In-House
In-house Legal
Recruitment Specialists
At Astral, we recruit in-house legal talent from general counsel to specialist legal advisors, advising on everything from day-to-day commercial matters to risk, compliance, and strategic decision making. The candidates we place become the legal backbone of the business, navigating complex challenges from within.
Through due diligence and a strong network of trusted legal professionals, we’ve built a solid reputation with businesses for finding in-house talent that truly understands their needs. At the same time, we carefully consider each candidate’s lifestyle and career ambitions before making an introduction, ensuring every placement is the right fit, both technically and culturally.
In-house expertise. Built on relationships.
Our Approach
Getting to know you and understanding your goals
We take the time to understand what you do and what matters most to your career.
Providing tailored recommendations
We work with you to assess all options, ensuring every recommendation aligns with your career goals.
CV, introductions & generating interest
Our relationships and market insight allow us to generate Partner-level interest regardless of hiring appetite, setting up exploratory conversations and networking opportunities.
Interview feedback & management
We provide comprehensive preparation and honest feedback throughout, ensuring you have everything you need to make an informed decision.
Recommended career advisor
We offer long-term support beyond the immediate move, staying in touch with information that benefits your ongoing outlook.
Proactively building relationships
We build relationships in advance of any potential move, building trust so you’re represented when the time is right.
OUR CLIENT APPROACH
Trusted advisors for in-house legal hiring
We work closely with clients to build strong in-house legal and compliance teams across the UK and US. With deep expertise across data privacy, intellectual property, investment funds, litigation, corporate and professional staffing, we’re frequently referred by leading law firms to support their in-house clients, a reflection of the relationships and results we’ve built over time.
Clients come to us because we understand what genuinely motivates a move from private practice to in-house, whether that’s lifestyle, work-life balance, compensation structure, or a different pace of work.
OUR CANDIDATE APPROACH
Your next chapter, in-house
We understand that a move in-house is rarely just about the next job, it’s about lifestyle, career trajectory, and finding a role that fits how you want to work. We take the time to understand what’s genuinely motivating your search, whether that’s compensation, work-life balance, or a different pace of work, so the opportunities we bring you are the right fit, not just the next available role. Long term, we stay in touch to support your career as it evolves, not just the immediate move.
In-house Specialisms
Insurance Legal Recruitment
Whether you’re hiring for coverage, claims, regulatory or run-off, we help you find in-house lawyers who already specialise in the insurance industry, not just the law. And if you’re a candidate, we take the time to understand what you actually want from your next move, not just what’s open right now.
Asset Management Legal Recruitment
Working with some of the biggest Asset Managers and Financial Institutions, we look to place our candidates into established and growing legal functions, be that with roles with a transactional focus (working directly with investment teams), advising and working within portfolio businesses or commercially driven internal teams. The types of lawyers we work with mirrors that of our Private Practice team focusing on transactional practice areas.
WHAT OUR EXPERTS SAY
“We look closely at what the candidate needs from their next move and what the business actually needs from its legal function, and we don’t move forward unless those two things genuinely align. That’s what makes a placement last.”
Anna Davis, Managing Partner
Strategic in-house legal hires for growing businesses
We work with businesses across sectors, from global corporates to fast-scaling companies, to deliver the in-house counsel that keeps their legal function performing at the highest level.
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Examples of In-House Placements
Below are examples of the types of in-house legal roles we have successfully placed, from listed companies to fast-growing businesses across the UK and US. Whether your focus is corporate, data privacy, litigation, or another key discipline, we connect you with businesses that align with your expertise and long-term career goals.
Many of our in-house roles are handled discreetly and never advertised publicly.
Senior Legal Counsel
LOCATION
London, United Kingdom
COMPANY
Miller Insurance
Senior Attorney
LOCATION
Las Vegas, United States
COMPANY
Hyperscale Data
Property Litigation Solicitor
LOCATION
Watford, United States
COMPANY
JD Weatherspoon
Company Secretary (Contractor)
LOCATION
London, United Kingdom
COMPANY
Sompo International
Senior Wordings Counsel
LOCATION
London, United Kingdom
COMPANY
Accredited
Commercial Lawyer
LOCATION
Watford, United Kingdom
COMPANY
JD Weatherspoon
Spanish Wording Lawyer
LOCATION
London, United Kingdom
COMPANY
Beazley
Commercial Lawyer
LOCATION
London, United Kingdom
COMPANY
Lancashire Insurance
Data Protection Manager
LOCATION
London, United Kingdom
COMPANY
Beazley