David Carrie

What David Carrie does

David Carrie LLC is a New York-based, full-service legal search firm founded in 2003 that specializes in permanent placement of attorneys and, through its wholly-owned subsidiary David Carrie Staffing LLC, temporary and contract staffing of attorneys, paralegals, and legal support professionals. The firm serves top-tier law firms, including AmLaw 100 and large international firms, as well as corporate in-house legal departments across the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Australia. Its value proposition is built on a recruiter team composed entirely of former practicing attorneys and in-house counsel with pedigrees from elite institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Davis Polk, Sullivan & Cromwell, Linklaters, Fried Frank, and Kramer Levin, enabling a sophisticated matching capability around firm culture and candidate career trajectory rather than automated screening.

The firm's product portfolio is organized into three service modules: a core associate and partner recruiting practice led by Managing Directors Carrie Printz and William David Millis, a dedicated Partner Placement Group directed by Eric Sivin that focuses on strategic lateral partner hires and practice acquisitions, and the David Carrie Staffing LLC subsidiary for temporary and contract placements. There is no proprietary technology stack; the firm explicitly identifies its technology as "Not applicable" and delivers all services through direct, senior-led client engagement with law firm hiring partners and corporate general counsel.

Revenue mechanics combine contingency and retained search fees for permanent placements (a transaction-fee model) with bill-rate-based professional services fees for temporary staffing through the subsidiary. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per engagement. The firm operates from a single New York headquarters (155 East 55th Street, Suite 4K) and reaches international markets via its recruiter network rather than physical offices. The firm has no disclosed institutional investment, no parent company, and no public financial reporting.

Name

David Carrie

Legal name

David Carrie LLC

Website

https://davidcarrie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

David Carrie is a New York-based legal search firm founded in 2003 providing permanent placement and temporary staffing of attorneys for top-tier law firms and corporate in-house legal departments globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Recruiting and Staffing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC)

Keywords

• Legal recruiting services
• Attorney placement services
• Legal staffing solutions
• Permanent legal search
• Temporary legal staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Permanent Placement Services: Placement of attorneys in permanent positions at law firms and corporations, generating revenue through contingency or retained search fees based on candidate placement.
2. Temporary Staffing Services: Temporary, contract, and project-based staffing for attorneys, paralegals, and legal support professionals through David Carrie Staffing LLC.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

David Carrie provides the full spectrum of legal search services, including permanent placement of attorneys, temporary and contract staffing of legal professionals through its subsidiary David Carrie Staffing LLC, and partner-level placement through the Partner Placement Group. The firm places associates, partners, and in-house counsel at top-tier law firms and corporate legal departments globally, supported by career counseling and targeted candidate matching.

Product overview

David Carrie LLC operates as a full-service legal search firm offering a unified portfolio of recruiting and staffing services. The core offering includes permanent legal search and career counseling for attorneys, supported by David Carrie Staffing LLC for temporary and contract placements. A dedicated Partner Placement Group handles strategic lateral hires and practice acquisitions for law firms. The firm also provides in-house legal department recruiting services. All services are delivered through experienced recruiter teams with legal industry backgrounds, operating primarily from their New York office with global reach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• David Carrie LLC Legal Search Services (Permanent Placement)
• David Carrie Staffing LLC (Temporary and Contract Legal Staffing)
• Partner Placement Group

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American Staffing AssociationminorOthers · 11 August 2014David Carrie became a member of the American Staffing Association, the trade organization representing the U.S. staffing industry. This membership demonstrates the firm's commitment to providing the best staffing experience through legal, ethical, and professional practices.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half (Legal Division): Large public staffing company with a dedicated legal staffing division placing attorneys, paralegals, and legal support on contract and direct-hire basis — comparable on staffing model but with much broader professional services footprint.
• Apex Systems / Legal & Compliance Staffing: Large IT and professional staffing firm with a legal and compliance practice serving AmLaw firms and Fortune 500 legal departments with contract and direct-hire staffing — overlaps with David Carrie's staffing subsidiary at scale.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with a substantial Legal, Risk & Regulatory practice placing partners, general counsel, and C-suite executives at law firms and corporates — broader portfolio but materially overlapping on senior legal placements.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search firm with a Legal, Risk & Regulatory Practice serving Fortune 500 general counsel searches and law firm leadership — overlapping with David Carrie on senior legal/in-house mandates but with broader industry coverage.

Direct peers

• Major, Lindsey & Africa: The leading pure-play legal search firm in the US, serving AmLaw 100 firms and in-house legal departments with permanent partner, associate, and counsel placements — the closest direct competitor to David Carrie in elite legal search.
• BCG Attorney Search: Attorney-focused recruiting firm placing partners, associates, and in-house counsel at law firms and corporations — directly comparable in candidate base, customer profile, and contingency search model.
• Beacon Hill Staffing Group: Specialized staffing firm with a Legal Practice Division placing attorneys, paralegals, and legal support on contract, temp-to-perm, and direct-hire — closely comparable to David Carrie Staffing LLC.
• Lateral Link: Specialized partner placement firm serving AmLaw firms and in-house teams with lateral partner moves and group acquisitions — directly comparable to David Carrie's Partner Placement Group service module.
• Yorkson Legal: Specialized legal staffing firm placing attorneys, paralegals, and legal support on temporary, contract, and direct-hire basis — most directly comparable to David Carrie Staffing LLC's interim and contract offering.
• Judd Moss Group: Boutique legal search firm placing partners, associates, and in-house counsel with focus on AmLaw firms; comparable to David Carrie in niche positioning, boutique scale, and former-practitioner recruiter bench.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about David Carrie