Practice Areas · Private Client & Estate Planning · Charitable Giving
Charitable Giving Recruiters
We map 1,000+ lawyers with active charitable giving practices, giving clients access to a talent market that rarely surfaces through conventional search.
›52 general counsel searches since 2017
Charitable Giving Recruiters run retained searches for partners, counsel and in-house counsel. Sartori & Partners' research programme has run since 2019 over a map approaching 1.5 million lawyer profiles. Since 2017 Sartori & Partners has completed 52 general counsel and chief legal officer searches inside 400+ placements (230+ in-house). In a 2026 file, Sartori & Partners placed the general counsel of a NASDAQ-listed medtech in Boston on a succession search: shortlist of four on day 24, accepted offer in week 11.
Inside the Charitable Giving market.
Our proprietary Titan AI maps the relevant field first; experienced consultants qualify it by hand. The figures describe the talent market we cover.
- 1,000+
- lawyers with charitable giving experience
Charitable giving within Private Client and Estate Planning demands a rare intersection of technical depth and relational sensitivity. Lawyers who practise here structure complex philanthropic vehicles — donor-advised funds, charitable remainder trusts, private foundations, and planned giving arrangements — while navigating the tax, governance, and succession considerations that surround significant family wealth.
The talent market for this specialism is deliberately small and largely passive. Practitioners rarely move in response to unsolicited approaches; they move when the right platform, client mix, or succession opportunity is placed in front of them by someone who understands the work. We have mapped more than 1,000 lawyers active in this space, tracking their practice profiles, client relationships, and career trajectories over time.
Our work in charitable giving recruiting is grounded in that map — not in reactive database searches. When a client engages us, we approach the right individuals directly, with context, discretion, and a genuine understanding of why the move would serve both sides.
Live charitable giving roles.
Part of our private client & estate planning practice.
Charitable Giving sits within Private Client & Estate Planning. Explore the related specialisms we recruit across.
The searches we run in Charitable Giving.
Law-firm and corporate mandates alike — from a confidential lateral partner move to a first general counsel — each run on the same evidence-led method.
Lateral Partner & Practice-Group Moves
Confidential lateral partners and practice-group lift-outs, assessed on portable business, conflicts and platform fit.
Explore this search 02In-House & General Counsel
GC, deputy GC and senior counsel for companies operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Explore this search 03Associate & Counsel Recruiting
Mid-level and senior associates and counsel, matched on practice depth and trajectory, not keywords.
Explore this search 04Compliance & Regulatory Leadership
Chief compliance officers and regulatory leaders for the most heavily supervised practices.
Explore this searchBoth sides of the search.
For law firms
Lateral partners, practice groups and associates — a shortlist drawn from the full field of a practice, not a rented database.
Learn moreFor companies
General counsel, compliance and legal-operations leaders for businesses building or scaling a legal function.
Learn moreFor candidates
Considering a move? We approach senior lawyers privately and confidentially — nothing moves without your say-so.
Learn moreCharitable Giving recruitment — common questions
How does recruiting for charitable giving differ from general Private Client search?
Charitable giving is a defined subspeciality within Private Client and Estate Planning, requiring lawyers who are fluent in philanthropic structures — foundations, donor-advised funds, charitable trusts — not merely estate administration. Because the practitioner pool is narrower, a generic search against job boards or lateral-hire databases misses most of the relevant talent. Our mapping covers 1,000+ lawyers with genuine charitable giving experience, allowing us to recruit precisely rather than broadly.
How many live charitable giving roles does Sartori & Partners have?
We have 129 live charitable giving roles across our coverage, spanning 80 partner-level and 49 associate or counsel positions. Mandates in this area are typically confidential and off-market — these are only the roles we are actively able to share. Contact us to discuss what else is live.
What compensation do charitable giving roles typically offer?
Based on current live mandates, charitable giving role compensation in the US runs $100k–$500k. This reflects only the roles where the hiring organisation has authorised us to share a range publicly — many mandates are structured around the right candidate rather than a fixed band. Contact us for a candid benchmark for your specific profile.
Charitable Giving
The right charitable giving hire begins with a quiet conversation.
Tell us the mandate — we will tell you candidly whether we are the right firm to run it. No obligation, complete discretion.