USD School of Law Alumnus Nick Goseland ’08 (JD) Named to Lawdragon’s Annual “Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting” Guide

SAN DIEGO (April 17, 2024) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law alumnus Nick Goseland ’08 (JD), a Macrae recruiter, has been named to Lawdragon’s annual “Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting” guide. Macrae is a premier transatlantic legal search firm that places partners and groups at the world’s leading law firms.

Goseland, the Managing Director in Palo Alto, places partners and groups into the Bay Area offices of top-tier U.S. and international law firms. Over the last decade, he has emerged as one of Silicon Valley’s top legal matchmakers. Utilizing deep industry knowledge and an extensive network, he connects high-performing partners with elite law firms in an increasingly vital legal market.

Prior to joining Macrae, Goseland founded and operated Silicon Valley boutique Edgewater Search Group and was a Principal at Lateral Link. Before becoming a recruiter, he was a securities litigator at a Chambers-ranked litigation boutique. Goseland started as a securities litigator after earning his J.D. Before law school, he received his bachelor’s degree in international affairs and subsequently worked as a corporate trainer in China; he speaks fluent Mandarin.

About the University of San Diego School of Law

Each year, USD educates approximately 800 Juris Doctor and graduate law students from throughout the United States and around the world. The law school is best known for its offerings in the areas of business and corporate law, constitutional law, intellectual property, international and comparative law, public interest law and taxation.

USD School of Law is one of the 84 law schools elected to the Order of the Coif, a national honor society for law school graduates. The law school’s faculty is a strong group of outstanding scholars and teachers with national and international reputations and currently ranks 30th nationally among U.S. law faculties in scholarly impact and 41st nationally in past-year faculty downloads on the Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN). The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Founded in 1954, the law school is part of the University of San Diego, a private, independent, Roman Catholic university chartered in 1949.