Amanda P. Hunter, Founder & CEO
Amanda is an accomplished executive recruiter and licensed attorney with over 18 years of combined experience in managing executive search engagements and practicing law. She has worked for several highly regarded organizations, and during her most recent tenure with one of the top-five global executive search firms, Amanda managed search engagements for General Counsel, C-suite, and Board opportunities for publicly traded, private, and nonprofit clients in industries that include legal advocacy, transportation, retail, financial services, industrial, technology, and healthcare.
Amanda has engaged with thousands of executives, and she most enjoys handling in-house counsel searches because they combine her executive recruiting experience and her legal background. She is a connector and a strategist, and she believes the best service an executive search firm can provide combines a sincere interest in a client’s overall business and a tailored search strategy that is delivered promptly and with excellence, integrity, and genuine care for everyone involved. With that in mind, she founded Parnell Hunter as a boutique in-house legal search firm that delivers unparalleled service and results.
As an attorney, Amanda served as in-house counsel for two government agencies and as conflicts counsel for White & Case LLP, a global law firm. In addition to her traditional legal experience, Amanda also spent six years as Deputy General Counsel for a quasi-judicial governmental agency, where she served as a registered lobbyist, managed the agency’s information technology resources, and ensured the agency’s compliance with open government laws. She also implemented strategies to maximize the agency’s $4.3 million annual budget appropriation. Earlier in her legal career, she served as a litigator for a boutique law firm, where she handled a wide range of employment law matters.
Amanda is also a sought-after speaker and thought leader, and she enjoys opportunities to partner with organizations who are thinking deeply about the future of work.
In her spare time, you can find her reading, watching NBA and collegiate basketball, and exploring new versions of her favorite chamomile or earl grey during afternoon tea.
The Parnell Hunter Advantage
Our expert team has managed in-house legal searches for clients in many different sectors, including financial services, technology, industrial, healthcare, and transportation.
We excel in centering our clients’ hiring needs, and we start every search by spending enough time listening to our clients to know exactly what the role requires. Next, we develop a customized search strategy that allows us to find and present qualified, exceptional candidates to our clients quickly.
We have gained the respect and appreciation of accomplished executives who choose to engage with search professionals who value their time and portfolio of experience. This value extends to our clients as we are able to generate national interest in the engagements we handle, and potential candidates know they can trust us to treat them with care and professionalism.
We understand that adding the right person at the right time can truly transform a legal team and propel an organization into its next phase of transformation or growth. We are eager to partner with clients who need help attracting highly accomplished attorneys, and we are most energized by gaining a deep understanding of our client’s unique organizational structure to ensure a successful placement.
More importantly, we ensure every aspect of a search is delivered with integrity, excellence, and genuine connection. These are our guiding values, and our commitment to them is unwavering.
