Ristvey Legal Search, LLC is a boutique legal recruiting firm and noted specialist in all levels of permanent attorney and paralegal placement, meeting the unique hiring needs of law firms of every size, corporations, and start-ups in the legal markets throughout the United States with a particular focus on the East Coast and the Greater Philadelphia region.
Ristvey Legal Search, LLC is a member of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC), and strictly adheres to and exceeds NALSC Code of Ethics.
“At Ristvey Legal Search, LLC we effectuate enduring matches in the legal community by forging trusted and lifelong relationships with our clients. We recruit permanent attorney and paralegal placements nationally with all experience levels and from all specialty practice areas.”
Founded on the supposition that each law firm and corporate legal department is unique, Ristvey Legal Search, LLC believes the only way to effectuate a real match is through forging meaningful and lasting relationships with our clients and candidates. This premise has enabled Ristvey Legal Search, LLC to give its clients the competitive edge when discovering the high caliber talent they seek.
Due to the close relationship Ristvey Legal Search, LLC has with its clients, Ristvey Legal Search, LLC works with a select clientele so that we may provide our clients with the utmost personal attention and prompt response to meet our client’s specific hiring needs; consequently, Ristvey Legal Search, LLC conducts a select number of legal searches at a time.
Stephanie A. Ristvey founded Ristvey Legal Search LLC, after working in the legal industry for over 25 years as a paralegal, firm administrator and legal recruiter for both national and regional recruiting firms, including one of the county’s oldest legal recruiting agencies.
Stephanie has built close relationships with hiring partners, administrators, attorneys, and corporate legal departments. These relationships allow her to create opportunities and make successful matches for attorneys and paralegals. Stephanie is widely respected for her experience, insight, diligence and integrity.
A 1984 graduate of Juniata College, Stephanie earned her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Russian. She attended the prestigious Institute for Paralegal Training, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the first ABA approved programs in the nation, and obtained her certificate in Litigation Management.
Stephanie is an associate member of the Philadelphia Bar Association and serves on the Paralegal Advisory Board of the Community College of Philadelphia and is a member of the college's Perkins Local Plan Stakeholders.
Previously, Stephanie was an adjunct faculty member of the Paralegal programs at Saint Joseph's University and the Community College of Philadelphia. Stephanie is a frequent lecturer in the areas of legal recruiting and paralegal practice and a contributor to the Legal Intelligencer.
Firmly believing in public service, Stephanie is a Board member of the Philadelphia Chapter of IOCC, and a former member of the Board of Directors of Philoptochos, the philanthropic arm of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Elkins Park.
In addition, Stephanie serves as a mentor to recent college graduates by participating in mock interviews, editing resumés, and helping them determine their next career path. Stephanie also helps women and attorneys who have taken time out of their careers due to raising children or taking care of a sick parent to get back into the market and go on to have meaningful careers.
When she is not busy recruiting or volunteering, Stephanie enjoys gourmet cooking, traveling with her standard dachshunds Dagmar and Ingrid, cheering on the Summerhill Dachshund champions and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Discovering high-caliber legal talent within law firms and in-house corporate legal departments.
At Ristvey Legal Search, LLC we value our relationships with the clients we serve. We work hard to:
Our philosophy is simple: When we discover high-caliber legal talent that meets or exceed your expectations, we give you the competitive edge you seek.
Ristvey Legal Search, LLC focuses on the recruitment of permanent attorney and paralegal placements from all specialty practice areas nationally, with an emphasis on the East Coast.
Ristvey Legal Search, LLC knows the legal market, and keeps abreast of the changes affecting the market place and the practice of law. Using our diverse network within the legal industry and our creative research methods, Ristvey Legal Search, LLC is able to discover talented attorneys and paralegals. Potential matches are carefully interviewed and vetted to ensure that they possess the experience, credentials, abilities, and values our clients are seeking. We do not submit or disclose any potential match without first obtaining definitive authorization from the attorney or paralegal candidate.
We are mindful that confidentiality is an essential element of every search. As a member of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants, (NALSC), we strictly adhere to and exceed the NALSC Code of Ethics.
If you are a firm representative seeking more information about our search process and unique fee offerings, please call Stephanie A. Ristvey, President at 215.579.0600.
You will find that our unique fee structure for attorney and paralegal matches is competitive. No fee is due unless a match has been made.
Although our principal relationships are with our clients, Ristvey Legal Search, LLC values our relationships with our attorney candidates. Forging strong, meaningful and trusting relationships with our candidates affords us the opportunity to get to know you , your career goals, practice and values, enabling us to make matches with law firms and corporate legal departments that share your goals, philosophy and values.
