Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Latitude Legal is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide. They are seeking a Director of Recruiting & Placement to leverage legal experience to help attorneys find fulfilling positions while managing the full life cycle of placement.
Responsibilities
- Identify, recruit and place corporate-law-firm-level attorneys and paraprofessionals in secondment, interim, consulting and permanent roles with leading companies and law firms (e.g. general counsel, chief compliance officer, senior corporate counsel & other in house roles, and partner, counsel and associate level roles at corporate law firms)
- Manage full life cycle of placement (e.g. source, recruit, interview, assess and propose candidates proactively or in response to specific client requests)
- Effectively present (both orally and in writing) proposed candidates to in-house counsel and law firm partner clients
- Assist in the development and operation of creative sourcing, assessment, placement and onboarding processes
- Nurture positive relationships with Latitude’s attorney/paraprofessional team through ongoing communications, social medial, social events, and professional development activities
- Work as part of a cohesive, collaborative team which is highly responsive to its candidates, consulting attorneys and paralegals, other professionals and clients
Skills
- Minimum of three years of experience as a practicing attorney in a mid-to-large corporate law firm or in-house setting
- Strong client service skills, including the ability to communicate (both orally and in writing) at a high level with sophisticated law firm and corporate legal department clients and attorneys to determine client needs and attorney qualifications
- Dependable, detail-oriented, very organized, capable of using document management and database management software programs, highly discreet, high integrity and a total team player
- As this position is with a fast-growing, agile company, the successful applicant must be highly flexible and able to work as part of a collaborative team
- Ability to effectively use social media, online recruiting tools and in-person networking to source new candidates and market open positions
- Ability to identify priorities and pivot or adjust focus work as appropriate
- This is a demanding full-time professional position which offers a flexible schedule but does involve communicating with team members and clients as needed, including sometimes responding to emails during evenings and on weekends
- J.D. from accredited law school
- Stellar references
- Leadership experience in professional organization is highly preferred (e.g. local, state and national bar associations, Association of Corporate Counsel, Inn of Court, etc.)
Benefits
- Full benefits including group medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Complimentary group life, LTD and AD&D insurance
- Qualified 401k plan
- CLE and Professional Expense stipend of up to $1,000 per year for eligible employees
- Work-from-home flexibility
- Flexible schedule
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