Find your best path.
For over 12 years, Caroline Yates has focused exclusively on placing attorneys with law firms and corporations of all sizes.
Yates Legal Search focuses on assisting candidates and clients in DC, Maryland, northern Virginia, and California.
Stand out.
Change is daunting. It is difficult to know where to start. The process of finding a new position is tiresome and time consuming.
Caroline listens to your interests and your needs, gives you all the necessary tools for success, and she advocates on your behalf.
Caroline Yates
Principal Recruiter & Founder
Caroline has been a legal search consultant for over 12 years. She is interested in helping attorneys find the best fit. Caroline will give you the tools to help you perform and feel your best. She teaches and coaches employers and employees on ways to utilize the foundations of improv for interviewing, team building, healthy communication, and “group mind.” She understands the value in finding a workplace that nurtures a safe and collegial environment. It is her goal to help you find that place.
To cover the most possibilities for her candidates and clients, Caroline works with a small and trusted group of legal recruiters on both coasts (also members of NALSC) so that candidates can hear about every position that could be a fit, including unpublished positions throughout the country. Interested in relocating? She will put you in touch with the best recruiter for that region. Instead of working with multiple recruiters at once, Caroline can be your go-to person. Your resume will never be sent to any clients without your permission.
What associates are saying about working with Caroline…
Michelle Domingue II
Associate Attorney at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
“Caroline was the consummate professional from the moment I engaged her as a recruiter. Throughout the search process, she was communicative, proactive, and took time to truly understand my needs, strengths, and fitness for any available roles. I never wondered about Caroline's dedication to helping me land my next opportunity, because she regularly relayed new opportunities and always gauged my interest before submitting any materials to hiring teams. She also took time to explain best practices and strategies for interviewing, answering any questions I had about my preparation.
Perhaps one of the most emblematic moments of Caroline's support for me came late in the search process. I had suffered an unexpected loss of a family member. Without hesitation, Caroline respected and supported my decision to refine my search, and she gave me all the space I needed to navigate my new responsibilities.
Ultimately, I landed an offer from an Am Law 100 firm that boasted many of the qualities I expressed in my non-negotiables list to Caroline during our initial phone call. If you're looking for a persistent, honest, and compassionate recruiter to help you find your next professional opportunity, I highly recommend Caroline.”
Jennifer Fasulo
Associate Attorney at Nossaman LLP
“Making a career move is extremely stressful, but working with Caroline was a truly wonderful experience. Caroline is VERY good at her job, but in a way that is thoughtful and intentional. She will do whatever it takes to place you somewhere that fits, but will never make you feel pressured or like you’re asking too much. Caroline was honest and realistic with me when necessary, and understanding and welcoming of my concerns and personal boundaries. I would absolutely work with Caroline again, and will continue to personally recommended her to other attorneys.”
Stephanie Berger
Associate Attorney at Weisbrod Matteis & Copley
“Caroline was a pleasure to work with! I really appreciated her responsiveness, and felt lucky that she helped me pull together the materials and information to be a top candidate for several jobs that I otherwise would not have known were open.”
