Private Practice - Associates

Access off-market opportunities at top firms

Our Associate business embodies Montresor's core values of Partnership and Intelligence.  Our Consultants are a combination of former lawyers and highly experienced legal recruitment experts with deep networks amongst Partners and Recruitment teams across all US and UK firms.

Why Montresor

Deal with a consultative recruiter, specialised in your area of practice

Access roles at US and UK firms before they come out anywhere else

Extensive support through the interview and moving process

Meet our experts

Hamish Drake

Senior Director

Hamish is a Senior Director at Montresor Legal and leads the law firm practice recruiting partners and associates on behalf of US and UK law firms in London and abroad. Prior to entering legal recruitment over 8 years ago, Hamish practiced as a debt finance lawyer with national and international law firms in Australia and his home country, New Zealand.

+44 (0)7400346101

Hannah Benger

Business Manager

Hannah has worked in Private Practice associate recruitment since 2011, and is one of the leading associate specialist consultants in the London market. She has placed lawyers at all levels of seniority and across all practice areas into many of the most prestigious and successful firms in the London market. She has extensive experience in retained, exclusive and contingent search mandates.

When not working she enjoys sampling London’s restaurant scene (and running to work it off!)

+44 (0)7593572781

Holta Loku

Managing Consultant

Holta specialises in placing sssociates within Private Practice, having worked in the legal recruitment industry since 2011. Her client base consists of top US and UK law firms and she has experience across a range of transactional practice areas with a particular focus on Finance, Tax and Corporate.

Holta is a passionate advocate of Diversity and Inclusion, hosts our Diversity in Leadership podcast and is constantly looking for innovative ways to help our clients secure top talent from under-represented backgrounds.

Outside of work you will find Holta at art galleries and theatres or on her sofa, watching reality TV shows.

+44 (0)7593572771

Eden Brown

Senior Consultant

Eden Brown is a Senior Consultant in our Private Practice team, specialising in U.K. and U.S. law firm recruitment in London. Through proven delivery, Eden has earned a reputation as a trusted advisor who adds genuine value to the recruitment process.

Prior to joining Montresor, Eden established and led one of New Zealand’s largest legal recruitment teams.

+44 (0) 7593 572 746