SMITH SEARCH - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Administrative Coordinator
With experience in every major market in Canada, Ashley is a recruitment industry veteran. She has worn many hats throughout her professional career; she has a multi-faceted skillset and is an expert in all things administration. Ashley is dedicated to supporting the growth of Smith Legal Search and is integral to the seamless functioning of operations and communications for all the firm's offices nationwide.
Ashley ensures the team and search process are managed to the highest standards, while providing clear communication to clients and candidates alike throughout every search engagement. She also provides all administrative support to the team and handles the operational aspects of the firm.
Prior to joining Smith Legal Search, Ashley began her corporate career in the UK. Since then, she has worked several client facing roles in client engagement, administration, and most recently before this role, in recruitment administration.
An avid traveller, Ashley has visited cities around the world (including the years living in London, UK). She enjoys the experience of immersing herself in different, diverse places and cultures, and discovering new points of view along the way. These days, Ashley has settled back to her home province in Calgary, Alberta, where her surrounding family resides (complete with her adorable nieces and nephews!).
Beth is a thoughtful and strategic legal recruiter with a natural talent for helping lawyers navigate critical career decisions. With attentive listening skills and genuine curiosity, she takes the time to get to know her clients so she can provide the best long-term career planning advice.
Drawing on her prior experience as a counselor, Beth takes pride in helping her clients identify their true long-term career interests. Beth excels in leveraging her network to connect lawyers with the most meaningful opportunities in the market that most closely aligned with their goals.
Having practiced with both boutique and national law firms on Bay Street, Beth's experience as a lawyer offers a unique perspective that blends both large and small firm practice dynamics in assessing career goals. Her experience allows her to help find unique solutions to career questions top performers routinely face.
Beth firmly believes lawyers can enjoy what they do! In addition to legal recruiting, she is passionate about improving mental health within the legal profession. She is regularly called upon by firms, corporations, and the Ontario Bar Association to lead a range of CPD workshops on mental health issues, particularly around stress and anxiety in the practice of law.
Outside the office, Beth is a competitive marathon runner. While most of us are happy if we can run to Starbucks, Beth's running includes qualifying for elite-level, international marathons (including Boston, Chicago, New York, and Berlin, to name but a few).
Education
Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L), McGill University, 2017
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), McGill University, 2017
Bachelor of Social Sciences - Honours International Development & Globalization (B.Soc.Sc), University of Ottawa, 2013
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner / Vancouver
Dave has honed a truly unique ability to deliver results for clients and candidates alike through a combination of his genuine enthusiasm for the craft of lawyer recruitment, immersion in and contribution to the legal community, and leveraging his technical experience from executive search and coaching. Many of Canada's top firms, organizations, in-house departments, and candidates consider Dave as their primary trusted legal market expert.
In addition to lawyer recruitment, he has years of experience in executive search and has led a range of complex Executive Director/President/C-suite search campaigns for universities, crown corporations, non-profits and public and private corporations.
His multi-disciplinary background was intentionally honed over the past decade to empower his clients to draw from a range of best practices utilized by top organizations and executives, including strategies to streamline searches and enhance Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion outcomes ("EDI").
Dave was a founding member of the EDI committee of a national executive search firm, led numerous EDI-influenced searches in executive and legal search, and he has been an active leader within the diversity community, especially with the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers' BC Chapter.
He was a founding executive member and President of FACL BC, helping to grow the organization from a dozen or so volunteers to one of our sector's most impactful diversity organizations. He remains a regular speaker and mentor within the FACL family.
In addition to, and overlapping with his work to champion EDI in the workplace, his passions include neurodiversity and inclusion for children and adults with special needs, affordable housing, and access to justice, employment and education. Wherever possible, he aims to combine his work and volunteering to make lasting community impacts.
Education
Called to the Bar of British Columbia, 2011
Juris Doctor (J.D.), University of Victoria, 2010
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), University of Victoria, 2005
Royal Roads, Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching, 2017
Job Titles:
- Recruitment Consultant
- Recruitment Consultant / Calgary
Jeremiah is passionate about connecting law firms and organizations with top legal talent. With an in-depth understanding of the Canadian legal market and a thoughtful, strategic approach to recruitment, Jeremiah acts as a trusted advisor for both lawyers and organizations.
