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Jackson Lewis P.C. · 1 day ago

Director of Talent Acquistion

Orange County, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$175K/yr - $205K/yr

10+ years exp

Jackson Lewis P.C. is a law firm focused on employment and labor law. The Director of Talent Acquisition will lead strategic talent acquisition planning and oversee recruitment activities to attract and select top talent, while collaborating with various stakeholders to achieve the firm's hiring goals.

Consulting

Hiring Manager

Lee Manning, PHR certified

Responsibilities

Develop a talent acquisition strategy that ensures that we provide comprehensive talking points that explains our value proposition to various candidate types and positions, is supportive of our branding goals, delivers a robust candidate experience that moves talent through the process in a thoughtful and meaningful way, that ensures the team is communicating effectively with all constituents including partnering with attorneys and hiring leaders; develops workflows and metrics for measurement efforts and effectiveness

Lead the Talent Acquisition team by designing and implementing recruitment strategies, develop and streamline processes

Cultivate strong relationships with executive level management, practice group leaders, partners and hiring managers across offices to establish bespoke recruitment plans and provide them with best practices to support them in their part of the recruitment processes, including providing support for the Board on lateral partner hiring decisions

Create processes to incorporate market landscape intelligence into recruitment strategies by creating and reviewing competitive market data, market mapping reports, hiring trends, and internal research; educate stakeholders on trends and influence hiring plans

Partner with the Director of Human Resources to cultivate and provide reliable core talent acquisition data to facilitate effective analysis and insight for leadership that enable strategic hiring decisions and evaluates the success of our candidate pipeline. Partner with relevant business services teams to ensure we properly integrate new hires

Partner with internal communications and Talent team leadership to create collateral for candidates that demonstrate the firm’s EVP

Build relationships with strategic search firms to achieve the firm’s hiring needs while managing and negotiating terms and reviewing them regularly to ensure they are in line with market norms

Establishes and maintains a presence in the legal industry to stay abreast of trends, recruiting best practices, target industries, competitors, and roles

Experience with talent acquisition and systems, including overseeing the Agency Portal, RPO and Secondment programs

Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local recruitment and employment laws and regulations, and company policies

Leads a team of 7 recruiters; effectively communicates, manages and standardizes team processes

Qualification

Talent acquisition strategyPartner recruiting experienceRecruitment program implementationChange managementBusiness acumenAnalytical skillsClient-service orientationVerbal skillsLeadership experienceRelationship buildingPresentation skillsWriting skills

Required

Extensive experience leading all aspects of a talent acquisition function including proven experience driving change management, innovation, and continuous improvement

Experience in managing partner recruiting at a law firm or similar environment and an in-depth understanding of market and industry trends for lateral partner recruitment

Experience creating and implementing scalable recruitment programs (i.e., internship programs, on-campus hiring etc.)

Strong business acumen and analytical skills; the ability to develop comprehensive short- and long-term strategic plans from broadly stated objectives

Demonstrates poise, gravitas, and the ability to lead through influence rather than direct control – creating consensus-based support for business strategies and decisions results-orientation

Ability to build highly effective working relationships with senior firm leadership, partners, firm committees, and other key stakeholders

Client-service oriented approach and highly collaborative. Ability to build rapport with internal and external stakeholders

Proven success leading teams including giving constructive feedback, mentoring, managing, developing, building, and leading high-performance teams

Leadership experience in highly sophisticated legal, professional services, or financial services environment

Strong relationship building skills; proactive, responsive, and tailoring effectively for different groups and audiences and key stakeholders

Demonstrates sound judgement to recognize confidential information and maintains strict discretion

Dynamic energy level and impeccable work ethic; willingness to “roll up your sleeves” and work closely with colleagues and team members

Outstanding presentation, writing, verbal skills

Bachelor's Degree in related discipline required; Master's or JD preferred

Minimum 10-15 years of relevant talent acquisition