nicole kennedy
PRINCIPAL
The most successful legal recruiters have impeccable industry knowledge and experience as well as a constant pulse on the legal community. With an extensive career history practicing law, serving as both a Principal and the National Associate Practice Group Leader at her previous company, Korn Ferry, and now a Principal at Principle Recruiting, Nicole Kennedy strategically partners with clients and candidates to help them achieve their respective goals.
As a seasoned legal recruiter, Nicole has had tremendous success placing her candidates across all levels at top Am Law firms, strong regional firms, boutiques, and high-level in-house positions. In her prior company’s most recent fiscal year, she was the top billing recruiter and was regularly in the top five billing recruiters throughout her tenure. This makes Nicole’s deep market knowledge unique in the industry, an output of her numerous placements, diversity of candidate levels, and vast network. She excels at building and maintaining close relationships with law firms and candidates since she only works with the highest level of integrity and a very personalized approach. Client and candidate confidentiality is of the utmost importance to Nicole, and she understands that finding the best fit for both clients and candidates is what contributes to the long-term success of professionals and organizations. It is Nicole’s job to find those highest caliber attorneys who best suit the growing needs of firms in a seamless and expeditious way.
Prior to becoming an attorney recruiter, Nicole worked as a lawyer, providing her with the necessary experience to appreciate the unique needs of her clients and candidates.
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Juris Doctor (JD), Baylor University School of Law
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology, University of Texas at Austin (cum laude)
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Nicole regularly consults with ABA Journal and Law 360 to offer her market expertise.
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Brian Klarman
Partner
Gina Mitch
Principal
Evan Swartz
Co-Founding Partner
Thomas O’Donnell
Principal
Madison Deal Ingraham
Junior Partner
William Gordon
Co-Founding Partner
Nicole Kennedy
Principal
Lee Quinn
Legal Recruiter