Marina Sirras's Email & Phone

Marina Sirras is the Principal of Marina Sirras & Associates LLC, (MS&A) a legal search firm based in New York City that specializes in recruiting for law firms and corporations in the United States and internationally. She has more that 21 years of experience in recruiting attorneys. Marina is an active member of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC) and has been a member of the NALSC Board of Directors since 1997. Marina is the former Co-President and current President of NALSC. Marina's firm consists of eight full-time recruiters and two part-time recruiters. Two MS&A recruiters are dedicated to recruiting for Administrative positions in law firms and corporations. As a first career, Marina was a marketing analyst for The A.C. Nielsen Company's Food and Consumer Products Division and Warwick & Legler, a New York mid-size advertising agency (now defunct). Later, as a "stay-at-home mom", Marina owned and operated several small businesses and was a great volunteer. In 1986, Marina began her career in legal search at one of the largest New York search firms and in 1987, in partnership with Kai Cramer, formed Cramer & Sirras, Inc. Marina took over full control of the company in 1991 and changed the name to Marina Sirras & Associates. Marina is often called upon to comment on trends in the legal recruitment industry and has been quoted numerous times in legal publications and featured in an article in the ABA Journal (July 2005) Marina has spoken at many conferences including:NALP Annual Education Conferences: Ethics and Legal Recruiting? (2005) and Managing the Legal Search Consultant Relationship? (2006).At the Association of the Bar of the City of New Yorkpanelist at seminars on Lawyers in Transition? (2006) and Transitions: Exploring Non-Legal Roles within Law Firms? (2008) focusing on lawyers seeking administrative positions in law firms.At the Chief Marketing Officers Forum in NYC, Marina participated on a panel discussion Attracting Lateral Partners & Groups? on the importance of a good Marketing Department in recruiting lateral partners.