Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Kim, S. John
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC [HSII]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INT'L., INC., 233 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4200
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
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5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60606
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 11,958
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units   (1)   (2) Common stock 70,751 $ 0 D  
Performance Stock Units   (3)   (3) Common stock 13,307 $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kim, S. John
C/O HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INT'L., INC.
233 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4200
CHICAGO, IL 60606
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Signatures

Stephen W. Beard, Attorney-in-Fact 01/14/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Restricted Stock Units vest ratably over three years. These securities automatically convert into an equal number of shares of the Company's commom stock on the vesting date.
(2) As Restricted Stock Units automatically convert upon the vesting date, there is no expiration date for this derivative security.
(3) Represents the target number of Performance Stock Units. The actual number of shares to be issued, which could range from 0 to 200 percent of the initial target amount, will depend upon, among other things, the issuer's financial performance during the relevant performance period. The shares, if any, will be issued 27 months from the grant date.

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