The Damato Search Group Competitive Advantage
A core tenet of ours is never to convince our clients to take a certain course of action. Instead, we execute a bespoke and creative playbook designed to deliver meaningful results. The final decision is theirs alone.
To accomplish this goal, we lean on multiple competitive advantages. These include, but are not limited to, (1) personal Biglaw experience, (2) a deep understanding of practice nuances, (3) direct access to opportunities and decision-makers, (4) strategic outreach, (5) and thoughtful negotiation.
1. Our Biglaw Experience
Our team holds degrees from top law schools and years of experience practicing at leading law firms. We grinded over logic games while studying for the LSAT, cringed over the Socratic method, got a little too drunk at summer associate events, spent late nights drafting and marking up documents, and engaged recruiters while changing firms as associates. The Biglaw pipeline and ecosystem is all we know.
2. Substantive Knowledge
As a function of the above-described experience and thousands of reps as recruiters, we grasp the nuances of practice areas that most cannot. Our technical knowledge allows us to immediately understand how attorneys service clients and identify the firms that will allow them to maintain or alter their practice as desired.
3. Superior Access
The world’s best law firms rely on us to help them build with the right people. We have deep roots across the AmLaw and are regularly called upon to assist with growth needs that hiring partners and recruiting teams disclose to a select few agencies. In the same vein, we plug our attorney clients directly to the internal team best situated to advance our process.
4. Strategic Outreach
There are two prongs to our strategic outreach methods: (a) identifying the right targets and (b) optimizing our submission package.
(a) It’s our job to digest our attorney clients’ wants and needs and take the time to pinpoint the groups with the most potential for a quality fit. We always deliver a diligence package that includes actionable and tailored intel surpassing law firm rankings that anybody can look up on their own.
(b) Of course, we have a robust database of resume and deal sheet precedent and will ensure the same will set our clients up for success. But that’s basic stuff. The content of what we say to our target firms is what really makes a difference, and our representation balances authenticity with zeal.
5. Thoughtful Negotiation
All recruiters should act as a go-between such that attorneys never have to negotiate material terms with their (potential) future employer. The reality is that many agents shirk this responsibility and don’t design a process that will lead to successful negotiation.
From the first call with our clients, we’re thoughtful about how we can leverage attractive terms and will be transparent about what is realistic to expect under the circumstances. When it comes time to negotiate, we deliver market leading terms while remaining cognizant of the long-term relationship we’re fostering.
We’re fortunate that our competitive advantages enable us to operate at the highest level and serve as a trusted partner to world-class attorneys and law firms. We look forward to helping you build.
