Found Legal

Name

Found Legal

Legal name

Found Legal Ltd

Website

https://found.legal

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal & Compliance Direct Hire (BPACAFAJ)

Keywords

• Legal recruitment services
• In-house legal hiring
• Tech lawyer placement
• Executive legal search
• Interim legal staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Contingency Recruitment: Clients pay a fee once the placed candidate has started in the role. This is the primary revenue model for filling standard legal counsel positions.
2. Executive Search: Confidential and targeted search for senior in-house legal roles at General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer level. Typically a retained or higher-fee engagement.
3. Interim / Flexible Legal Support: Quick provision of skilled lawyers on a temporary or project basis to fill roles on an interim basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Found Legal is a specialist recruitment agency that places in-house lawyers into technology companies across EMEA. Its core services are Contingency Recruitment (fee paid once the placed candidate starts), Executive Search for senior legal roles such as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, and Flexible Legal Support for interim or project-based lawyer placements. The firm also publishes an annual compensation benchmarking report for in-house tech lawyers across the UK, France, Germany, and Spain.

Product overview

Found Legal is a specialist recruitment agency offering a unified suite of talent acquisition services for in-house legal roles in technology companies. The core offering consists of three interconnected service lines: Contingency Recruitment (contingent fee-based placement), Executive Search (retained search for senior legal leadership), and Flexible Legal Support/Interim Recruitment (temporary staffing). These services are complemented by an ancillary product—the In-House Lawyers in Tech Compensation Report—a proprietary salary benchmarking tool that provides compensation data across multiple countries and role levels, which helps attract candidates and inform client hiring strategies. The portfolio collectively supports placements ranging from junior Legal Counsel through to General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer positions, serving clients from SMEs to Fortune 100 multinationals across EMEA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Contingency Recruitment Contingency-based recruitment service for placing in-house lawyers (Legal Counsel to senior counsel) at technology companies. Clients pay a placement fee only once the candidate has successfully started in the role. Targets General Counsel, Legal Directors, and hiring managers at tech firms seeking permanent in-house legal hires across EMEA.
• Executive Search Confidential and targeted search service for senior in-house legal leadership roles, including General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer positions at technology companies. Typically a retained or higher-fee engagement given the seniority and confidentiality requirements of C-suite legal hires.
• Flexible Legal Support (Interim Recruitment) Provision of skilled in-house lawyers on a temporary or project basis for technology companies needing short-term legal support. Addresses interim coverage gaps, project-based legal resourcing, and seasonal or transitional needs at tech firms.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of lawyers placed at Fortune 100 tech client remained after 3 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half Legal: Global specialist recruiter with a Legal practice placing in-house counsel across industries including technology. Larger, generalist incumbent operating across multiple disciplines rather than technology-only.
• Hays Legal: Global recruitment firm with a dedicated UK Legal division serving in-house and private practice clients. Significantly broader and larger than Found Legal, but competes for the same in-house legal mandates at tech companies.

Direct peers

• Chadwick Nott: Established UK legal recruitment firm with substantial in-house and private practice coverage. Comparable to Found Legal on the in-house legal search side, though broader in sector scope.
• Origin Legal: UK boutique legal recruitment firm placing lawyers into private practice and in-house roles. Overlaps with Found Legal on in-house mandates but is less concentrated on the technology vertical.
• Realm Recruit: UK-based specialist legal recruitment agency with a strong in-house focus. Closest direct competitor to Found Legal in the London market for in-house legal mandates, though with a broader sector remit beyond technology.
• Buchanan Law: Boutique legal search and recruitment firm with in-house practice. Directly comparable service model to Found Legal, focused on permanent placement of lawyers into corporate roles.
• JLex Legal: Specialist legal recruiter focused on in-house lawyer placements. A direct peer in the in-house legal recruitment niche, with comparable service offerings including contingency and search.
• Major Legal: International legal search firm covering in-house and private practice mandates. Comparable executive-search offering, particularly for senior in-house roles including General Counsel.

Emerging players

• Lawrence Harvey Legal: Technology recruitment firm with a Legal practice serving in-house teams at tech companies across EMEA. Comparable to Found Legal on target client and candidate profile but broader in scope across tech disciplines.
• Skillsearch: Tech-focused recruiter with established EMEA footprint placing professionals into technology companies. Comparable target customer base (tech employers) but focused on technical/engineering roles rather than in-house legal.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/milaread

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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