Clients

Our clients count on us because we thoroughly understand their organization and its specific needs. From a team of document review attorneys to a legal secretary to a full time administrator, Landmark delivers candidates who have the professional experience and cultural "fit" you require. We are only as good as our last placement, so every candidate in our vast database is personally evaluated to ensure he or she meets your requirements. In the unlikely event that you are not satisfied with a candidate, we will provide you with a refund or promptly find a replacement, because your complete satisfaction is our priority.

Case Studies

Regardless of the size or scope of the project, Landmark is here to create success for our clients and candidates. We invite you to click below to read a small sampling of those real world successes.

Regular Hire
Client Situation

A hedge fund company located in San Francisco came to Landmark looking for a full-time corporate paralegal with a finance background and a minimum of four years of equity and debt financing experience. The position required someone poised enough to interface with outside counsel as well as insurer and debtor finance companies on a regular basis. And, because the client's workforce is fairly small, finding a person who could seamlessly integrate with their existing team was a very high priority.

Landmark Solution

It is not uncommon for Landmark recruiters to work with candidates year after year, which gives them an in-depth understanding of specific skill sets and career goals. In this instance, a candidate interested in moving to a corporate environment had recently contacted a recruiter in our San Jose office. The candidate also had the temperament and professional background that would complement and enhance the client's team. Working closely with the recruiter in San Francisco who was the customer service representative for the hedge fund, the client was matched with a stellar team member and the candidate was able to make the career move she was hoping for, creating a win-win for both parties. This is an example of the team work Landmark offers to ensure clients and candidates always get the best service possible.

 

Client Situation

A world-renowned, Fortune 100 internet company based in San Jose traditionally relied on their internal resources to recruit legal talent. But their search for a permanent corporate paralegal proved to be very difficult because of the specific skill sets the position required. In addition to possessing stellar paralegal skills, the candidate would need to interface with the company's board and general counsel on a regular basis as well as work comfortably within its open, friendly culture. After searching for more than two months the client broke with tradition and handed their search over to Landmark.

Landmark Solution

One distinct advantage of working with Landmark is that its recruiters have previously worked as attorneys, paralegals or administrators. This allows them to go far beyond traditional candidate search methodologies and leverage their personal connections to the Bay Area's legal community. By reaching out to that network, Landmark's recruiter was able to immediately locate a candidate who met all the client's requirements across the board. The candidate was hired virtually on the spot and has been a valuable part of the client's team.

Temporary Placement
Client Situation

A major corporation that is a world leader in the telecommunications industry was involved in a patent litigation matter. The case required that contract attorneys be able to review and analyze very technical documents to support outside counsel's efforts in representing its client effectively in the litigation.

Landmark Solution

A team of Landmark contract attorneys had become very familiar with the company's documents through their long-term work on a matter being handled by outside counsel. The company's legal department was so impressed with the work of Landmark's team and their knowledge of the company's documents that they specifically requested Landmark's attorneys to work on a new matter being handled by different outside counsel.

 

Client Situation

A Palo Alto-based corporate law firm with offices around the globe has relied on Landmark's services for the last decade. The firm serves clients internationally and was in need of contract attorneys who could manage lengthy document review for a set of extremely complex business transactions over the course of several months. The caveat was that the attorneys had to be licensed to practice in California and had to be fluent in reading and speaking Italian, since all documents would be in Italian. When that need arose, their first and only call was to Landmark.

Landmark Solution

In addition to maintaining a phenomenal group of contract attorneys on behalf of its clients, one of Landmark's recruiters is very active in the Italian-American community in the Bay Area. Using her key connections to the Bay Area's Italian community, she located candidates with the legal background the client required. She was also able to pre-qualify them for fluency before sending them to the client. The team was quickly put in place and the client was extremely pleased with the candidates' proficiency and with the outcome of their work product.

 

Client Situation

One of the West Coast's largest employee benefits firm needed a legal secretary/administrative assistant to immediately fill a three-month assignment in its San Francisco office. As with many clients, the firm was concerned about maintaining its productivity, which meant finding a candidate who would be a team player and do whatever was needed to get the job done. This particular firm had also received less than stellar candidates from other recruiting agencies and, understandably, did not want to find themselves in that situation again.

