We Lead Relocating Attorneys to Greener Pastures
At Momentum Search Partners, our mission is helping talented attorneys unlock their career potential by placing them in prestigious law firms and in-house corporate counsel departments.
Legal Recruiters Focused on Your Success
Experience. Our Dallas, Austin, and Houston offices are staffed by recruiters who are all former attorneys and legal professionals.
Discretion. We pride ourselves on using a seamless and discrete, recruitment-to-relocation process supported by years of expertise, a vast network of industry connections, and meticulous attention to detail.
Technology. In the constant pursuit of perfection, Momentum is always embracing new headhunting technologies and tools to help the talented candidates we work with achieve success and land that dream law job.
Our individualized search-to-placement strategy includes:
- Resume content and structure
- Writing results-driven submission letters
- Interview preparation tips, including body language and attire
- Identifying potential employers based on diversity, culture and training
- Advice on how to resign gracefully from your current position
Relocation Support
Our team of dedicated legal recruiters stands ready to assist you throughout the entire search, placement and relocation process. Momentum’s recruiters can help you with relocation assistance or answer any questions you might have about joining the Texas Bar. And when it comes to income-earning potential, Forbes Magazine recently recognized Texas’ economy (again) as one of the strongest in the whole country!
Moving to Texas? Get help with your legal career transition!
Bringing Talented Lawyers to Texas Starts with Relationships
Relocating to another state can be intimidating and overwhelming. To restore your peace of mind, we make our long-term relationships in Austin, Dallas and Houston at prominent law firms, thriving corporations and prestigious law schools available to you.
Our stellar reputation for filling prestigious legal positions with high-caliber candidates was forged by facilitating over 1,000 attorney, legal staff and compliance hires in Austin, Dallas and Houston. Our thorough understanding of the Austin, Dallas, and Houston legal landscapes and our enduring relationships with local legal employers and hiring partners make us one of the premier legal staffing agencies in the state.
Legal Recruiting Services for Attorneys Moving to Texas
If you’re ready to start “running with the bulls” while pursuing greener career pastures, contact Momentum Search Partners today. As one of the top legal staffing agencies in Texas, our experienced legal headhunters always use a proven search and placement approach that emphasizes confidentiality and discretion. Starting early is the key to finding the right law job, and it’s never too soon to start planning your attorney relocation process. To get started with a Momentum legal headhunter in Houston, Dallas or Austin today, please submit your resume now.
Frequently Asked Questions about Relocating to Texas
What cities or areas should I consider?
Austin, Dallas/ Ft. Worth, Houston and San Antonio all offer something unique to their cities. Austin has technology companies, start-ups and several major law firms opening offices in 2021, including Skadden Arps, Perkins Coie and O’Melveny & Myers. The Dallas/ Ft. Worth metroplex has finance, banking, construction, and real estate. In 2021, law firms opening a Dallas office included Vedder Price and Quinn Emanuel. San Antonio has numerous corporate headquarters with robust legal departments, including HEB, Valero Energy and USAA. Many large law firms have offices in San Antonio, including Bracewell, Jackson Walker and Norton Rose Fulbright. Houston is Energy and Oil & Gas mecca. Home to many 150+ attorney law firms, including Kirkland & Ellis, Vinson & Elkins, Baker Botts and Locke Lord.
The state if Texas offers something for every practice palate, from boutiques and spin-offs from larger firms to Texas based powerhouses like Vinson & Elkins and Baker Botts, to satellite offices of AmLaw 100 & 200 law firms. 50 companies headquartered in Texas made Fortune 500 list, including Exxon Mobil (Houston), AT&T (Dallas), Dell Technologies (Austin) and USAA (San Antonio). All of these companies have robust legal departments.
What are the benefits of working with a recruiter during relocation?
In addition to their extensive contacts within the legal market, a good Texas-based recruiter will also provide you with services like interview assistance. If it’s been a while since you last interviewed for a job, you’ll probably need to sharpen your interview skills. Your recruiter can help you with interviewing specifics ranging from your personal appearance, to role-playing tough questions that may be posed by a potential employer.
A reputable headhunter should also be open and transparent about their qualifications. Don’t choose a recruiter before you’ve asked them about their placement experiences working within the Texas market, along with any potential employers that may be on your “watch list.” Finally, good legal recruiters are highly adept at protecting the confidentiality of their clients based on the NALSC Code of Ethics. Getting caught by a current employer while searching for job opportunities elsewhere could tarnish your reputation for good.
What are logistical factors to consider?
In order to be licensed in Texas without taking the Texas Bar Examination, you must demonstrate that you:
- Hold a J.D. from an ABA-approved U.S. law school or satisfy each element of a Rule 13 exemption from the law study requirement
- Are licensed to practice law in another state
- Have been actively and substantially engaged in the lawful practice of law as your principal business or occupation for at least 5 of the 7 years immediately preceding your application
- For applications submitted before December 1, 2019: Have never failed the Texas Bar Examination
In addition, you must
- Be certified by the Board as having present good moral character and fitness
- Score 85 or higher on the MPRE
- Satisfy the requirements of Rule 2(a)(5)
- Be willing to take the required Oath
- For applications submitted on or after December 1, 2019: Complete the Texas Law Component
This application process can take 6 months to a year, so it’s a good idea to begin as early as possible.
Are there strategic considerations for relocating to Texas?
Before agreeing to a move, an experienced legal headhunter should also discuss with you several strategic considerations. For example, how similar is your current job to the one you are considering? Does the potential employer operate several offices either in the US or other countries? You’ll also need to determine how many attorneys they have practicing in your specialty, along with any short and long-term career growth opportunities.
Company or law firm culture is also an important consideration. If you value workplace diversity and inclusion, does the firm’s beliefs align with yours? Do their employees seem to function as a cohesive unit, or do they prefer to work independently? Notably if you have a family, it might be best to find an employer that values a healthy work/life balance as much as you do.