Macrae
Melinda Wallman is an accomplished legal recruitment executive with extensive experience in leading high-level searches for major law firms and corporations. Currently serving as Chairman and Global Practice Leader at Macrae since October 2018, Wallman is also a Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director at Reignite Academy. Previously, Wallman was a Partner and led the EMEA Partner Practice Group at Major, Lindsey & Africa from March 1999 to September 2018, where significant contributions included establishing the London and Hong Kong offices and specializing in placements within renowned law firms such as Allen & Overy and Milbank Tweed. Earlier roles included consulting at Garfield Robbins International and co-founding the fine jewellery business Opal Treasures. Wallman holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from UNSW, along with a degree in Germanistik from Freie Universität Berlin.
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Macrae
Macrae is a leading transatlantic legal recruiting firm that helps elite law firms and lawyers find exactly what they're looking for. Our diverse and growing team is powered by a culture of shared intelligence that enables us to stay in sync with the most up-to-date market data, trends and insights - and on the pulse of the global legal industry. Macrae is laser-focused on placing lateral partners, partner-groups, and top government attorneys transitioning to private practice into the most successful global law firms - primarily those ranking in the Am Law 50 and UK top 20. Our clients and candidates say we stand out not only because our recruiters are unparalleled in their experience, knowledge and networks, but because we operate with the highest standards of integrity, discretion, efficiency, and professionalism. We collaborate with clients to meet their precise needs, bringing them stellar candidates and thoughtful presentations. We treat every search as a diversity search; historically, more than one-third of our placements have been women attorneys and attorneys of color. We get to know our candidates well, sometimes over a period of several years, offering candid and informed advice with the singular goal of helping each one advance their careers and flourish in every respect moving forward. Macrae was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2001 as Mlegal Group. Today, we're proud to have thriving offices in London, New York, Washington, D.C., Palo Alto and San Francisco. If you're interested in learning more about advancing your career by joining Macrae, please visit https://www.macrae.com/join-macrae. We invite you to connect with us today.