About MAPSSG
A boutique recruiting firm focused on hard-to-find talent.
MAPSSG helps law firms, professional services organizations, and high-growth technology companies hire specialized talent across legal staff, business services, engineering, product, data, infrastructure, and security.
For more than 20 years, we have partnered with clients on searches that require precision, speed, and direct market knowledge.
What we do
Targeted recruiting for specialized searches.
MAPSSG helps clients identify, engage, and hire candidates who are difficult to reach through inbound applicants or generic job postings.
Our best work happens when the role is specific, the market is narrow, and the hiring team needs a recruiting partner who can move quickly without lowering the bar.
Recent results
- → 24 placements in the last 12 months
- → 48-hour average time to first qualified submission
- → 80% submission-to-interview rate
- → 90% offer acceptance rate
- → 100% of featured clients returned with additional searches
Our practices
Two focused recruiting practices.
Legal & Professional Services
MAPSSG supports law firms and professional services organizations hiring across legal staff, business development, marketing, finance, billing, conflicts, risk, operations, legal technology, knowledge management, training, administrative leadership, and select attorney searches.
Startup Tech Recruiting
MAPSSG supports high-growth technology companies hiring across software engineering, product engineering, AI engineering, infrastructure, platform, data, security, appsec, founding engineering, senior IC, staff-level, and technical leadership roles.
Leadership
Hands-on recruiting leadership.
MAPSSG is led by recruiters who stay close to the search from kickoff through close.
Michael Pugliese
Michael leads MAPSSG’s legal and professional services recruiting practice, partnering with law firms and professional services organizations on searches across legal staff, business services, operations, finance, business development, marketing, and administrative leadership.
Peter O’Neill
Peter leads MAPSSG’s startup technology recruiting practice, partnering with high-growth companies on engineering, product, data, infrastructure, platform, security, appsec, and technical leadership searches.
Work with MAPSSG.
Clients work with MAPSSG because we bring focus, speed, and judgment to specialized hiring. Candidates work with MAPSSG because we provide clear context, direct communication, and practical guidance throughout the process.