Cathy B. Abelson, President founded Abelson Legal Search in 1990 to meet the search needs of law firms and corporations, as well as of those attorneys seeking new positions in the Delaware Valley. With nearly thirty years’ experience in the legal community, she is uniquely qualified to identify and match attorneys at both the partnership and associate level. Cathy was the Senior Attorney Search Consultant at Legal Placements, Inc., Philadelphia, for seven years, where she placed associates and partners with an emphasis on associate placement in the Philadelphia area. Her work for Legal Placements, Inc., gained the firm’s "excellent" rating from The American Lawyer, ranking it in the top 25 firms in the United States. During that firm’s existence, she facilitated the growth of many law firms and corporate law departments, and the successful moves of numerous experienced attorneys. As Director of Administration and Student Affairs of The Institute for Paralegal Training in Philadelphia in the 1970s and early 1980s, Cathy recruited and hired practicing attorneys as instructors and was responsible for the administration of academic, faculty and student affairs. To meet the changing needs of the legal industry today, Cathy has built a team of experts in the field of permanent, contract and temporary attorney staffing as well as services for paralegal and senior level administrative placements.