James is a Director at LPA Legal Recruitment and heads our Private Practice division with a particular focus on associate and partner recruitment in London, throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. He has developed a considerable network of contacts and relationships within the legal sector that he is able to utilise strategically and pro-actively for the benefit of both clients and candidates alike.

As a qualified Solicitor, Steven has over twenty years experience in private practice, including 12 years at Macfarlanes. He joined LPA in 2004 and has been working in legal recruitment since 2002. With an excellent knowledge of the market and extensive contacts, Steven recruits Partners and teams of lawyers, high calibre Associates and Barristers into Law Firms and Barristers Chambers in and around London.

Matthew graduated in 2000 with a BA (Hons) in Marketing and is a seasoned legal recruiter with over 8 years’ experience of placing qualified legal professionals into corporate, investment and retail banks, fund/asset managers, securities brokerages and trading houses. Drawing upon his strong network of legal professionals across private practice, he undertakes extensive recruitment at the Bar, sourcing high calibre barristers as well as key business administration support staff.

Philip has substantial experience both in private practice and in legal recruitment. After qualifying as a Solicitor he worked for leading firms before moving into legal recruitment in 2007. Philip has built up a wide network of contacts across the legal market and works in advising and placing Associates and Partners into Law Firms both in London and overseas.

Graduating from the University of Southampton in 2007, Toby worked for the UK's leading environmental recruitment business for 18 months. Having since undertaken extensive travel and completing the LPC, he was most recently employed by a leading search and management consultancy with a focus on headhunting corporate recovery partners. Toby joined LPA Legal Recruitment in 2011 as a Consultant in our Private Practice team.

Julie has held senior credit management positions and possesses over thirty years experience in both commercial and professional service legal roles. Having managed 180-staff, multi-site operations and international asset recovery projects, she is a highly capable operational director and has spent seven years as a Head of Operations with Eversheds LLP. Julie is a member of the Institute of Credit Management and the Law Management Section of the Law Society.

Stephen is the founder and chairman of LPA Legal Recruitment and has, since 1995, advised many law firms, barristers chambers, banks and other financial institutions (including corporates) on strategic hiring and related issues. In 2005, he co-founded the first law firm with top-rated structured finance expertise exclusively for the ‘buy-side’ of the structured finance and derivatives market – David Doble Solicitors. Having guided the firm through to its affiliation with Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP, Stephen now concentrates on the strategic direction of LPA Legal Recruitment. He continues to highlight the importance of creating a Bondholders Forum for the structured finance market to European governments and regulators.

Shane is responsible for LPA Legal Recruitment's office management, ensuring smooth integration for clients and candidates between LPA Legal's key business areas. He is degree qualified in Computer Science and manages all supplier relationships in addition to dealing with HR, finance, marketing, IT and general management duties. With a technical background and cross-industry experience, he has worked in a similar capacity in the UK and internationally.

With a strong interest in the legal sector, Josephine assists in ensuring the smooth operation and integration of our various business lines.