Michelle Bigler
Legal Recruiter and President @MB Attorney Search LLC
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WORK HISTORY
Legal Recruiter and President @MB Attorney Search LLC
Milwaukee, WI, US
I run a boutique legal recruiting practice focused on lateral partner, mid-level associate, and senior in-house counsel placements for national law firms and corporate legal departments.My searches are primarily retained or exclusive engagements where discretion and cultural fit matter as much as credentials.
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Arts, Communication Arts and International Relations; Political Science and Public Address
SKILLS
ABOUT MICHELLE BIGLER
I help national law firms and corporate legal departments hire attorneys who strengthen practice groups and organizations, not just fill openings.The difference is access and judgment.Before starting MB Attorney Search, I spent over a decade managing attorney recruitment inside an AmLaw 200 firm. I was in the room where hiring decisions were made - and where they unraveled. I saw what made attorneys stay, what made them leave, and what integration failures looked like before they became departures.That insider perspective shapes everything about how I work now. I understand the internal pressures firms face, the politics, the succession concerns, the quiet anxiety about whether your bench is actually strong enough. When I advise managing partners, practice group leaders, and in-house counsel, I\'m speaking as someone who carried the same accountability.I also understand what motivates attorneys to consider a move - and what makes them ignore recruiter outreach entirely. The best candidates aren\'t looking. They\'re producing. Reaching them requires credibility, context, and respect for their time. Not volume tactics.I work primarily with AmLaw 100 and 200 firms across the Midwest - Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Madison, St. Louis, Kansas City, Indianapolis - with national reach when needed. My placements span practice areas and experience levels, from mid-level associates making their first lateral move to equity partners with multi-million dollar books of business. This includes both law firm roles and in-house positions up to General Counsel.I take on searches I can execute well and decline those I can\'t. I present candidates I believe in and pass on those who don\'t meet the standard. Throughout our firm\'s history, I\'ve never had to replace an attorney we\'ve placed. That record reflects a vetting process built on long-term fit, not filling seats quickly.Whether you\'re a firm leader or General Counsel thinking about your next hire or an attorney wondering what\'s actually available in the market, the best conversations happen before there\'s urgency. In confidence, Michelle Bigler(262) m•••••••@mbattorneysearch.com
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