Founded in 2006, BarkerGilmore is a boutique executive search, coaching, and advisory firm dedicated to building high-performing legal and compliance teams that drive business success.
Our distinguished team of professionals, including renowned General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officers, alongside expert executive search consultants, sets us apart. The combined national reach, established industry relationships, and proven CustomFitSM assessment process ensure we excel in executing the most demanding and high-profile searches. Our team’s broad industry experience empowers us to assist clients in recruiting and developing top-tier talent effectively.
We are committed to presenting a slate of candidates for every search who all meet the same high standard of excellence, ensuring a rigorous and merit-based selection process. Our 20-year commitment to confidentiality, quality, and the long-term success of the clients and candidates we serve has earned their trust and respect, which is the performance benchmark we seek.
Executive Search
Our niche concentration gives us unequalled access to a specialized network of talent. We have established relationships that allow us to identify and engage with the top legal and compliance professionals for any assignment. We pride ourselves on providing the highest standard of service and establishing meaningful and long-lasting partnerships with our clients. Our track record of success is evident in these three-year metrics:
Coaching, Advising, and Optimization
With over 400 years of combined experience as sitting General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officers, our team of Strategic Advisors and Coaches is unmatched and dedicated to help others succeed. These highly accomplished leaders provide a unique opportunity for sitting GCs and CCOs (or those aspiring to become GCs or CCOs) to be coached and mentored by someone who truly understands the demands of the position. Our Strategic Advisors and Coaches have the perspective and skills to develop legal and compliance leaders, improve team performance, and recruit strategic talent for world-class organizations.
Our Strategic Advisors and Coaches have held top leadership positions at some of the most respected public and private companies and sit on more than 50 corporate boards. Learn how their decades of experience can optimize your legal department and help you achieve your goals.
Our Team is Your Team
We’re in business to make a tangible difference for our clients. That’s why our team includes some of the nation’s most respected and successful executive search professionals and former GCs and CCOs. Seasoned professionals who are the very best at making a positive, enduring impact within your company.
Senior Project Manager, Legal & Compliance, Information Systems Lead
Rochester, NY
We Go Beyond Recruitment
Advisors at BarkerGilmore have decades of experience as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officers advising executives and boards at some of the country’s most powerful and respected corporations. Now you can put their wisdom and skills to work in optimizing your legal and compliance departments.
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