Because we work with a limited clientele, our clients have exacting requirements and seek only those candidates that fit their specific criteria: strong academic credentials and experience practicing law in well-regarded law firms and corporate legal departments. It is not very often that we are asked to fill entry-level positions.
Once we receive your resume, we will objectively and candidly review your credentials to determine which positions may be a match. Should we find a match, we will meet with you and provide you with relevant information about the position and our client's firm or corporate legal department.
Only upon your explicit consent will we present a detailed and confidential profile delineating your experience and qualifications, including your resume to our client for consideration. We also will provide our assessment of your qualifications and why we believe you would be a match for the position. We will work with you every step of the way including interview strategy and offer negotiation. Naturally, we keep our candidates apprised of their status.
If we are unable to place you, we will direct you to appropriate resources and will critique your resume and writing samples free of charge.
Ristvey Legal Search, LLC understands that Partners and Attorneys with portable business have specific needs when considering new opportunities. Regardless of your reason for wanting to explore a change, we are here to confidentially advise and guide you to make your transition a positive and rewarding one.
If you are an attorney looking for new opportunities and seeking more information about our search process, please call Stephanie A. Ristvey, President at 215.579.0600, or e-mail and provide your preferred contact information.
Although our principal relationships are with our clients, Ristvey Legal Search, LLC values our relationships with our paralegal candidates. Forging strong, meaningful and trusting relationships with our paralegal candidates affords us the opportunity to get to know you and your career goals, skill sets and values, enabling us to make matches with law firms and corporate legal departments that will give you the opportunity to work in an environment that permits you to thrive and be successful.
Because we work with a limited clientele, our clients have exacting requirements and seek only those candidates that fit their specific criteria. Most often, our clients seek paralegals with strong academic credentials, particularly those who hold Bachelor’s degrees and a certificate from an ABA approved Paralegal Program or an Associate’s degrees from ABA approved Paralegal programs, along with solid work experience with well- regarded law firms and in-house corporate legal departments. It is not very often that we are asked to fill entry-level positions.
Once we receive your resume, we will objectively and candidly review your credentials to determine which positions may be a match. Should a position matching your credentials materialize, we will meet with you to assess your professional skills and career goals to ensure that your resume accurately reflects your qualifications. We also will provide you with relevant information about the position and our client’s firm or corporation.
Only upon your explicit consent will we present a detailed and confidential profile delineating your experience and qualifications, including your resume to our client for consideration. We also will provide our assessment of your qualifications and why we believe you would be a match for the position submitted. We will work with you every step of the way including interviewing strategies and negotiating an offer. Naturally, we keep our candidates apprised of their status.
For paralegals looking for opportunities and seeking more information about our search process, please call Stephanie A. Ristvey, President at 215.579.0600, or e-mail your resume in a Word document to .
In order to preserve client confidentiality, we do not publish all of our clients' open positions. Below please find a list of some of the opportunities currently available.
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Thank you for choosing Ristvey Legal Search, LLC. We look forward to working with you as you transition into your new position. In strict confidence, kindly submit your resume in a Word document to .
To apply to any openings in strict confidence, please send your resume in a Word document to or for more information, feel free to call 215.579.0600.
Ristvey Legal Search, LLC is committed to giving back to the communities in which we work. For every placement made, Ristvey Legal Search will make a donation to a local bar foundation, food pantry or other local charitable organization to help those in need.
Philadelphia Bar Foundation or other Foundation that helps provide legal resources to those in need.
philabarfoundation.org
Philabundance or other local food pantry that helps provide nourishment to the less fortunate.
philabundance.org
IOCC offers emergency relief and development programs to those in need worldwide.
iocc.org
FOCUS North America provides action-oriented and sustainable solutions to poverty in communities across America.
focusnorthamerica.org
Allegheny County Bar Foundation provides educational programming, promotes public awareness of the legal and judicial systems, renders legal services to low-income clients, and provides financial assistance and grants to legal related organizations.
acbf.org
Maryland Bar Foundation is a non-profit charitable corporation organized in 1965.
msba.org
Ristvey Legal Search, LLC is a boutique legal recruiting firm and noted specialist in all levels of permanent attorney and paralegal placement, meeting the unique hiring needs of law firms and corporations in the legal markets throughout the United States, with particular focus on the East Coast.
Ristvey Legal Search, LLC is a member of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC), and strictly adheres to and exceeds NALSC Code of Ethics.
Ristvey Legal Search, LLC
Silver Lake Executive Campus
41 University Drive, Suite 400
Newtown, PA 18940
215.579.0600
