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Legal recruiter secures appointment of High Profile Employment Partner Peter Holt

Specialist legal recruitment consultancy, Cogence Search, is delighted to announce the appointment of Peter Holt who until recently was an Employment Partner at Field Fisher Waterhouse and will be their new head of Employment, Benefits and Pensions.

He joined Cogence Search on 20 February 2012 and will, in accordance with the Cogence Search model, specialise in the provision of search services within his personal area of expertise.

Within Field Fisher Waterhouse Peter provided contentious and non-contentious advice to clients in the Financial Services, Recruitment, Retail, Sports and Technology sectors in particular, the Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE); collective redundancy procedure; trade union recognition/de-recognition and the law relating to strike action and picketing; the Human Resources aspects of project management and change management.

Commenting on the appointment, Mark Husband, Managing Director of Cogence Search said:

"Peter is a spectacular addition to our team; as a regular commentator on employment issues and recognised expert in the field he is able to provide our clients with exceptional insight into the market as well as guidance on their approach to Partner and Team moves. As our Head of Employment, Executive Benefits and Pensions, Peter will lead all our search services in those practice areas. All of our lead consultants have 10 or more years of Private Practice experience in the areas in which they provide search services and Peter fits our expertise based model perfectly."

Peter added:

"My decision to move into the search environment was borne out of my in depth understanding of the recruitment sector combined with my extensive knowledge of the Employment, Pensions and Benefits practice area. I bring to Cogence Search the experience of a recognised and highly respected senior practitioner who has experienced life at a diverse range of firms, from niche to global firms including UK, European and US organisations. My appreciation of the requirements of law firms and lawyers themselves in the search process will add significant value to Cogence's Employment, Pensions and Benefits offering. I decided to join Cogence Search in particular because of their experience based approach to the delivery of legal search and the extraordinary quality of individuals within the business."

Note to editors:

Cogence Search is a specialist executive search and selection consultancy in London and Singapore serving elite organisations within the legal sector and associated industries -- Financial Services, Banking, Media, and Technology. Cogence Search's team of nine specialist consultants draw upon a combined experience of well over 100 years in the Legal Sector with each consultant providing search services in the area in which they used to practise.