Permanent Recruitment for Legal Tech, Legal BD and SaaS. Talent .
Research-led permanent hiring across the UK, US and Europe, delivered on a contingency or retained basis depending on the complexity and sensitivity of the role.
Building a Progressive, Long-Term Relationship
Opus Resourcing has delivered permanent recruitment for over 20 years, and our repeat-business rate currently sits above 95%. That figure tells you most of what you need to know about how we work.
We are a boutique firm, deliberately so. Every search is led personally by a senior consultant with deep market knowledge across Legal Tech, Legal Business Development and SaaS, supported by over 50 years of combined permanent recruitment experience. We take on a limited number of mandates at any one time so that each one receives the attention it deserves.
Our networks, built on trust over two decades, allow us to deliver complex briefs across different technologies, disciplines and levels of seniority. We combine research-led search with sophisticated talent mapping to reach the people who are rarely on the open market, the candidates who genuinely move the needle.
01. Appointment
A senior consultant is appointed to lead the end-to-end process personally, quickly and efficiently.
02. Discovery
A discovery phase with your key stakeholders helps us understand your culture and define the exact skills and requirements needed to succeed in the role.
03. Strategy
We build a talent attraction and search strategy tailored to your needs.
04. Market Mapping
We map the market in full to build a targeted list of the right individuals.
05. Screen & Shortlist
We screen and shortlist candidates, and we consult with you on the available talent and hold an initial candidate calibration call.
06. Delivery
We deliver full lifecycle support from initial search through to interview and offer management.
Our Clients Include
James Shenton
Managing Consultant
James Shenton is Co founder and Managing Consultant at Opus Resourcing, bringing over 30 years of experience delivering executive search and specialist recruitment across technology and commercial go to market functions for technology companies and Global Law Firms & US Big Law firms. Known for his consultative and data led approach, James operates at the intersection of technology, commercial strategy, and leadership hiring.
Lacie Marshall
Strategic Advisor - US Legal Search
Lacie Marshall is the Founder and CEO of Onward Recruiting, with over two decades of experience building high-performing legal teams for law firms and legal departments across the US. In partnership with Opus Resourcing, Lacie provides an insider’s perspective on legal talent strategy, helping firms move beyond transactional hiring toward strategic, data-informed, and future-ready workforce planning.
Thomas Shenton
Associate Consultant
Thomas brings a fresh perspective across recruitment, digital engagement and content. Having recently graduated from Newcastle University, he has been closely connected to the business for several years and has developed a strong understanding of how specialist recruitment works in fast-moving technology and innovation-led markets.
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Opus Resourcing and James have been a valued, credible and knowledgeable talent sourcing partner of PPB /Flutter's for the past 10 years. He's engaged and placed circa 70 talented people into our business ranging from engineers, managers to directors including many key senior technology experts in some quite niche areas, all the while being an absolute pleasure to work with.
Elaine Sheehy - Technology Talent Acquisition Specialist
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"James and Opus have been an invaluable partner in staffing some of our challenging technical roles. At a time where technical talent is at a premium, James has consistently provided a great pool of candidates while listening carefully to our demanding requirements."
Ross Spearman - Vice President of Professional Services and Transformation
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