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About Us

Built by Legal Professionals. Supporting Teams at Every Stage.

Our mission is to approach every search, temporary or permanent, with focus, accountability, and care, delivering staffing and recruiting solutions for the community we serve.
Our mission is to approach every search, temporary or permanent, with focus, accountability, and care, delivering staffing and recruiting solutions for the community we serve.
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David Rudoi

Joi Myree Peppers

President / Co-Founder

Joi brings extensive experience working inside law firms, supporting attorneys through office management and legal operations. Her background includes managing day to day firm operations, supporting legal staff, and working closely with attorneys to ensure teams function efficiently and effectively.

At LawMates, Joi applies that operational perspective to staffing and recruiting, ensuring placements are informed by real workflow demands, team structure, and practical expectations.

David Rudoi

Co-Founder

David is a practicing attorney with over a decade of experience advising clients and leading complex legal matters. He has been recognized by organizations including Super Lawyers and AVVO and brings a practitioner's understanding of how legal teams operate under pressure.

David's legal experience informs LawMates' recruiting approach, helping ensure placements align with professional standards, confidentiality expectations, and the realities of legal practice.

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Joi Myree Peppers

President / Co-Founder

Joi brings extensive experience working inside law firms, supporting attorneys through office management and legal operations. Her background includes managing day to day firm operations, supporting legal staff, and working closely with attorneys to ensure teams function efficiently and effectively.

At LawMates, Joi applies that operational perspective to staffing and recruiting, ensuring placements are informed by real workflow demands, team structure, and practical expectations.

David Rudoi

David Rudoi

Co-Founder

David is a practicing attorney with over a decade of experience advising clients and leading complex legal matters. He has been recognized by organizations including Super Lawyers and AVVO and brings a practitioner's understanding of how legal teams operate under pressure.

David's legal experience informs LawMates' recruiting approach, helping ensure placements align with professional standards, confidentiality expectations, and the realities of legal practice.

About Us

Built by legal professionals. Supporting teams at every stage.

Firm Overview

LawMates is a Michigan-based legal staffing and recruiting firm serving law firms, in-house legal departments, and organizations across the legal ecosystem. We provide permanent placement and flexible staffing solutions for attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, and administrative professionals across Michigan and nationwide.

Our leadership brings experience from both the operational and practice sides of the legal profession, allowing us to evaluate candidates beyond resumes and focus on readiness, alignment, and team integration. With a strong presence in the Detroit and Grand Rapids markets, we remain closely connected to legal teams throughout the state.

We are proud sponsors of the Detroit Bar Association and the Association of Legal Administrators Metropolitan Detroit Chapter and active members of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants. LawMates is also a featured legal recruiting firm for the state of Michigan in the Legal Recruiter Directory. With over 40 years of combined experience and more than 2,000 successful placements, LawMates supports hiring decisions that hold up in practice, not just on paper.

Our team has over 40 years of combined experience and more than 2,000 successful placements supporting teams with talent solutions that work in practice, not just on paper.