Gold Street Legal Search

OUR PHILOSOPHY

"The success rate of lateral partner hires is unacceptable. There is a fundamental disconnect between law firms and prospective lateral hires, where decisions are based more on speculation rather than analysis of the opportunity similar to a deal or case for one of their clients. I founded Gold Street Legal Search to provide law firms and lateral partners with the necessary metrics and legal search expertise to make a better calculated lateral move, mitigating risk for both parties."

-Raj Selvadurai, Founder, Gold Street Legal Search

Gold Street Legal Search combines two decades of legal search experience with sophisticated research and technology to guide elite attorneys along their career path.

Specializing in Global Partner Placements Gold Street Legal Search is currently engaged with over 150 BigLaw Partners with a cumulative book of business of nearly $250,000,000.

THE GOLD STREET MATRIX

The Gold Street Matrix is a customized evaluation of your practice and matching program to identify the best firm for your success.

Through a proprietary method the Gold Street Matrix is designed to compute a numerical compatibility score for any AMLAW 200 law firm against your specific practice, providing partners with an easy to read spreadsheet.

Connect with me and I will walk you through it personally.

Raj Selvadurai | LinkedIn

RAJ SELVADURAI

E: raj@goldstreetlegal.com

P: 917.499.7837

Raj Selvadurai | LinkedIn

Raj Selvadurai is a 20 year veteran of the New York legal market, starting his career at ALM Media as the Director of Diversity Publishing, responsible for such titles as The Minority Law Journal and Diversity and the Bar.

In 2005, Mr. Selvadurai joined Vault.com, an online media company which publishes the Vault Top 100 Law Firm Survey taken by over 20,000 BigLaw attorneys, serving as Global Managing Director.

Upon the successful sale of Vault.com in 2007, he was recruited by a well-known boutique legal search firm, overseeing partner searches, global marketing and internal recruitment.

He went on to manage the New York Office of Robert Half Legal, a $7 Billion, Fortune 500 staffing company before being recruited to a prominent UK Based Legal Search Firm, establishing their New York Office, placing partners, groups, and focusing on office expansion and law firm mergers.

Mr. Selvadurai founded Gold Street Legal Search in June of 2017.

A graduate of Cornell University with a B.A. in Government and International Relations., where he was a varsity athlete and member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He became Lean Six Sigma certified in 2015.

GOLD STREET EXCHANGE

24-Karat Testimonials

"I have known Raj for over a decade, having instructed him on exclusive lateral partner searches as well consulted with him regarding my own career choices. He has extensive knowledge of the inner workings at various law firms, their cultures and market positions, which makes him an invaluable source of information. He has the ability to expertly identify and target the ideal candidate, combining attention to detail with the innate ability to read between the lines, instilling a trust and confidence with his clients. I would recommend him to any law firm partner looking to make a move and to any law firm looking to add high quality, valuable partners."

Nicole Lancia, COO, Desmarais LLP

"Raj is one of the most immediately likable guys you could ever run into, with a big smile and a bigger personality. But if you think that's what Raj is all about, you have grievously underestimated him. He thinks big and grasps where the industry is and where it needs to be, in thoughtful, insightful, and sometimes contrarian ways. I have tremendous respect for Raj and what he's doing."

Bruce MacEwen, President of Adam Smith, Esq