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Steve Skills is an independent, family-run legal recruitment firm active in Belgium and Luxembourg, founded by a brother and sister with complementary backgrounds. Our approach addresses a frustration many legal professionals know well: a recruitment market that is too often transactional.

That is why we chose to bring together the best of two worlds.

• E-commerce: the fluidity, fast communication, transparent follow-up, and technology that frees us from administrative burden.
• Executive Search for All: the quality, discretion and personalised guidance previously reserved for partners, general counsels and C-level profiles, now accessible to everyone, regardless of seniority.

With a team composed of 98% professionals who have practised as lawyers, in-house counsel or freelance jurists, we learned the craft of niche recruitment consulting properly, with rigour and integrity. We know the market from the inside and speak the same language as our candidates and clients.

Discover the Steve Skills story: A niche player for niche people.

Yes, absolutely. Think of it as your annual dental check-up. Even if you are not actively looking, it is worth taking a moment once a year to reflect on where you stand today, how the market is evolving, and what opportunities are emerging.

Many of the legal professionals we work with are not actively seeking a new role. What they want to know is their market value and how their career can continue to develop. It is a confidential conversation, a moment of clarity to keep perspective on your professional situation. That way, if something were to change, we already know each other and can move quickly.

This is part of our free Executive Search for All service: we do not start from a vacancy, but from people, ambitions and potential.

Schedule a no-obligation, confidential conversation.

Published vacancies are just the tip of the iceberg.

This is where we make the difference, and this is what we mean by our Executive Search for All service: based on your skillset, needs and wishes, we map the market for solutions that work for both parties.

Many compelling roles never see the light of day publicly. For experienced lawyers, in-house counsel, compliance professionals and heads of legal, a significant share of opportunities comes through our network, confidential mandates, or requests along the lines of: "if you find someone with expertise X, Y, Z, feel free to send them our way."

When you are ready, we are happy to introduce you anonymously, with your explicit consent.

Let us know what your expertise is.

Recruitment is about finding the right candidate for a defined vacancy. The position is published on job boards and channels, interested candidates apply, and CVs are screened on skills and experience until the right match is found.

Executive search, or headhunting, is a strategic, targeted recruitment method for senior and leadership roles, where a single hire can determine the direction of an entire organisation. Senior and C-level profiles are discreetly identified and approached, including individuals who meet the required criteria but are not necessarily looking, yet remain open to the right conversation.

Executive search stands for premium service: a deep understanding of the role, the organisation or firm, and its long-term objectives. Every step is taken with the utmost care: meticulous, confidential, with intensive personal follow-up from A to Z, from sharpening the brief to in-depth interviews, reference checks and conversations with all stakeholders. Precision work in which nothing is left to chance.

This premium approach, traditionally reserved for the boardroom, is not something we reserve for C-level at Steve Skills. Every legal profile, from starter to partner, receives the same dedication, the same depth, the same discretion. Executive Search for All. For published vacancies and for legal professionals who wish to be introduced discreetly to other clients.

Would you like a no-obligation conversation?

Confidentiality is the foundation of our service. Most candidates are still professionally active and want to explore the market without exposing themselves. That is why we never share a CV, profile or personal data without your explicit consent. Every step happens with your agreement.

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Professional recruitment and executive search services are entirely free of charge for candidates. The employer only pays upon successful placement. You can therefore use our services without any obligation, whether for market intelligence, guidance, interview preparation, salary negotiation or career advice.

Interested? Book a short call.