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James Perkins

LEGAL, LONDON

Independent Agent

In an age when so many people are looking for ways to move to the country, James always had his sights set on the big city. Growing up in the West Country of Somerset, he knew he must make the leap to London. He took a friendly introduction to one of the UK’s top legal recruitment firms, ran with it, and in a few years had groomed himself into an industry player. He is respected for his consultative approach to headhunting, but also brings to our tribe exceptional organizational skills, a bizarre ability to remember minute details, and a healthy sense of fun. At Zensho, he works on executive searches at partner level for private practice clients and has a track record of placing lawyers across the board into UK, US and international law firms.

James keeps a focus within finance and capital markets, in addition to search, he undertakes consultancy work including the production of due diligence reports, market maps and organograms for clients.

Prior to joining Zensho, James spent over 9 years at two other leading search consultancies in London.

Linkedin | james@zenshoagency.com

Tokyo +81 3 5288 7440
London +44 20 3753 5552

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Values: A message to our awesome tribe

Years from now, you may not remember the particulars of deals you closed at Zensho (or what the returns were). You will remember your colleagues and how it felt to work with them. The imprint you left on the world.

We invited you to join our tribe because you impressed us as someone who shares values intrinsic to our culture. But just to ensure we’re totally on the same page, here they are, spelled out in black and white and trimmed in our corporate colors.

Freedom is Zensho’s central pillar. Beyond the mere state of being free, for us the word carries with it a sense of obligation: “Freedom to…” What follows should define you as a person. Of course, to provide your business community with amazing service, but also to engage and give back to the world. And that’s where Autonomy comes in. Unlike the general implications of self-rule, ours leads not to detachment but to a broad and radical sense of interconnectivity. One that enables each of us to commune with others in infinite ways. Together, these two values empower you like nothing else on earth, and they’re here waiting for you.

So, what do we ask in return?

Transparency means not only having open books, but being one yourself. No secrets or ulterior agendas. It is to share personal and industry information without seeking to leverage it for profit or motivate others in any way. Its cousin, Clarity, is about including precision and context in the communication process. At Zensho, we always try to anticipate the details a fellow partner might need and supply them up front.

Which leads us to…

Collaboration. That is, to cooperate meaningfully. Because only through recognizing individual strengths can we thrive as a whole. For us, collaboration requires presence as we listen and respond, evolving toward a collective goal represented by the name of our charity initiative: Ayni (reciprocity). This can’t exist without Collegiality. How we care for each other and the tribe as a whole, share both opportunity and responsibility with open hearts – that’s what empowers us to excel as a firm.

With these six in place, our seventh value happens all by itself.

Harmony. When your environment manifests balance between all people and things – even forces that oppose each other – life just flows. Living completely becomes a state of being. After all, that’s the very meaning of Zensho.