The Advocates’ Post

Join me in welcoming Melanie Champion to The Advocates' team!

Melanie Champion is the newest member of The Advocates’ Los Angeles office, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have her as part of our team! With over 15 years of experience in sales, Melanie brings incredible relationship building skills and a strong background in business. Most recently, she worked as a finance manager where she fostered strong relationships with clients, increasing customer retention, consistently met company goals, and raised performance standards. The passion she brings to truly getting to know people and understanding their goals will be a tremendous asset to our candidates and clients. We are grateful to have you on the team, Melanie, and appreciate the positive attitude you bring every day! https://lnkd.in/g8TXNjfX #WelcomeToTheTeam #Collaboration #JoinTheTeam #Talent #NewHire #FreshStart #staffing #experience #management #team #leadership #legal #recruiting

The Advocates is thrilled to introduce Caston Mabin as one of our newest team members!   Caston has over a decade of experience in management, sales, and hiring, including recruiting IT professionals for a global software company and leading teams at several Enterprise locations. He has a knack for developing lasting relationships with customers and candidates, due to his genuine care of others and his active-listening skills, which will help him serve the Denver legal market. A fun fact about Caston: he secured the conference championship in high jump at Colorado State University which speaks to his incredible drive and competitiveness, qualities that align with our culture.     Welcome aboard, Caston! We are grateful to have you on the team. https://lnkd.in/gFhysG4K #WelcomeToTheTeam #Collaboration #JoinTheTeam #Talent #NewHire #FreshStart #staffing #experience #management #team #leadership #legal #recruiting

The Advocates would like to welcome Anthony Smith to the team! Anthony is joining us as a Search Consultant in Denver, working to help lateral associates, partners, and in-house attorneys find their ideal work home.   Anthony has four years of recruiting and sales experience in the food and beverage manufacturing sector for national and international clients. Before recruiting, he was an executive chef throughout the U.S. and Europe and has experience being a chef at the highest levels, a manager, and a restaurant owner. His business acumen, strong work ethic, and passion for people helped him excel in his prior career and in his previous recruiting role. He will be a tremendous asset to our clients and candidates.    Anthony enjoys learning about people’s backgrounds and experiences to help them find the right long-term opportunity. Welcome aboard, Anthony! We couldn’t be more thrilled to have you on The Advocates’ team. https://lnkd.in/gDYAkUSw   #WelcomeToTheTeam #Collaboration #JoinTheTeam #Talent #NewHire #FreshStart #staffing #experience #management #team #leadership #legal #recruiting

Yesterday, Marcus (President of The Advocates) interviewed a candidate applying for an internal position at our firm, and the candidate followed up immediately with a thank you email and a very thoughtful question.     He asked:  The values listed on your website really resonate with me. Do any of them speak to you more than others?   Marcus’ answer was something like: Choosing my favorite value from our nine values is difficult. It’s sort of like asking me to pick my favorite child!! I heard something the other day about listening -- that true, active listening is an act of love. Now that sounds corny in a business context, but if you look at our values: Diversity & Belonging, Care, Advocacy, Teamwork, Integrity, Understanding, Community, Fun, and Urgency, in total, they paint a picture of true caring about each other, our community, our clients and our candidates. To some extent, all of our values require trying to meet people where they are and truly listening to and hearing them.   That is at the core of what we try to do. Of course, I run a business, and businesses exist to earn money and create value. But, running our business that way leads to success and positive outcomes including money. I find that the rewards exceed any individual outcomes when they are centered on our values.    If this resonates with you, we’re hiring! Check out our open positions. https://lnkd.in/gPmXfg5a    #values #deib #care #advocacy #teamwork #integrity #understanding #community #fun #urgency #legalrecruiting