Permanent recruitment
We manage searches for experienced professionals at manager level and above, from role scoping and market mapping through shortlisting, offer management, and onboarding.
A recruitment firm built exclusively for professional services
We recruit experienced professionals at manager level and above, placing senior specialists, managers, directors, partners, and executives into permanent, executive, and senior interim roles. We work with consulting and advisory firms, public accounting and CPA firms, law firms, marketing and creative agencies, and related business services firms, with coverage nationwide.
We chose to concentrate on one sector. Professional services firms sell the judgment and expertise of their people, which means every senior hire carries direct consequences for client relationships, revenue, and reputation. A generalist agency rarely understands that dynamic. A specialist lives inside it, and that focus shapes how we assess candidates, advise on the market, and represent your firm.
In practice, that means we are not learning your business during your search. We already understand how a practice is built, how fee earners are measured, and why the right partner or director hire can change the trajectory of a whole team.
Who we work with
On the employer side, we serve boutique and mid-sized practices through to large multi-office firms. The people who engage us are managing partners, practice leaders, COOs, CFOs, and HR and talent acquisition leaders responsible for critical headcount decisions. Some come to us with a single hard-to-fill partner appointment. Others need a structured approach to hiring across a growing practice. In both cases, the starting point is the same: a clear brief and a realistic view of the market.
On the candidate side, we work with experienced professionals considering their next permanent or senior interim move. That includes senior fee-earning and client-facing specialists as well as leaders across functions such as finance, operations, risk, and compliance. We treat candidates as long-term relationships, not inventory. Straightforward advice about a role, a firm, or a market counts for more to us than closing a vacancy quickly, because a misplaced senior hire damages everyone involved.
What CharterSlate does
Our work covers the full arc of senior hiring for professional services firms, from understanding a market before a role exists through to offer management and onboarding. If your requirement sits outside what is shown here, we welcome a conversation about it.
Executive search
We conduct targeted, discreet searches for partner, director, and executive appointments where confidentiality and direct market reach are essential.
Senior interim engagements
We place seasoned leaders into interim roles when a firm needs capability immediately, whether for a leadership transition, a transformation program, or a critical gap.
Talent mapping
We map the market for a function, geography, or competitor set so clients can see who is available, and at what level, before a role even opens.
Salary benchmarking
We provide grounded market insight on compensation and benefits so offers are competitive in the market and defensible inside the firm.
Succession planning
We help firms think through future leadership needs and build external pipelines for the roles that will matter in the years ahead.
How we work
Every engagement follows a clear, accountable process. The five stages below describe how a typical search runs.
1. Define the brief
We work with you to scope the role, the team context, and what success looks like in the first year.
2. Map the market
We identify where the right people sit, drawing on sector knowledge and an active professional network.
3. Approach and assess
We approach candidates directly, screen rigorously, and conduct competency-based interviews before anyone reaches your desk.
4. Present a shortlist
We deliver a focused shortlist of qualified, motivated candidates with clear reasoning for the shortlist.
5. Manage the offer
We coordinate interviews, support negotiation, and manage the offer process through to acceptance and onboarding.
What sets CharterSlate apart
Our sector and function focus is the foundation. Because we work only with professional services firms, we understand fee-earning structures, partnership dynamics, utilization pressures, and the difference between a consultant who bills and a consultant who builds a practice. That context shapes how we write a brief, where we search, and how we judge fit.
Confidentiality is a working standard. Senior and sensitive searches are handled with discretion on both sides, and candidates are never presented to a client without their knowledge and consent. We also give frank market advice, including when a brief needs to change. If a salary range is unrealistic or a timeline is unworkable, we say so early and explain why, because correcting a brief at the start costs far less than a failed search.
We prioritize quality of fit over volume of submissions. A shortlist from CharterSlate is short because every name on it has passed screening. The aim is a hire who stays, contributes, and grows with the firm.
Frequently asked questions
What types of roles does CharterSlate recruit for?
We focus on experienced professionals at manager level and above, including senior specialists, directors, partners, and executives, across permanent, executive, and senior interim appointments. We do not recruit at entry level or for high-volume administrative hiring.
Which industries do you cover?
We work exclusively within professional services, including consulting and advisory, public accounting and CPA firms, legal, and marketing and creative agencies, with coverage across the United States.
How do we start a search?
Start with a conversation. Call us at +1 888-202-9809 or email contact@charterslate.com, and we will discuss your requirement, the market, and whether we are the right fit for the search.
Start the conversation
The simplest summary of CharterSlate is this: we recruit the people who move professional services firms forward. If you are planning a senior hire, reviewing succession, or considering your own next move, contact us at +1 888-202-9809 or contact@charterslate.com. An initial conversation carries no obligation, and we will tell you plainly if we are not the right firm for the search.