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Our Approach
We at Henry Barclay Associates have always understood that Intellectual Property recruitment is much more than merely filling patent attorney job vacancies. It requires a total dedication and commitment to the science of strategic career planning and management.
Henry Barclay Associates understand that a well-managed career change is one of the most important personal investments an individual can make. So, we research and evaluate all appropriate career opportunities and available candidates, in particular those that may not be actively seeking new career opportunities but would realistically consider a move for the right circumstances.
Uniquely, we work as a collective team of legal career experts. Working with our network of decision-makers and contacts, we precisely evaluate each opportunity not just for career compatibility but also for personality and cultural sensitivity match and family lifestyle impacts. Henry Barclay maintains a solid commitment to career management research through the highest level of information technology currently available. Prospective job changers can readily update their resume through our website. In addition, constantly changing industrial trends are easily monitored and evaluated. It’s as straightforward as that.
Potential career opportunities are individually categorized into several key areas including a full assessment of the corporate culture of the firm or corporation, specific responsibilities of the position and staffing support, career development and advancement and compensation review and analysis.
Stage Two. Candidate Research & Screening
Working with principal decision makers within law firms and corporate IP departments we evaluate the applicability of each potential candidate to the specific recruitment criteria and opportunity. Considerable weight is placed on other factors such as personality, corporate culture and family issues.
Stage Three. Candidate & Client Development
Throughout the assessment (interview) process we provide the continuous advice and counseling to candidates and employers. In effect, we eliminate the opportunity for misunderstanding through professional management of every stage of the recruitment process.
Stage Four. Post-Hiring Support
Stage One. Profiling and Assessment
Working closely with each law firm and corporation, we ensure all objectives and expectations are formulated and clarified. This is achieved in every case by individually assigning one of Henry Barclay’s senior level recruiters to handle each notified career position. Henry Barclay Associates recruiters are selected by suitability based upon their individual experience and relevant expertise.
All potential candidates are initially identified by utilizing our in-house developed research database system in tandem with an extensive network of industry contacts. Henry Barclay Associates is acknowledged as having developed one of the most comprehensive libraries of IP attorney candidate profiles and law firm and corporation information.
We believe the key to a successful hiring rests heavily upon a true understanding of the needs and desires of candidate and potential employer alike. This is why we spend considerable time with each candidate to evaluate special individual strengths and expectations, both professional and personal.
Support from Henry Barclay never stops, even after the successful candidate is securely in place. Counseling and advice is provided on both a regular and on-demand basis for as long as necessary to ensure the relationship between all parties remains harmonious and expectations continue to be understood and met. In a nutshell, a total commitment to recruitment success.