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Executive legal recruiting & talent consulting for the energy sector.

About Us

JCMcC brings a deep understanding of the energy industry’s legal talent to every search. Our experience is shaped by years of partnering with legal, regulatory, and HR functions to design the best approach for each specific situation.

We combine transparency with confidentiality for our relationship-driven process. Our goal is to offer a mutually beneficial situation for clients and candidates, alike.

Our Services

JCMcC’s tailored solutions provide honesty, expertise, and clarity to your strategy.

  • Led by award-winning search consultant Lynda Cooney, our recruiting team balances technical expertise with organizational fit to ensure long-term success.

    With over a decade of experience recruiting energy industry attorneys, Lynda understands the needs of the industry and appreciates the importance of building a high-functioning legal team.

  • A flexible answer to your legal search needs!


    Don’t need a full search? That’s okay.

    Here are some ways we can help on a smaller scale.

    • Applicant review: Skip the inbox slog - we look through the resumes so you don’t have to!

    • Candidate qualification: Let us vet the technical experience of your legal candidates, saving your legal team time and effort.

    • Qualitative reference checks: We gather feedback from people who have worked closely with the candidate, providing insights that matter and context you won’t get from standard reference calls.

    You get flexible support, expert accuracy, and an added layer of confidentiality.

  • Intelligent team design isn’t optional, it’s essential.

    At JCMcC, we design succession plans that help identify future leadership needs, assess current bench strength, and build intentional internal pipelines all while taking into consideration the humans involved in the process.

    We align our strategy to your business objectives and team members, not just your org chart.

Our Founder

Lynda Cooney
Founder & President

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Lynda Cooney began recruiting attorneys in the energy industry in 2014, and has been building relationships ever since!

She is known throughout the sector for her deep relationships with legal leaders, in-house counsel, and law firm Partners alike.

Clients trust her insight. Candidates trust her discretion. The connections she’s built across the energy-legal community shape every search she leads.

Lynda oversees every engagement personally, supported by a team of specialists who assist every step of the way. Clients receive both high-level expertise and tailored, firsthand attention.

  • “What I like about working with Lynda and her team is that they don’t just say, here are some people with the skillset you asked for. They dive deeper to find the people who are actually going to be a long-term match for my organization, the place, and the people involved. She’s a strategic thinker. That’s valued. Full stop.”

    Deputy General Counsel, Vertically Integrated Electric and Gas IOU

  • “Lynda has a fabulous track record, and she’s a trusted entity in the industry. She has soft skills that most don’t. She has an eye for talent and knows how to develop a team.”

    Executive Director, RTO/ISO

  • “Lynda has the EQ and the IQ. What’s really valuable is that she’s able to communicate effectively, connect the dots between different groups, and she has a spidey sense of where the gaps are.”

    Legal Director, High-Voltage Transmission Owner

  • “Lynda is a champion of recruiting properly. I lean on her for strategic planning: What talent do we have today, what do we need tomorrow, and where’s the gap? How do we address it? Do we add internally or intentionally outsource? She helps with my change management.”

    General Counsel, Electric Distribution Utility

  • “Working with Lynda is working with a consultative partner at a creative, innovative, executive level. She’s not JUST implementing the changes, she’s designing them and creating them. And then figuring out ways to implement them into my organization.”

    General Counsel, Private Equity Owned Project Developer

  • "Lynda has a dynamic, creative brain that every business needs."

    President & COO, Natural Gas Distribution Utility