Landmark Solution

While the client's requirements for this position were fairly straightforward, their past negative experiences with other staffing companies presented a bit of a challenge. However, one particular Landmark recruiter had worked with the client in other capacities over the years and had their trust as well as a thorough understanding of their cultural concerns. She also knew of the perfect candidate who was in the area temporarily, contacted her, and filled the position the very same day the order came in. The client was extremely pleased with the candidate's performance during her assignment and has requested that Landmark inform them any time she is in the area and available to work again.

 

Client Situation

A publicly traded semiconductor company headquartered on the Peninsula had recently gone through a series of acquisitions. While these acquisitions signified growth for the company, they also resulted in a tremendous amount of extra work due to the large volume of documentation from the acquired companies which needed standardized terms and conditions.

Landmark Solution

In a very short period of time, Landmark assembled a team of temporary attorneys specializing in contract review and licensing. The team worked on-site at the client's location, conducting document review and worked with the newly established document management system to organize all their current agreements. The work of these contract attorneys not only standardized the client's existing contracts, it provided guidelines and a framework to be used for future agreements, thus saving the client a significant amount of time and money in the long run.

 

Client Situation

A South Bay IP boutique has been extremely successful helping clients worldwide bring their emerging technology and innovations to the marketplace. When one of their clients became involved in a high profile patent infringement biotech case, the firm needed a very large, highly specialized contingent team to handle the massive electronic document review project that would inevitably ensue.

Landmark Solution

Landmark was the primary staffing company called upon to handle this client's need. Within two days, the recruiter delivered 25 contract attorneys as well as 8 paralegals, all with biology or chemistry degrees, and some with PhDs. Because the case involved production of a highly publicized, groundbreaking cancer treatment drug, Landmark's group was responsible for examining medical journals and analyzing test results as well as reviewing deposition materials. At the height of the discovery process, Landmark met the client's demand for additional support by growing the team to 32 attorneys and over 20 staff members, including paralegals, case assistants and clerks. And, as the trial drew to a close, the client was able to scale back its workforce quickly and easily to reflect its current needs.

 

Client Situation

One of the world's leading biotech companies was in need of a contract attorney to review contracts, negotiations and non-clinical licenses for them. The company uses contract attorneys on a routine basis, but in this instance their existing vendors had been unsuccessful in delivering the type of candidate they were looking for. The client asked its law firm, which is a longstanding Landmark client, to recommend a legal staffing company. Without hesitation the firm referred the client to Landmark.

Landmark Solution

Landmark assessed the client's needs, presented qualified candidates' resumes in less than 48 hours and the contract attorney was then placed at the client's headquarters. The client was extremely satisfied with the attorney's work during her three month assignment and has told Landmark they will request her specifically when future work arises. Similarly, the candidate told Landmark she was very happy with the position and would go back in a moment's notice. Win-wins such as this one are precisely what Landmark strives for with every placement we facilitate. And, as a result of this successful first-time project, the client placed Landmark on its approved vendor list in order to ensure future staffing successes.

Temp-To-Hire
Client Situation

The legal department of a high profile semiconductor company found themselves going through a transition period when its general counsel accepted a position at another company. While the client chose to utilize their internal resources to search for a permanent replacement, they needed a contract attorney immediately to handle the existing workload until the position was filled. For that, they turned to Landmark.

Landmark Solution

Relying on their specific knowledge of the client and of in-house legal departments in general, Landmark was able to fill this position the day the request came in and provided the client with a contract attorney who had the precise legal qualifications and cultural fit that were required. While the assignment was originally scheduled to last six months, the client has found the candidate to be indispensable in terms of his contract and licensing acumen and has extended the contract indefinitely. In fact, the full time general counsel position has long been filled but the client has retained this particular candidate to handle overflow for the department, which is saving the client valuable time and money while providing them with stellar legal support.