We speak to clients, competitors, former colleagues and other market sources. On each partner candidate we then provide an unbiased report which relays precisely, and often verbatim, our conversations. Our reports are focussed on providing detailed information on:

The candidate’s market reputation and rating, in terms of:

• Technical ability
• Quality of deals and level of deal exposure
• Personality – interaction with colleagues and clients; ability to grow a business
• Relationship with clients – versatility, commercial nous
  

Client feedback, in terms of:

• How they rate the partner technically and in relation to the service provided
• Whether they are likely to be instructing the partner going forwards
• Where they would like to see any improvement in the partner/firm’s performance
• Other requirements they have which are not currently serviced by the partner or firm
• The criteria for winning that work

• Neutrality: we are unbiased and our sources talk to us more freely than to a directly concerned party, giving us a comprehensive profile on the candidate, good and bad
• Discretion: we are able to work discreetly and under the radar, often in disguise. This means that we can extract the necessary information without alerting the candidate or the market. Comments are unattributable which encourages our sources to talk freely
• Cost: our reports are priced in such a way that the service can be used early on in a recruitment process. This allows for an early assessment of the candidate’s worth and enables the client to decide whether or not to continue the recruitment process. It also allows our clients to probe in the right areas through the interview process
• Savings: where our reports show less than favourable feedback on a potential hire, our clients avoid making an expensive mistake (taking into account remuneration, recruitment fees and wasted management time)
• Enhanced market intelligence: our reports provide details of current market conditions in the partner’s practice and sector areas

• Management tool: the reports are used as a part of internal partner appraisals. They provide comfort to Management, in that they offer an independent pulse-check on the partner’s market reputation, standing and practice
• Business case strength: the reports give a useful and accurate snapshot of the candidate’s standing with his or her clients and identify:
  • the strength of those client relationships
  • likely future workflows from those clients
  • the potential for winning further work for both the partner and the firm going forwards
• Profiling: the reports identify strengths and weaknesses to enable Management how best to maximise the partners’ potential
• Enhanced market intelligence: the reports provide details of current market conditions in the partner’s practice and sector areas

For more information please contact Dominique Graham or William Nell on 0207 430 1711 or via our Contact page.