Amanda Klingman , President
After ten years of experience working in legal firms and professional service companies—experience that includes managing the legal recruiting division of a competing placement firm—as well as serving as a candidate with competing recruiters, Amanda Klingman knew that there had to be a better way. She opened Klingman Group in 2003 with a vision of combining the best practices from retained and contingent search models with her knowledge of what is necessary for people to be successful in various working environments.

The result is a unique firm that offers a complete array of customized recruiting and HR consulting services to law firms, corporate legal departments and professional service organizations.

In addition to her day-to-day responsibilities as the President of the firm, Amanda Klingman is a member of the Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM) and a published author and frequent presenter on HR and job search related topics.

Amanda is also very committed to community service. She is an active member of Metropolitan Family Services’ Metro Board and serves on the board of the Center for Independent Futures . And, she holds a BS degree in Social Policy from Northwestern University and has received additional training in HR policies, practices, and strategies.

Publications and Presentations

Amanda Klingman is a frequent speaker and author on HR-related issues.

• “Raising the Bar,” a monthly column for Chicago Lawyer Magazine since May 2005 to present

• “A Guide to Interviewing Legally,” Midwest Legal Staffing Guide, Law Bulletin Publishing Company, 2005

• “The True Costs of Turnover,” part two of a series, The Primerus Paradigm, Primerus Association of Law Firms, Winter 2005

• “The True Cost of Employee Turnover,” The Administrator’s Advantage, the Association of Legal Administrators, The Greater Chicago Chapter Magazine, July/August 2005 (An edited version also appeared in the Midwest Legal Staffing Guide)

• “The True Costs of Turnover,” part one of a series, The Primerus Paradigm, Primerus Association of Law Firms, April-June 2005

• “Balancing HR Responsibilities,” a presentation at the 2005 Human Resources Conference sponsored by Law Bulletin Publishing Company and SHRM (Society of Human Resources Management), February 23, 2005

• Career Development: Creating Your Story, a presentation to the Illinois Association of Facilities Managers, May, 2004

• “The True Cost of Employee Turnover,” The Midwest Legal Staffing Guide, Law Bulletin Publishing Company, March 2004

• “The Legalities of Interviewing,” a presentation to the Association of Legal Administrators, January 2003