Phyllis Hawkins & Associates has an extensive track record of advising top attorneys, firms, corporations, government entities, and non-profits in the Arizona legal market. We assist clients and candidates with firm mergers and acquisitions, in-house placements, and lateral attorney moves. Most of our work is generated from repeat business and referrals from satisfied clients and candidates. We are committed to providing long term, successful matches.
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Natalie Thorsen Harris
Managing Member
Natalie is an Arizona-licensed attorney who has successfully placed partners, associates, groups, and various in-house attorneys here in Arizona. Prior to partnering with Phyllis Hawkins, Natalie owned her own professional development business. More recently, Natalie worked as the compliance director for a private company and then as a litigation associate in a mid-sized law firm. Natalie is committed to developing long-term relationships and understanding the needs of both candidates and clients. As an active member of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC), which upholds the highest standards in the legal search industry, Natalie is devoted to providing fair, ethical, and confidential service.
Natalie is a fifth-generation Arizonan. She earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Arizona State and a law degree from Brigham Young University. During law school, Natalie interned at Oxford College in England for a professor of international law. At BYU Law, Natalie was a Dean’s Fellow and received the Faculty Award for Meritorious Achievement and Distinguished Service.
Phyllis Hawkins
Founder
Nationally recognized as Arizona’s premier recruiter, Phyllis is respected among Arizona’s companies and law firms as an expert in the Arizona legal market and a consummate legal recruiter. Phyllis was the first legal recruiter in Arizona and established Phyllis Hawkins & Associates in 1985. Phyllis’ many years of honest and confidential work with candidates and clients has given her an extraordinary knowledge of the legal community. Phyllis has placed hundreds of attorneys in rewarding positions with companies and law firms. She has also confidentially brokered numerous law firm and legal practice group mergers.
Prior to establishing the firm, Phyllis worked for an established Phoenix personnel agency where she introduced the legal recruitment specialty. She earned a master’s degree in education at Arizona State University and completed post-graduate work in counseling and educational psychology. Her husband is a federal judge.
Phyllis is a former member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC) and served as President of NALSC from 1994-1996.