Robert Rooney
Director
Robert Rooney is a London-based legal headhunter at Marsden, specialising in lateral partner recruitment and law firm team moves. With over 15 years’ experience in legal search, he works discreetly with individual partners and teams across all major practice areas, providing strategic career advice and detailed insight into the legal market.
He has advised on numerous high-profile partner and team moves, working closely with leading US, UK and international law firms across London, Europe and Asia. As part of Marsden’s global legal search practice, Robert works closely with senior recruiters across the US, Europe, Middle East and Australia, drawing on our international reach and market intelligence to support strategic partner hiring and team expansion. He also benefits from Marsden’s established senior in-house legal search practice, providing insight into the wider legal talent market and the evolving needs of corporate legal teams.
Robert holds a first-class law degree and began his career as a criminal defence barrister in London before moving into legal search. Prior to joining Marsden, he worked at a leading London recruitment agency and subsequently founded and successfully ran his own legal search boutique for over five years.
