Legal Staff Other in Birmingham, AL

Law Firm

Birmingham, AL

Legal Staff Other in Birmingham, AL

Legal Staff

Min 10 yrs required

No

Job Title: Legal Recruitment Director

Job Responsibilities:
- Define, develop, and lead the implementation of best practices, policies, and procedures for recruiting partners, laterals, and summer associates to support the law firm's overall growth strategy.
- Execute and manage all aspects of legal recruitment, including the summer associate program, contract attorney hiring, paralegal hiring, and occasional intern hiring.
- Collaborate with US leadership and heads of practice areas to understand and meet recruitment requirements in alignment with approved policies and procedures.
- Work closely with multiple departments such as Conflicts, Finance, Culture and Engagement, HR, and Clients and Markets during the recruitment process.
- Manage and develop the recruitment team, ensuring effective support and resources are in place.
- Develop budget requirements for recruitment initiatives and manage expenditures efficiently.
- Monitor trends and innovations in partner, lateral, and student recruitment practices across professional services organizations and beyond; recommend and implement new processes and policies as needed.
- Act as a strategic advisor to US leadership on all recruitment matters, providing guidance and recommendations.
- Collaborate with search firms in key geographic markets to support recruitment efforts.
- Perform additional duties as required to meet the position's responsibilities.

Education and Experience:
- Minimum of 10 years of significant experience in strategic recruitment leadership roles, with a strong focus on hands-on partner and lateral recruitment within a sophisticated, multi-office professional services organization.
- Legal experience is preferred.
- Experience with student recruiting is preferred.
- Strong relationships with outside search firms in key markets are essential.
- Extensive expertise in partner recruitment best practices and innovations within the legal or broader professional services market.
- Proven track record of designing, completing, and advising on LPQs with partners and other stakeholders.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and multiple stakeholders, with the confidence to challenge when necessary.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and a successful history of collaboration and leadership in a large organization.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of interacting credibly and diplomatically with all organizational levels.
- Demonstrated success in leading, managing, and developing a team.
- Responsive, analytical, and a strong understanding of business, particularly in a professional services organization.
- High level of emotional intelligence and intellectual ability.
- A consultative, proactive, and service-oriented approach to all aspects of partner recruitment.

Salary Information:
- For New York and Washington DC locations, the salary range is $215,000 to $315,000, depending on experience.
- The law firm offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, profit sharing, short-term/long-term disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, paid holidays, and discretionary bonuses.

The law firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer, welcoming applications from qualified individuals with disabilities and veterans. The firm will consider candidates with arrest and conviction records in accordance with local ordinances.

About the Law Firm:
The law firm operates across over 80 countries, providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. It is polycentric, purpose-driven, and committed to engagement, culture, and sustainability, focusing on what matters most to clients.