with my new employer. At all times, I felt that Pearl conveyed my interests to the new firm in a thoughtful and professional manner. This set the tone for smooth and enjoyable conversations with the new employer. Pearl made me feel extremely comfortable in this process and the unease of moving firms gave in thanks to her professionalism and helpful advice. I’m grateful to Life After Law and Pearl for their help with what is an amazing and crucial career opportunity for me”.

Associate

Legal Specialty Law Firm

“It was such a pleasure working with Pearl during the recruitment process. She is knowledgeable about the legal industry and offered thoughtful and well considered advice about the prospective role. I found Pearl to be enthusiastic, highly professional, incredibly responsive, and she always kept me up to date. She understood my needs and was both motivating and supportive throughout the process. It was a wonderful experience working with her! I highly recommend Pearl and her team!”

In House Counsel

Professional Organization

“Pearl was an amazing support during my job search process. She was patient, responsive, thoughtful and professional. Pearl provided excellent feedback during the job search process”.

Lawyer

Leading Law Firm

“Randi and her team did a great job listening to what I was looking for in pairing me with an employer who needed someone with my skills and abilities. I like that Randi and her team submitted my resume to positions that I was not only qualified for but that I found challenging and met my work culture goals. I wanted to get away from a life of trying to meet billable target hours. I was looking for work life balance in a challenging in-house role. Life After Law exceeded my expectations in pairing me with an organization with a great work culture that was a perfect fit for my unique background! Randi and her team really took the time to get to know me and what I was looking for. Now that I’m in my new role I know Life After Law also took the time to find out what my new employer was looking for because my skills are a perfect fit for my current role. Life After Law is definitely the best recruitment team I’ve ever worked with!”

Senior Counsel

Professional Association

“Working with Randi at Life After Law was a very positive and helpful experience. She asked thoughtful questions to help get to know me, my career aspirations, and my skill levels, but more than that she was honest with me as to where I may need to shore up or further explain my experiences to show that I was the right person for the job I applied for. Because of this, I felt like when she encouraged me and told me I would be a good fit that she was being honest and not just trying to fill a role without regard to what would be best for me or the client. I was able to ask questions and get speedy responses, every time. Randi was a human being in the midst of a difficult job search and I am very grateful to her for that”.

Legal Counsel

Government Agency

“It was a pleasure working with Life After Law, and we would highly recommend their legal recruitment services. Pearl is a consummate professional; she understood our needs, worked diligently to meet our timeline, and was an excellent liaison between us and the candidates. We appreciated Pearl’s attention to detail, responsiveness, and professionalism throughout the entire process and would happily work with her and the rest of the Life After Law team again”.

Ryan Baker

Director, Recruitment & Professional Development

Bereskin & Parr LLP

“I have had the pleasure of working with Pearl and Life After Law on various legal roles since 2017. Pearl is extremely knowledgeable and professional and has taken the time to understand not only the technical requirements of each role but has also taken the time to learn about and understand our corporate culture and the expectations. Over the years, Pearl has been successful at referring the right candidates for each role and has been successful at filling every role we have engaged her for. Even though we are not a high volume client, she has always been very supportive and responsive, has always had a calm demeanor but understood our sense of urgency and has always been available for whenever required. I have had only positive and successful interactions and experiences from Pearl and Life After Law”.

Senior Recruiter

Professional Association

“Life After Law has become our go to vendor for Corporate Counsel and executive talent. Randi´s personal approach, taking the time to understand both our business and work culture has resulted in winning relationship that we continue to rely on. We have consistently been impressed by the efficiency with which Randi and her team source and supply highly qualified talent. We look forward to continuing to work with the team at Life After Law and we are happy to recommend their services”.

Colleen Colman

Vice President Human Resources

Nationwide Appraisals Inc.

“Randi was wonderful to work with, and offered qualified candidates with relevant experience and skills. Her assistance allowed me to hire someone that was a great fit for the role and team, and I would be happy to recommend her services”.

Farah Z.

VP, Claims, Compliance & General Counsel

Munich Re Canada

“My organization recently worked with Randi Bean, the President at Life After Law, to recruit a corporate Legal Counsel which has historically been a difficult position for us to fill. She took the time to understand our requirements, and the context in which or our organization works. Her guidance and deliverables were always thorough and timely. A major value-add for us was the candidate description that was provided to us along with the resume and cover letter for each potential candidate. These candidate descriptions gave us additional information about the candidates’ motivations and backgrounds in line with our context, which led us to consider individuals who may have been overlooked based on their CV alone. I look forward to working with our new Legal Counsel, and thank Randi and the Life After Law team for a job well done”.

Tristen Oni

People Solutions Business Partner

IDRC

“At this point and time, we have completed the hiring process for our new Senior Legal Counsel and I wanted to take a moment to thank you for finding such a great candidate for us.
Your thoughtful approach and willingness to work with our varying requests was greatly appreciated. From the pool of candidates it is clear your firm represents a pool of talented lawyers.”

Marie Kelly

National Executive Director

ACTRA National

“It is always a pleasure working with Michaela, at Life After Law. She is professional, responsive and creative. She was able to successfully meet our needs within a very tight timeframe and was always on stand by to answer any questions we had. I look forward to working with her again.”