About Special Counsel

At Special Counsel, it’s really not “About Us.” It’s about you. Whether you need legal consulting, attorney recruiting, legal talent, legal technology, or eDiscovery solutions—or all of the above—let’s partner to explore possibilities and create new opportunities.

Here at Special Counsel, we’re the nation's largest full-service provider of legal consulting, attorney recruiting, legal talent, legal technology, and eDiscovery solutions. But there’s more to being a leader than having tremendous size and scale. Our strength comes from our ability to partner with you to create solutions on a case-by-case basis. It comes from our gift for fostering, furthering and promoting the expertise of our people. And it comes from our commitment to doing business with transparency, flexibility and integrity. That’s what sets us apart. That’s what makes us Special.

Your legal consulting needs can come in many shapes and sizes. Fortunately, so do our solutions. Talk to us about everything from IT and cybersecurity to data analysis and information governance. Need litigation and trial consultants? We’ve got you covered. Mergers and acquisitions guidance? We’ve got experts. Managed review solutions? We’ve managed countless engagements. In short, if you need legal consulting, consult with us first.

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At D4, we “do what it takes to deliver better” for our partners in eDiscovery and managed services. We started in 1997 in Rochester, NY at a time when eDiscovery was just an emerging industry. Today, you can find us in more than a dozen locations throughout the country. As our partner, you can expect innovative, flexible and timely solutions delivered by some of the best and brightest people in the industry—you get expert solutions and an exceptional experience.

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For more than three decades, AmLaw firms and leading corporate legal departments have partnered with us to align with the very best associates, partners and in-house counsel. Our attorney recruiters are experts at what they do—many even have first-hand experience working in some of the country’s top law firms and legal departments, so they know the experts you need, and how and where to find them—and can work with you on a case-by-case, or a retained search basis.

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As top legal recruiting firms go, nobody in the country can top our team. If you’re looking for just one—or a few—contract attorneys, legal support professionals or legal tech experts, we know each local job market inside and out. If you need to engage on a larger scale, you have the flexibility to leverage our national resources. Need to find a specialist on a more permanent basis? Our direct-hire teams can do that for you. When you need legal support professionals, you can count on our support.

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