Since 2001, we’ve been building our expertise in the financial services sector. During this time, we’ve become a recruiter of legal professionals to over 60 leading financial services institutions. These include 39 of the world’s leading banks and 25 fund managers, asset managers and private equity firms.

1. Recruiting
in-house legal
professionals
In-house: Financial Services

2. Cassie Williams
Manager Europe
Industry & Commerce and
Interim Solutions
Hayley Still
Associate Director
Chris Convey
Manager Europe & UK
Financial Services
Cameron
McCammon
Consultant
Industry & Commerce
Daniel Griffin
Consultant
Financial Services
Stephanie Brückl
Senior Consultant
Financial Services
Denzil
Luke-Macauley
Consultant
Industry & Commerce
Anne Doherty
Head of Research
Eutonne Tam
Head of Digital Research
ResearchersConsultantsLeaders
Our in-house and interim team
Meetyourteam
Florentina Oyelami
Associate Consultant
Caiti Simpson
Associate Consultant
Ben Watkinson
Senior Consultant
Industry & Commerce

3. 3
Whatmakesusdifferent
Unearthing the right legal talent
Best
talent
Database LinkedIn
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Map
Personality is key
For in-house roles,
we know that finding
someone with the right
personality is crucial.
That’s why we meet all
our candidates, so we
can measure if they’re
a good fit for our
clients, before we
send over their CV.
Each consultant
meets 15 candidates
a month, on average.

4. The average number of
years we’ve worked
with our clients.
7 years
It usually takes us less than
two weeks to produce fully vetted
short-lists for our clients, because
we know exactly what they need.
By getting to know you better, we learn to understand your
employer brand inside-out, so that we can find the perfect fit.
of our clients are so
confident in our capability
that they choose to work
with us exclusively.
65% 2 – 14 days
Whatmakesusdifferent
We build long-term client relationships
4

5. On average our team
members have worked
for us for 6 years.
Longevity
Our clients trust us to run
large multi-role campaigns,
for different niche areas
Projects
Whatmakesusdifferent
We meet our clients and candidates regularly, so that we
keep up to date with what’s happening on the ground.
Our deep-rooted sector knowledge
5
Last year we supported over 80 legal
professionals relocate to new roles in:
Relocations
Middle East, UK, Offshore,
Asia, Australia, Europe

6. The requirements Our approach
With the deadline for GDPR
implementation looming,
combined with a strategic
drive on innovative
technologies such as
Blockchain, the Global Data
Privacy & Digital legal team at
HSBC embarked on an
ambitious plan to double their
specialist headcount.
50%of first round
interviews led to
successful
placements
60%growth in
headcount to date
A wide range of
levels, from junior
counsel (1-3 PQE) up
to Associate / Deputy
GC level
Excellent academics,
as well as private
practice training, in-
house and sector
experience
Good cultural fit
This type of profile
has belonged to
candidates who are
among the most
scarce and most in
demand in the
market
Identified around 400
relevant candidates
across the range of
practice areas
Met and screened all
those that best
matched the criteria
Presented shortlist
of 11 CVs who we felt
were the best fit – both
technically and
culturally
Casestudy:HSBC
Long-term
partner:
HSBC were so happy
with the results that
Hydrogen has been
instructed exclusively
to fill another role in
the team
The outcome

7. 7
Hydrogen have provided a wonderful recruitment service. The
team’s knowledge of the In-house Legal space is unparalleled
and they have provided excellent candidates for both single niche
roles and multi role campaigns. Stephanie, in particular, has
added significant value in terms of providing market updates and
insights for us accompanied by a consistent friendly demeanour.
She is always my go-to recruitment consultant for the Legal
space.

8. 3301
the size of
our legal
practice team
the average number
of years we’ve worked
with our clients
Regions we cover:
Asia
Australia
Europe
Ireland
Middle East
Offshore
UK
Areas of expertise:
Interim solutions
In-house: Financial Services
In-house: Industry & Commerce
Private Practice
“We’re incentivised
to collaborate
across the team”
the number of
placements we’ve
made
40 7
8

9. Ourpartnerships
Leading brands trust us to find them the best legal talent

10. Technology | Business Transformation | Finance | Life Sciences | Energy | Legal | Sales & Marketing
350dedicated staff
1997founded in
£143mrevenue in 2018
Ourgroupofbrands

11. Ourglobalpresence
Austin | Charlotte | Houston | San Diego
USA: EMEA: APAC:
Dubai | Edinburgh | London | Munich | Oslo | Zug Bangkok | Hong Kong | Kuala Lumpur | Singapore | Sydney

12. Technology
Business
Transformation
Energy
Architecture
Big Data
Development
Digital & Online
Infrastructure
Testing
Business Optimisation
Digital Transformation
Divestments
& Separations
Finance & Risk
Mergers
& Acquisitions
Organisational Change
Regulatory Change
System Integration
& Implementation
Artificial Intelligence
Biometrics
Clinical Operations
Manufacturing
& Engineering
Medical Devices
QA & Technical
Operations
Regulatory Affairs
Private Practice
In-house:
Financial Services
In-house:
Industry & Commerce
Ireland
Europe
Middle East
Offshore
Interim Solutions
Engineering
& Production
LNG & Midstream
Power Generation
Process & Facilities
Renewables
Subsurface
Sustainability
Trading & Commodities
Industry & Commerce
Financial Services
Private Equity
Life Sciences Legal
Accounting &
Finance
Sales &
Marketing
Brand and Product
Management
Business Account
Development
Content & Social Media
Digital
& E-Commerce
Insights & CRM
Sales Management
& Operations
Ourareasofexpertise

13. 30 Eastcheap, London, EC3M 1HD
Email: info@hydrogengroup.com
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7002 0000
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Our clients believe that an organisation’s greatest asset is its
people. That’s why we always match the right person to the
right role. Our success is built on the ability of our consultants
to find experienced, high quality professionals no matter
where they are in the world. We’ve placed people in over 50
countries in the last year, empowering thousands of people in
their careers and powering the world’s leading businesses.