Questions and answers
If your question isn't answered here, email it to search@lawp.agency.
For families and companies
What do you do?
We place household staff at every level in private homes, and executive assistants, personal assistants and chiefs of staff for C-level executives in family offices and companies.
What household staff roles do you place?
Six: estate managers, house managers, directors of residences, chefs, nannies and newborn care specialists.
Where do you place staff?
We place staff in Los Angeles, New York and Florida. In Los Angeles that means the metropolitan area and nearby Southern California.
How does a search work?
Every search follows the same steps. We talk with you about the role and the people around it, then interview candidates ourselves and check their references before we present anyone.
What is the difference between an estate manager and a house manager?
It comes down to scale. An estate manager runs a large property or several homes, with the budgets, contractors and staff that come with them, while a house manager runs one home day to day. Households draw the line in different places, and our comparison sets out the usual split.
What does an estate manager earn in Los Angeles?
Salary.com puts the Los Angeles average at $208,050 a year (November 2026). Salary is only part of what a family pays, and our cost guide goes through the rest.
Who founded the agency?
Laura Williams started L.A. Williams Placement after more than 20 years in private service.
How do I get in touch?
Write to search@lawp.agency about a search, or to careers@lawp.agency if you're sending a resume. There's no phone line.
For candidates
How do I send my resume?
Email it to careers@lawp.agency with the subject line Resume, and put the role you want and where you can work at the top.
What should I leave out of my resume?
Leave out anything that isn't about your work, such as a photo, your age, marital or family status, religion, national origin, health or immigration status.
Will my current employer find out I'm looking?
We contact references at your current employer only with your permission, so a call from us won't be how they hear unless you've agreed to it.
Do you post jobs?
Not on this site. Send your resume, and if a role suits your experience, we'll get in touch to talk it over.
Start a search
Email us with the role you need to fill and when you need someone.