What Alevistar Legal Search does

Alevistar Legal Search is a Philadelphia-area legal recruiting and staffing firm founded in 2003 by Brian Levinson and operating as Alevistar, LLC. The firm places attorneys, paralegals, and legal support personnel at law firms (boutique through mid-sized regional) and corporate legal departments across Pennsylvania and select placements in New Jersey, New York, and Delaware, with engagement formats including direct-hire, temporary-to-hire, and temporary staffing. Core practice areas include partner placements (including lateral partners with portable books), group mergers, associate placements at all levels, and law firm operations roles such as chief operating officer searches.

Revenue is generated through employer-paid recruitment fees under a professional services model; candidates are never charged. There is no proprietary technology platform — the business runs on partner-led, relationship-driven search execution by Managing Partner Brian Levinson and Partner/Director of Legal Recruitment Jason Mandel, supported by direct outreach, referrals, the firm's official partnership with the Philadelphia Bar Association, and its membership in the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC). Alevistar's distribution is concentrated in earned media (Legal Intelligencer coverage, partner-authored articles, an active @Alevistar Twitter/X account) and word-of-mouth referrals rather than paid acquisition.

The firm has expanded beyond its original legal-recruiting franchise with a wholly-owned Alevistar Healthcare division, led by Director of Healthcare Recruitment David West, which places clinical, administrative, and professional services talent at hospitals, HMOs, behavioral health organizations, nursing homes, hospice, home health, research organizations, and non-profits. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, but the firm advertises flexible payment plans and customization to client budgets. Alevistar was named the top Pennsylvania-based legal recruiter by Legal Intelligencer readers for 2025, reflecting two decades of continuous operation and brand recognition within the Mid-Atlantic legal market.

Name

Alevistar Legal Search

Legal name

Alevistar, LLC

Website

https://alevistar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alevistar Legal Search is a Philadelphia-area legal recruiting and staffing firm founded in 2003 that places attorneys, paralegals, and legal support professionals at law firms and corporate legal departments across the Mid-Atlantic, and also operates an Alevistar Healthcare staffing division.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Recruiting and Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare & Life Sciences Leadership Search (BPACAAAE)

Keywords

• Legal recruiting services
• Attorney placement services
• Legal staffing solutions
• Healthcare recruitment services
• Executive legal search

Headquarters

HQ city

Conshohocken

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Employer-paid recruitment fees: Alevistar Legal Search charges employer clients (law firms and corporations) for recruitment and staffing services. The firm places attorneys, paralegals, and legal support personnel through direct-hire, temporary-to-hire, and temporary placement arrangements. Fees are employer-paid; candidates are never charged for services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Alevistar Legal Search is a legal and healthcare recruiting firm that sources, vets, and places attorneys and healthcare professionals for law firms, corporate legal departments, and healthcare organizations. Operating since 2003 from Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, the firm runs an Alevistar Legal division and an Alevistar Healthcare division, delivering direct-hire placement and search services on a fee-based, employer-paid engagement model.

Product overview

Alevistar is a Philadelphia-based recruiting and staffing firm operating as a unified platform with two distinct service divisions: Alevistar Legal Search (legal recruiting) and Alevistar Healthcare (healthcare staffing). Legal Search handles attorney and paralegal placements through partner placements, group mergers, and associate placements, serving law firms and corporations. Healthcare provides clinical, administrative, and professional service placements for healthcare organizations. Both divisions offer direct-hire, temporary-to-hire, and temporary placement options, with the company serving clients throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and New York since 2003.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alevistar Legal Attorney and Legal Professional Placement
• Alevistar Healthcare Professional Placement

Quantifiable outcome

• Founded in 2003, making it one of the most established legal recruiting firms in the Philadelphia area with over 20 years of continuous operation.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Philadelphia Bar AssociationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAlevistar Legal Search is an official partner of the Philadelphia Bar Association. This partnership provides the firm with official recognition and preferential access to the association's member base of attorneys and law firms, enabling co-marketing opportunities, referrals, and visibility as a trusted recruiting partner endorsed by the local bar.
• NALSC (National Association of Legal Search Consultants)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlevistar Legal Search is a proud member of NALSC, the National Association of Legal Search Consultants. Membership signifies adherence to strict ethical guidelines governing legal recruiting, providing clients and candidates with assurance of professional standards and industry best practices.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Robert Half Legal: One of the most recognized staffing brands in legal, with dedicated legal recruiting, contract staffing, and direct-hire placement services. Competes with Alevistar across all three placement formats (direct-hire, temp-to-hire, temporary) for the same client base of law firms and corporate legal departments.
• Special Counsel (Adecco): A major legal staffing and recruiting division of Adecco Group, offering direct-hire, temp, and temp-to-hire placement of attorneys, paralegals, and legal support staff. Directly comparable to Alevistar's staffing services, though at vastly greater scale and with national reach.
• Major, Lindsey & Africa: One of the largest legal search firms globally, specializing in partner and group placements, practice group acquisitions, and in-house counsel moves. Directly comparable to Alevistar's core legal recruiting services, but at national and international scale.
• Kaye/Bassman International: Executive search and recruiting firm with a dedicated legal practice placing partners, associates, and legal executives. Comparable to Alevistar in serving law firms and corporate legal departments with a focus on mid-to-senior level placements.
• BCG Attorney Search: Legal recruiting firm focused on partner placements and lateral attorney moves, with a particularly strong presence in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Direct competitor to Alevistar in the partner-placement segment in Philadelphia and surrounding markets.
• Lateral Link: National legal recruiting firm specializing in partner, group, and associate lateral placements. Operates a tech-enabled candidate matching platform, contrasting with Alevistar's relationship-driven model, but serves the same client base of law firms and corporate legal departments.
• The Partners Group: Boutique legal search firm focused on partner and practice group placements as well as associate and counsel-level moves. Closely comparable to Alevistar's partner-placement and group-merger focus, with a similar relationship-driven, mid-market orientation.

Emerging players

• JM Search: Executive search firm with a dedicated Legal, Risk & Compliance practice placing GCs, chief legal officers, and senior legal leadership. Comparable to Alevistar's higher-end partner and legal-operations placements, though JM Search is more narrowly focused on the executive tier.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with a substantial legal officer and general counsel search practice. Overlaps with Alevistar's in-house counsel and legal operations placements (e.g., COO of a law firm), but operates across all C-suite functions and industries.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with a Legal, Risk, Regulatory & Compliance practice. Represents a broader incumbent offering partner and general counsel searches as part of a multi-practice platform rather than as a dedicated legal recruiting specialist like Alevistar.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/alevistar

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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