Having navigated an international move early in his professional career (from Australia to Canada), Jeremiah brings great personal perspective to major career decisions that encompass both personal and professional reasons when contemplating a move. He regularly draws on his personal experience to assist lawyers in identifying meaningful opportunities that best align their personal and professional aspirations that allow them to achieve their best career outcomes.
Prior to joining Smith Legal Search, Jeremiah worked as a lawyer recruiter for a national search firm; he also previously worked as a talent acquisition expert for a major Canadian bank. These experiences, combined with his background in business strategy and consulting, allow Jeremiah to bring a unique perspective to lawyers as they navigate law firm and in-house opportunities in the Canadian market.
Outside the office, Jeremiah embraces all the natural beauty Alberta has to offer. He can regularly be found hiking, camping, and getting his truck stuck in difficult outdoor terrain (read: lakes), and skiing in the winter months. He is also deeply passionate about partnering with First Nation communities and learning more about the many cultures he shares this land with. Calgary is home and he is looking forward to what the future brings for this great province.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce, International Business/Trade/Commerce - University of Sydney, 2016
TREVIN SEWELL, RC is a firm believer in growing businesses and organizations by recruiting the right people and building a positive workplace culture. Trevin has a relationship-oriented approach to recruitment, leveraging his business development experience and specific expertise in talent acquisition, marketing management, interviewing and personality assessments. Trevin's business mindset and consultative approach make him well-suited to helping clients and candidates identify and achieve their goals.
Prior to joining Smith Legal Search, Trevin was a recruitment associate with a leading national recruitment firm. He is an experienced Registered Counsellor, Certified Sports Psychology Practitioner, and Certified Career Development Practitioner. Like most things in life, Trevin believes everything starts with a conversation. He brings a humanistic approach to his work and is committed to creating successful, long-term relationships.
Trevin studied Business Administration and Kinesiology at the University of the Fraser Valley before transitioning to Psychology and Organizational Leadership at Trinity Western University and UFV. He also holds a diploma in Immigration Law: Policies and Procedures from the University of British Columbia and is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (Applicant).
Trevin is a passionate advocate for mental health and recovery. As a former competitive hockey player and junior hockey coach, Trevin has extensive experience in athlete and performance counselling, sport psychology coaching, addiction, depression, anxiety, and recovery coaching. He also works as a Subject Matter Expert for the Abbotsford Police Department's Project Angel, an initiative aimed at combatting the opioid crisis in Abbotsford, BC.
Education
Diploma - Counselling Psychology w/ specialization in Substance Misuse and Addiction - VCCT, 2015
Diploma - General Studies w/ specialization in Organizational Leadership & Business Admin - Trinity Western University and University of the Fraser Valley, 2010 & 2015
Diploma - Immigration Law: Policies and Procedures - University of British Columbia - 2017
Warren is one of the senior-most legal recruiters in Canada, with placements in every major market in Canada, along with the US, UK, Europe, and beyond.
He is a trusted advisor to CEOs, General Counsel, Managing Partners, and many top legal practitioners for his unparalleled insight on issues facing the legal industry today. From law firm mergers to General Counsel placements, office openings to targeted talent acquisitions, Warren and his team have been at the center of some of the most important legal moves in Canada over the past three decades.
Warren has been repeatedly recognized by LawDragon (based on industry experts, peer review, and client interviews) as one of the top 100 global leaders in strategy and consulting to the legal industry, and the only Canadian recruiter ever named to the list. A Top Forty under 40 Winner (in his younger days), Warren was also the first Canadian to serve as the President of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC), North America's largest industry association for legal recruitment. He appears regularly before the courts as a certified expert on lawyer career and compensation matters, and is a frequent speaker, columnist, and author on the Canadian legal industry.
Education
Called to the Bar of British Columbia, 2004
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), University of British Columbia, 2003