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About the Group
The Professional Development Group provides, through its offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, London, Edinburgh and Washington D.C., a range of services to the legal profession, focusing primarily on recruitment and management consulting. Members of the Group comprise:
Tully, a leading China based recruitment consultancy, focusing on senior end placement;
Professional Development Asia, a specialist legal management consultancy;
CQrecruit, the first Asia Pacific based online legal recruitment portal;
Lexical, a UK based specialist legal search consultancy, offering tailor made recruitment solutions.
Ivy Search Group, ("ISG") is a specialist search and selection consultancy based in the US focused on legal recruitment.
We act for leading international law firms and corporate law departments headquartered in the US, Europe and elsewhere and for leading domestic Hong Kong and mainland Chinese law firms. We are unique in offering our clients an integrated approach and comprehensive management solutions to complex business issues facing law firms seeking market entry or pursuing expansion strategies in the Asia Pacific Region. This, combined with our recruitment services mean we can deliver the people solutions which are often a major element in our clients' strategic planning.
The Group Offers
- Superior knowledge of the legal industry and business practices in the China, the UK and the US.
- An integrated approach to addressing the business needs of law firms and corporate law department operating in Asia Pacific with a primary focus on recruitment, start-ups and expansion strategies.
- Extensive experience with both international and major domestic law firms.
- A team of highly experienced professionals with the industry expertise and cultural awareness to assist clients in delivering practical solutions to their major business challenges.
