Having trained and qualified in the City as a litigator, Paul Deacon discovered his true professional passion of legal recruitment in 1997. Two years later, he established Deacon.
His aim was to build a successful, fully independent and ethical recruitment business. Over the last 25+ years the team has grown with the addition of intelligent, experienced, diverse and talented recruiters with decades of recruitment experience between them.
Deacon is part of one of the largest independent companies in the global legal recruitment sector. We advise on major strategic projects including office launches, mergers, acquisitions, disposals, office and team build-outs, coaching, due diligence and market intelligence. Projects have included launching offices in key locations in the US, UK, Middle East, Australia and South Africa. We have also advised on law firm mergers in the UK, Europe and North America.
