Emily Balkam

About Emily Balkam

Emily is a legal recruiter who provides strategic, personalized representation to…

Experience

1. Legal Recruiter

   Klein Landau & Edelman, Llc

   Jun 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Klein Landau & Edelman is recognized by Washington Business Journal as 2025’s Top 20 Executive & Professional Recruiters. Emily is a legal recruiter who provides strategic, personalized representation to attorneys and practice groups across a wide range of practice areas. She has particular expertise in international trade, national security, data privacy, and cybersecurity. Emily has also placed numerous attorneys in other practice areas, including environmental and energy, intellectual property, and commercial litigation, among others. Emily’s most recent notable placement involved representing a 14-member trade remedies practice in their lateral move to a leading firm in Washington, D.C.She’s committed to her clients, ensuring each placement is the best fit allowing the onboarding to be effective and long-lasting. A majority of Emily\'s placements have been into Chambers Ranked practice groups, Vault/AmLaw 20 firms, and has experience facilitating international lateral searches. Emily graduated from the University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business, and majored in Marketing and Information Systems. She holds dual citizenship in the United States and the United Kingdom, having spent five years living in England. Emily currently resides in the Washington, D.C. area.

Education

• University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business

  Bachelor's degree, Marketing and Information Systems

  2015 — 2018

Skills

• Marketing
• Customer Service
• Communication
• Event Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Public Speaking
• Social Media
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Time Management
• Teamwork
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Research
• Social Networking
• Leadership
• Management