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Founder, CEO & Principal Consultant at Platinum Staffing, Inc. | 25 Years of Executive Search Excellence | Specializing in National Legal & Corporate Placement | Former NYC Litigation Professional & JP Morgan Alumna.

If you are focused on building a stronger, more strategic organization—or you are a high-level professional seeking to contribute at that level I invite you to connect with me.

My name is Leah Thompson, and I am the founder, CEO, and principal consultant of Platinum Staffing, Inc., a recruiting firm based in Atlanta focused on placing high-level legal, corporate, and executive professionals with organizations both locally and nationwide.

For the past 27 years, I have worked with national and international law firms, as well as leading corporations, to connect highly qualified professionals with opportunities that align with their experience and long-term goals. When I founded Platinum Staffing in 2001, I did so with a clear objective: to provide a more transparent, strategic, and relationship-driven approach to recruiting.

My approach is consultative and detail-oriented by taking the time to understand your specific needs. I believe that both clients and candidates deserve a high level of attention, discretion, and professionalism throughout the hiring process. This perspective has been foundational to the long-standing relationships I have built over the course of my career.

For clients, I focus on aligning each placement with your broader strategic goals. I take the time to understand not only the surface level needs of the role, but also the hidden nuances that filter out the candidates best matched for your company.

For candidates, I not only focus on your needs and preferences for companies that align with your values, I work with you throughout the application and interview processes to provide you the maximum support possible.

I’ve placed legal professionals of many different types and kinds into roles that were the right fit for them and what the company needed including attorneys, patent agents, and high-level paralegals.

I’ve also connected executive level specialists, finance, marketing directors, data architects, tax accountants, business intelligence analysts, and so much more.

In many cases, candidates I’ve placed have gone on to become long-term clients of mine. An outcome that reflects the strength, alignment, and trust of those placements.

Simply put, partnership starts here. If you are seeking to strengthen your team or explore your next professional opportunity, I welcome the opportunity to connect and discuss how we can accomplish your goals together.

As a seasoned Talent Acquisition Specialist with focuses in the legal and corporate sectors, I bridge the gap between elite professionals and organizations nationwide. My approach combines data-driven recruitment strategy with advanced high volume sourcing techniques to ensure every placement is a precise match for long-term success for the candidates/clients.

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, I perform recruitment research and talent sourcing focused primarily on the legal sector, supporting recruitment agencies and consultants in identifying and engaging high-quality legal professionals across the U.S. market. I work closely with legal recruitment teams to build strong talent pipelines through market research, talent mapping, and targeted candidate outreach. My focus is on delivering well-researched candidate profiles, clear market insights, and consistent sourcing support that contributes to successful placements.

As an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist, I provide support in hiring across the legal, technology and accounting sectors. I work closely with recruitment agencies to manage research and delivery-focused parts of recruitment, assisting them with increasing production while maintaining quality.

Candidate-Side Support:

➤Talent sourcing and market research

➤Candidate screening and pre-qualification

➤Talent mapping and pipeline building

➤Candidate engagement and shortlisting

Client-Side Support:

➤Client lead generation

➤Candidate marketing/profile positioning

➤Backfill hiring and delivery support for live roles