Partners
Make smarter, less risky lateral hires
Successful partner recruiting is tough. To recruit and integrate the best, firms need a smart approach to lateral recruitment. Montresor Legal’s Partner & Strategic Hire practice has built an enviable track record combining client led intelligence with close personal relationships with partners and those that instruct them.Why Montresor
Access to the best emerging partner talent
Key insights from existing and target clients
Leading rates of engagement from shortlisted partners
Inside knowledge of the partners that clients will follow
Best-in-class new hire integration
Meet our Partner Team
Tom Balmer
Tom is a founder at Third Way Legal, and our sister business Montresor Legal. He has worked within the legal recruitment industry since 2001. Tom’s clients include top investment banks, asset managers and fin tech businesses along with selected law firms.
Outside work Tom enjoys exploring new ways to battle his waistline and pretending to be knowledgeable about wine.
+44 (0)7876746728
Dr Priyanka Bawa
Priyanka joined Montresor as the Head of Research after finishing her DPhil in Social Policy at the University of Oxford, to expand the firm’s research and intelligence unit and conduct partner searches.
An ESG specialist, Priyanka has been leading Montresor’s ED&I initiative to contribute meaningfully to the current discourse in the legal sector. In the past, she conducted diversity research in the environment sector and worked for governmental agencies and business consultancies. She is a part of Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network and has previously been involved with the Dell Empowering Women Challenge, as a mentor.
When not doing ‘people-research’, Priyanka can be found making complicated Excel sheets to plan elaborate home-cooked meals for her friends, watching University Challenge and Only Connect, or solving crosswords and jigsaws.
+44 (0) 7706 338 750