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A Premier Legal Recruiting Firm

A Premier Legal Recruiting Firm

Based in Chicago with services nationwide

Highly Personalized Service

Highly Personalized Service

Digging deeper to identify your best opportunities

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Astor Professional Search is a premier Chicago-based legal recruiting firm with services extending nationwide. As a boutique recruiting firm comprised of former practicing attorneys, Astor Professional Search focuses exclusively on quality instead of quantity, delivering personalized service and superior results to select candidates and clients.

Recruiting Leadership

Bill Sugarman, Chicago Legal Recruiter

William A. Sugarman, Esq.
Founder & President

Joel Bronstein, Chicago Legal Recruiter

Joel Bronstein, Esq.
Managing Director

Kristen Sloan, Astor Search

Kristen Sloan
Director of Client Relations

Some of the many clients who have trusted Astor Professional Search

  • “I had the pleasure of working with Bill Sugarman when I made my lateral move. Through his real-time market intelligence, vast connections and excellent work ethic, Bill made an otherwise arduous process very smooth and manageable. I would highly recommend him as a legal recruiter to anyone considering a lateral move at the partner level.”

    Robert Winner
    Corporate Partner
    Akerman

  • "Joel was instrumental in each step of the process, and his high level of market knowledge, strategic insight, and tactical advice were invaluable."

    John L. Mack
    Litigation Associate
    Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP

  • "Bill Sugarman is a fantastic legal recruiter who spent a great deal of time getting to know me on both a professional and personal level. His tenacity, market knowledge and vast network of relationships were instrumental in procuring multiple offers for me."

    Edward J. McGillen
    Estate Planning Partner
    Thompson Coburn, LLP

  • "Working with Bill Sugarman at Astor Search is refreshing, because he has a very good understanding of our firm culture and our particular needs, and as a result is consistently able to provide us with highly credentialed candidates whose personalities tend to fit in well with our firm environment."

    Sonia Menon
    Chief Talent Officer
    Neal Gerber & Eisenberg, LLP

  • "My connection with Bill Sugarman at Astor Professional Search was immediate, and his sincerity and knowledge of the marketplace set him heads and shoulders above all the other recruiters."

    Brian Howard
    Former General Counsel
    Baum Development, LLC

  • "Bill Sugarman, of Astor Professional Search, asked the right questions and took the time to find the specific attributes that were critical to us. He presented us with only the strongest candidates to fit our needs. I was particularly impressed with his high level of candor, responsiveness and overall diligence."

    David Fisher
    Former President and CEO, optionsXpress, Inc.
    CEO of Enova

  • “[Astor’s] sincerity and knowledge of the marketplace set [them] heads and shoulders above all the other recruiters.”

    Brian Howard
    Former General Counsel
    Baum Development

  • "I was referred to Astor Professional Search by a former colleague, who was very happy with her overall experience and ultimate results…[Astor] was interested in finding a place in which I would fit personally as well as professionally, which is critical to my success…"

    Matthew A. Bills
    Partner
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon (formerly Grippo & Elden)

  • "[W]e have the utmost confidence in Astor Professional Search"

    Mitchell S. Roth
    Principal and Chair, Management Committee
    Much Shelist, PC

  • "[Their] thorough market insight and attention to detail, coupled with [their] accessibility and superior work ethic are unparalleled. I continue to be very pleased with the results..."

    Jonathan Hill
    Intellectual Property Litigation Partner
    Freeborn & Peters LLP

  • "Astor’s ability to target high caliber candidates, and effectively communicate our firm message to them, has proven very successful in delivering outstanding results for us."

    Marc A. Benjamin
    Hiring Partner
    Pircher, Nichols & Meeks

  • "I was truly impressed with the level of personal attention, diligence and strategic coaching afforded to me...it’s no wonder that Astor’s network of relationships is so extensive."

    Rachel Urquhart
    Senior Labor & Employment Associate
    Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

  • "[Astor] knows the Chicago legal market extremely well…[they] immediately understood what type of environment I was looking for and…helped me to achieve my goals…[they] made the transition much easier than I expected."

    Michael Rechtin
    Real Estate Partner
    Quarles & Brady LLP

  • "Their combination of in-depth market knowledge, partner relationships, candid communication and high integrity really sets them apart."

    Tony Nasharr
    Former Managing Shareholder & Capital Markets/Banking Shareholder
    Polsinelli PC/Chicago

  • "I’ve been contacted by many legal recruiters over the years, but Bill Sugarman really stood apart from the pack for his professional approach, patience, and polite but requisite persistence. Those good qualities, and his seasoned market savvy, serve his clients very well."

    Martin Tully
    Litigation Partner
    Akerman, LLP

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