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About Amy McCormack

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Amy McCormack, one of the Founders and Co-President of McCormack Schreiber, has been a legal recruiter in Chicago for nearly 30 years. She has extensive experience working with attorney candidates at all levels but primarily focuses on lateral partner and in-house recruiting. Amy is a frequent speaker on legal recruiting and trends in the marketplace and was selected for inclusion in the Lawdragon Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy and Consulting for 2022 and 2023. From 2004 to 2008, Amy served as an elected Member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC). Amy’s legal experience includes practicing labor and employment law with McGuireWoods LLP and DLA Piper US LLP in the Washington, D.C. area. She earned her B.A. from the University of Richmond in 1986 and her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1989.


Financial Poise Contributions

  • Critical Issues in Negotiating a Lateral Move Webinar premiered on December 6, 2024 Webinar Series: Ethical & Other Issues In Lateral Attorney Movements
  • Trends in the Lateral Market Webinar premiered on September 20, 2024 Webinar Series: Ethical & Other Issues In Lateral Attorney Movements
  • The Do’s and Don’ts of a a Lateral Partner Move: Critical Issues in Negotiating the Offer and the Departure Process Webinar premiered on November 17, 2023 Webinar Series: Lawyers' Lateral Moves
  • The Do's and Don’ts of a Lateral Partner Move: Preparing For and Getting the Offer Webinar premiered on September 14, 2023 Webinar Series: Lawyers' Lateral Moves