About Us
OPUS: /ˈōpəs/
Something that is the result of creative effort;
composition, piece, production, work.
OpusLex is a full-service legal recruiting firm. We place attorneys, paralegals and other legal professionals on a direct-hire, contract-to-hire and project basis with law firms and corporate legal departments throughout the country
OUR STORY
Our team is comprised of expert legal recruiters, former law firm lateral recruiting managers, and talent agency veterans. We understand professional services, white-glove service, and bespoke legal recruiting, and were uninspired by the highly-transactional, impersonal and rigid staffing models utilized by
mega-sized staffing firms.
Drawing upon our decades of experience, we are excited to bring a hands-on, customized and personalized approach back to legal recruiting. At OpusLex, which literally means “legal body of work,” our body of work includes finding the very best for each and every search.
We help legal professionals create their best bodies of work, whether you’re hiring for your firm or company, or seeking your next role. Emphasizing quality over quantity, we’re positive that you will experience the difference in our philosophy.
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OUR ADVANTAGE
Woman-owned, lean and nimble, when you work with us, you will enjoy a fresh perspective, a single point-of-contact, and a full suite of hiring solutions at your disposal. Unlike other recruiting firms, our team consists of tenured industry professionals – we know this business and choose this business, resulting in familiarity and continuity for our clients and candidates.
OUR TEAM
Amanda Brandenburg
Founding Principal
Amanda is a Georgia native but fell in love with the talent representation business during her time in Los Angeles, where she had the opportunity to work for the prestigious United Talent Agency.
Jennifer Gotch
Legal Recruiter & Consultant
Jennifer Gotch joined OpusLex Partners as a Senior Consultant in 2018. For nearly a decade, Jennifer served as the lateral recruiting manager to an AmLaw 200 law firm in Atlanta.
Jean Britania
Jean is an accomplished professional with over a decade of executive-level administrative support and customer service experience…
Amanda Brandenburg
After deciding that she would not attend law school, Amanda transitioned her talent representation career from the west to the east coast, and left the entertainment industry for legal staffing and recruiting.
For over a decade, she was a top producer at two of the country’s largest legal staffing firms where she provided interim solutions and direct-hire placements to law firms and corporations throughout the country.
In 2018, Amanda founded OpusLex Partners to bring a hands-on, customized, and personalized approach back to legal recruiting. At OpusLex, which translates to “legal body of work,” our body of work includes finding the very best for every search.
Amanda is passionate about her work and enjoys the challenges and competitive nature. When she’s not sourcing top legal talent for her clients, you can find her spending time with her husband, their three children, and three rescue dogs at home in Atlanta. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia.
Jean Britania
Jean is an accomplished professional with over a decade of executive-level administrative support and customer service experience across a wide range of industries, and has worked in both start-up and established businesses. Her expertise includes executive-level support, administrative support, customer service, corporate communications, scheduling, client relations and new employee onboarding. At OpusLex, Jean is responsible for providing the recruiting teams with administrative and operations support, and working with candidates to assist them throughout the interview process.
Outside of work, Jean enjoys singing and watching movies, as well as spending time at the beach with her family and pups.
Christy Fiftal
Christy is responsible for the operations efforts at OpusLex Partners, providing service to our clients and candidates for our onboarding, payroll and billing efforts.
Christy is a supermom of four, has held every role with the PTA, and an all-around details guru. We couldn’t survive without her, and know how much our clients and candidates appreciate her friendly and consistent service. Christy is a graduate of Wake Forest University.
Stefanie Castro
Stefanie Castro is responsible for the recruitment, engagement and support of our candidates throughout the job search process. She possesses a wealth of experience in talent acquisition, including collaborating with Fortune 500 companies, and has demonstrated success in building long-term relationships with both clients and candidates.
Outside of work, her interests and passions include advocating for mental health awareness and support, volunteering in her community, including Big Brothers and Big Sisters Houston, and networking. Stefanie loves to be outdoors and enjoys hiking, rock climbing, running and traveling.
Jennifer Gotch
After enjoying several years at home with her children, Jennifer returned to the legal recruiting business as a consultant with a boutique legal recruiting firm. She joined OpusLex Partners to provide a broader range of service offerings to her well-established client base.
Jennifer is an active member of the Atlanta community and a mother to two beautiful children. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University.