Structured Finance & Derivatives Associate - Mid to Senior-Level

I highly recommend working with Jessica. She is knowledgeable and responsive, and helped me navigate a process made particularly challenging by the pandemic.

I had the pleasure of working with Kally during a recent lateral transition, and I highly recommend her and her team as recruiters. They were thoughtful, responsive, and extremely knowledgeable about the legal market. Throughout the process, Kally provided clear guidance, communicated proactively, and demonstrated a strong understanding of both the technical aspects of the role and the broader strategic fit. She not only understands the legal market very well, but also takes the time to understand the needs, goals, and qualities of each candidate. Her professionalism and insight made the entire process smooth and efficient, particularly as she helped me navigate multiple interviews and offers. I definitely recommend her.

I highly recommend Jack for those considering a lateral move. With his deep experience he offered invaluable information regarding the firms I was considering and very helpful interview coaching. Jack was professional and communicative, keeping me regularly informed and providing detailed explanations of what to expect throughout the process. Thanks to Jack, I successfully made a lateral move to a firm that is a great cultural fit and aligns with my professional goals.

Brandon handled everything from start to finish efficiently and professionally. I could not have asked for a better guide.

My experience with Ren from start to finish was as smooth as it possibly could have been. I never had any doubts that I would find the right fit. Ren was confident about the process from our first phone call and he delivered on everything that he anticipated would come to fruition. He was always available - whether by email or phone call, made sure I was sufficiently prepped for interviews, and took the time to explain the landscape of the job market to me - no matter what questions I had. My main concern was the time I would take handling administrative things like applying, emailing, cover letters, searching for firms, etc, but this was entirely handled by Ren - which allowed me to focus in on the things that really mattered. Things such as interview preparation and speaking with folks at different firms about the culture. Ren made my next legal chapter possible, and I am extremely grateful for the hard work that he did. His connections across the industry are rock solid, and you would be hard-pressed to find a more knowledgeable and experienced recruiter, not to mention a nice and friendly person who is easy to talk to. If I did it again, I would go with Ren!

I worked with Bally on my move from London to New York. Bally was excellent to work with - responsive, attentive to what I was asking for and very personable. I was able to run through what kind of role I was looking for and she helped me narrow down a great list of opportunities and carved out an unposted role for me. I felt comfortable and supported on every step of my journey and cannot recommend Bally highly enough!

Rebecca is a fantastic recruiter and advisor. At each step of my elongated lateral process, Rebecca was an incredible advocate who always put my best interest at the forefront. It was also clear to me that Rebecca has a strong hold on the legal market, enabling her to find the perfect fit for my long term career goals. I’m grateful for Rebecca (and the MLA team at large) for all of her hard work on my process.

Alan is an exceptional recruiter. Throughout the process, he was hands-on, highly diligent and refreshingly down-to-earth. With Alan advocating for me, I felt confident that I would secure the right placement on my own terms. His extensive knowledge of the market, the recruiting process and the key players was truly impressive. While I hope I never need his services again, I would not hesitate for a moment to work with him in the future.

I had the pleasure of working with George and I was genuinely impressed by his sharp understanding of the market, thoughtful approach, and consistent professionalism; he was highly responsive, transparent, and genuinely focused on aligning opportunities with my long-term goals, making the process both efficient and seamless. I would readily recommend him to anyone seeking a strategic and reliable recruiter.

Evan is the ideal recruiter. His targeted approach and thoroughness during the hiring process made my recent career transition seamless. He was available 24/7 and I never felt out of touch throughout my process. He knew the answers to almost all of my questions, and those he did not he found for me right away. I trusted his guidance entirely and am thrilled with the current placement he facilitated.

One thing that really stood out to me was Andrew sending me an opportunity even though it didn’t allow recruiter submissions. That told me he genuinely cared more about helping me find the right opportunity than just getting credit for a placement and I really respected that. Highly recommend!

Greg served as a comprehensive resource throughout my job search process, including interview prep and advising me on unposted opportunities. He is a great resource to have through out the process and is available and easy to talk to.

Austin worked diligently and closely with me in securing my very exciting new role. Throughout our relationship, Austin thoughtfully engaged in discussions regarding all aspects of the interview and acceptance process while sharing valuable insight and advice. He and his hard work are very much appreciated.

I had a great experience working with Ed. He really knows the lateral process inside and out. Ed was extremely helpful walking me through what to expect, which made for a smooth application process.

Jason is a fantastic recruiter who helped me lateral between markets. He’s extremely responsive and does a great job placing candidates in roles where they can succeed. I highly recommend working with him.

Working with Bryson was a seamless process. After our first meeting he sent me a personalized spreadsheet of open positions that matched my interests, and sending regular updates for new openings. As we prepped for interviews, Bryson went above and beyond to provide me with information for each person I would be meeting with in one consolidated email. He highlighted important information that he thought would be most interesting and relevant to me for my meetings. He also summarized the firms' statistics, with a welcome emphasis on diversity statistics. Bryson has spent hours compiling statistics on the top law firms' diversity numbers, and this knowledge shows! Bryson handled all of the communications with firms for me, and was quick at scheduling interviews, and keeping all the firms I was interviewing with aware of my other options. I believe this helped me receive multiple offers in a short time frame. When I was weighing these options, Bryson reached out to his network of peers and friends for additional information on lifestyle and culture. All in all, Bryson goes the extra mile in his role as recruiter. I felt confident that he was preparing me to the highest degree for my interviews and callbacks. I would not hesitate to recommend him. Thank you Bryson!

Alice was extremely helpful in my job search and helped me land an amazing opportunity. She was responsive and guided me through the entire process. I couldn’t be more thankful for all her hard work.

Max was hugely helpful in my search, proactively running opportunities by me, but also creating them from thin air. He's a talented recruiter and also a very kind, fun person to chat with. That personality goes far in terms of sourcing opportunities for his clients. Lastly, his level of care and diligence sets him far apart from the scores of recruiters that reach out to us daily.

I would recommend Priya to anyone looking to make a move in the legal market. She does way more than just submit resumes like some recruiters do. She really takes the time to get to know her candidates and what they are looking for in an employeer and does a great job at not only finding you a new job, but the right job.

I had an excellent time working with Amanda, who recently helped place me at an international law firm. She was extremely professional and responsive. Amanda really took an interest getting to know me as a candidate, and was genuinely interested in hearing and understanding my goals and feedback. I felt Amanda was a strong advocate for me in the process when she could tell that I would be a good fit at a firm, and was always providing encouragement in the process when I needed it. She always offered a lot of very useful information about the roles I was interviewing for. She was very proactive in providing updates about the market which she shared even without me having to ask. I would easily recommend Amanda.

I was recommended by another attorney to work with Vijay as they had an outstanding experience working with him. He by far exceeded my expectations. I let him know that I was hoping to lateral quickly, and Vijay helped me find an opportunity that fit both my career goals and my time frame. He helped in all stages of the process, including talking through what I was hoping to achieve in a move, discussing the market for the position I was looking for, assisting in interview preparation and helping me decide on the place that would be the best fit for me. I never felt like I was not in good hands as a result of Vijay's expertise and work ethic. He was responsive, honest and supportive throughout the entire process. I would recommend anyone looking for a move to work with Vijay.