Corporate Legal Recruitment
Gone are the days when it was a given that the best talent preferred to work for Big Law.
Some of the sharpest, most commercially-minded lawyers are choosing to work in-house.
As one of the first firms to focus exclusively on specialist legal recruitment, we’ve been fitting out and levelling-up corporate legal departments since 2011.
The in-house function is viewed as a cost centre. There are also other ways the department is perceived: paper pusher, supporting act to law firm, ‘the department of No’.
But if there’s one thing we’ve learnt since 2011, it’s the fact that the right people can make these perceptions look very outdated.
The right people can transform the legal department into a strategic centre and play an enabling role in business conversations about upside and growth.
Legal work has become multi-faceted and increasingly diverse.
Businesses in regulated sectors need a legal team with a policy bent, life science companies may require professionals with an intuitive feel for IP, an FMCG giant might still crave a good old generalist.
We know that the modern GC does not have it easy. There’s pressure to run a tight ship and consistently deliver value. It’s not every day that one stumbles onto talent that fulfils the triple whammy of legal acumen, strategic chops and cultural fit.
That’s where we come in, to bring together the right people and organisations to help both prosper.
With the most extensive network of talent in India’s legal market, we help you discover professionals who can add real value to your department. We can even help you build out a legal team from scratch.
Across sectors: Having worked in more than 50 sectors, we have a strong grasp of diverse requirements. Whether you need a generalist or a specialist, we can help you land on a candidate that checks all the boxes and more. Here are some of the sectors we’ve worked with:
- Internet and e-Commerce
- Banking, Finance and Insurance
- Technology and IT
- Retail
- Manufacturing and Engineering
- Life Sciences
- Real Estate
- Education
- Infrastructure and Energy
- Investment Funds
Across seniority levels: From a General Counsel or a Head of Legal to a Junior/Associate Legal Manager, we can service a requirement for any kind of job description.
- General Counsel
- Senior Legal Counsel
- Head of Legal
- Legal Counsel
- Litigation Counsel
- M&A Counsel
- Data Protection and Privacy Counsel
Our Impact
- 10000+ Positions closed
- 1200+ Clients
- 50+ Sectors
The Vahura advantage
Track record
Over 10000+ positions closed across functions and sectors since we pioneered the service in 2011
Professionalism
Thorough vetting of candidates, quick closings, transparent dealings, reasonable fees
Extensive network
An unrivalled and painstakingly built database of 40,000+ high-quality legal professionals
Consultative approach
Collaborative partners, comfortable with granular and customised requests
Industry specialists
Staffed by lawyers & recruiters who know the ins-and-outs of the legal profession
Complete Discretion
We hold ourselves to the highest levels of confidentiality, ensuring no conflict of interest
Karl Fernandes
Karl is a Senior Partner at Vahura and heads Executive Search and Legal Recruitment for corporate legal departments of enterprises and high-growth companies.
Shweta Sheth
Shweta Vora Sheth is a Partner at Vahura, specialising in Executive Search, Compliance Recruitment, and Legal Recruitment. She leads the Compliance Recruitment Practice at Vahura. She is actively engaged in senior leadership searches, helping enterprises and high-growth companies hire senior legal and compliance leaders for their In-house departments.
Vani Jain
A Vice President with the In-house Practice Group, Vani focuses on recruiting for senior legal, compliance, corporate governance and public policy roles for enterprises and high-growth organizations.
Nilasha Mukherjee
As Vice President, with the In-House Practice Group, Nilasha leads searches for mid to senior level roles in Legal, Compliance and Policy, with a special focus on the Western region.
Duiti Ramchandani
As the Vice President and Head of Client Solutions and Vahura's internal legal team, Duiti plays a key role in business development for Vahura's legal recruitment practices as well maintaining key client relationships.
Manushree Kaushik
As Vice President, Manushree works with the Executive Search team in the InHouse Practice Group, where she focuses on recruiting lawyers, compliance, and governance professionals at the leadership level for our in-house clients.Prior to joining…
Stuti Agrawal
Stuti is Vice President in the In-House Group, where she works with enterprises and high-growth companies to assist them in recruiting for junior to mid-level positions within their teams.
How can we help?
For over a decade, law firms, funds and corporate legal departments have routinely turned to Vahura for our deep expertise in building and strengthening legal teams. Get in touch with us to find out how our expertise could assist in shaping the hiring strategy that builds a winning team for your organisation.